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Allica and ClearBank’s UK businesses report third year of profits
UKSME lender Allica Bank today reported its third consecutive year of profit, whilethe UK business of another UK fintech, ClearBank, also reported its third consecutive year of profit. Pre-tax profits at fintechAllica were up 23 per cent year-on-year to £36.9m in 2025, on the back of increasing its loan book by 23 per cent year-on-yearto read more
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At Art Basel Hong Kong, Blue-Chips Report Flurry of 7-Figure Deals, While Others Lament ‘Slower Than Usual’ Sales
Editor’s Note:This story originally appeared inOn Balance,the ARTnewsnewsletter about the art market and beyond.Sign up hereto receive it every Wednesday. Cash flowed, but confidence trickled on Day 1 of Art Basel Hong Kong, wherea cross-section of the 240 galleries offered a spectrum ofresponses to one simple question: How are sales? At Hauser & Wirth, MarcPayot,presiding overa read more
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The 2026 European Deeptech Report: Sector reaches $690B as VC share hits record
The 2026 European Deeptech Report, published by Lakestar, Walden Catalyst, and Dealroom, highlights a record surge in Europe’s deeptech ecosystem. VC-backed deeptech companies are now valued at $690 billion, with investment in the sector continuing to outperform the broader technology market. Deeptech is playing an increasingly important role in addressing global challenges, including climate, energy, read more
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After Two Years of Decline, the Art Market Edges Back to Growth, Says 2026 Art Basel UBS Report
The global art market clawed its way back to modest growth in 2025, reaching an estimated$59.6 billion in sales, according to the latestArt Basel and UBS Art Market Report, by economist Clare McAndrew of Arts Economics. The total represents a4 percent increase from the previous year, breaking a two-year slide in sales—though the market still read more
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The US Art Market Is Stabilizing—but It’s a Different Market Now, Per New Bank of America Report
The US art market showed signs of life in 2025. Auction sales rose 23 percent from the previous year to about $3.17 billion, according toa new reportfrom Bank of America and the analytics firm ArtTactic. But the rebound did not come from a surge in demand. Instead, it was driven largely by major estate consignments, read more
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UK women founders powered by human connection – Rise Report
Today, The Rise Report, a new nationwide study, has found that UK female entrepreneurs identify human connection as the cornerstone of resilience, growth and business success. This report is commissioned by one of the UK’s biggest communities of female founders, in partnership with Barclays. The detailed research is one of largest grassroots studies of read more
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Allica Bank to become UK’s latest fintech unicorn, following $155M funding round, according to report
UK challenger business bank Allica Bank is to become the latest UK fintech unicorn, following a$155m (£111m) Series D funding round, according to a report. Allica is expected to announce tomorrow that its new valuation will hit$1.2bn (£890m), following the Series D round, Sky News says. It will mean that Allica will join the likes read more
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British Museum Contests Report on Removal of ‘Palestinian’ from Some Wall Texts
The British Museum contested a Telegraph report from this weekend, saying that it had not entirely stripped the word “Palestinian” from its wall texts in response to pressure from a pro-Israel group. The Telegraph report stated that UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) had written to British Museum director Nicholas Cullinan, claiming that using the word read more
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Buffalo AKG Director Hasn’t Repaid $335K Museum Loan Used to Buy Home, State Report Finds
Janne Sirén, director of Buffalo’s Albright-Knox Art Gallery since 2013, used a museum loan to help finance a $710,000 home—more than half of which remains unpaid, including accrued interest, according to a state review. Buffalo News, citing data from the Erie County Comptroller’s Office, reported that prevailing interest rates at the time of the loan read more
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Invest Europe and EIF report: How gender and geography shape Europe’s VC ecosystem
Invest Europe, in collaboration with the European Investment Fund (EIF), has published a new report titled TheVC Factor: Skills Edition. The report analyses Europe’s venture capital landscape, with a focus on cross-border startup funding and the influence of education and gender on funding outcomes and startup development. Beyond mapping current investment volumes, the Skills Edition read more
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JPMorgan expands in Dubai to target medium-sized firms: report
JPMorgan has expanded in Dubai as part of a broader strategy to increase business with midcap companies in the Middle East, reported Reuters, citing an executive. The move challenges competitors such as Citigroup and builds on JPMorgan’s recent efforts to expand its coverage of midcap firms in Austria and Poland. London-based co-head of corporate banking read more
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