Emily Spaven

former editor at UKTN

Emily Spaven was the editor at UKTN (formerly Tech City News) from December 2015 until September 2017. She previously held the role of managing editor at FinTech publication CoinDesk and has contributed to Forbes, among other titles. Emily isn't your average technology journalist, though. Having worked at both Google and a FinTech startup, she truly understands what it's like to work in the tech industry.

News / Fri 18 Dec 2015

Sadiq Khan calls for Mayor of London to have power over Tech City

Labour's mayoral candidate Sadiq Khan has called for Whitehall to relinquish responsibility for London's technology hub ...

News / Thu 17 Dec 2015

Digital remittance startup TransferGo secures $2.5m in funding

Money transfer startup TransferGo has raised $2.5m (£1.7m) for its digital remittance service.The seed round was le...

News / Thu 17 Dec 2015

Cisco to create 200 UK tech jobs and invest $2.5m in startup accelerator

Cisco has announced plans to create 200 new tech jobs in the UK, plus invest in a Startupbootcamp accelerator.The a...

News / Thu 17 Dec 2015

UK firms join Linux Foundation in blockchain technology collaboration

Two UK companies have joined the Linux Foundation in a new collaborative effort to advance developments in blockchain te...

News / Wed 16 Dec 2015

EU approves plan to overhaul data protection rules

EU negotiators yesterday agreed on new data protection rules that will see heavy fines levied on companies that suffer d...

News / Wed 16 Dec 2015

Tech City UK adds 15 firms to Future Fifty programme

Tech City UK has announced 15 new members for its Future Fifty programme, including delivery platform Deliveroo and ecom...

News / Tue 15 Dec 2015

Ex-Bank of England exec Sir David Walker joins blockchain startup Setl

Former executive director of the Bank of England Sir David Walker has joined blockchain company Setl as chairman.Wal...

Industry Analysis / Mon 14 Dec 2015

18 UK firms feature in H2 Ventures and KPMG’s ‘Fintech 100’

A total of 18 companies made this year’s Fintech 100, compiled by Fintech Innovators, a collaboration between fintech ...

Investment News / Thu 10 Dec 2015

Fintech startup Curve raises $2m in Seed Round

London fintech startup Curve has raised $2m in a Seed Round including investment from Speedinvest, Seedcamp and the Mayo...