Oliver Smith

Forbes Staff|Business

I cover fintech, crypto and challenger banks. I was on the founding team of The Memo, London's fastest-growing business and tech publication which was acquired by Forbes in February 2018. Before that, I was a technology reporter for London financial freesheet City A.M. I'm a

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6,896 viewsFeb 12, 2019

30 Under 30 Europe: The Young Money Merchants Shaping Financial Markets In 2019

The young venture capitalists, fintech entrepreneurs, crypto enthusiasts and millennial bankers, with an average age of just 27, who made Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe Finance list for 2019.

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2,657 viewsFeb 3, 2019

New Industry Report Exposes British VC Industry As An “Old Boys' Club”

Nine months after Forbes revealed details of a cross-industry initiative to collect more data on diversity in venture capital across the U.K., today the first results make for shocking reading.

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9,351 viewsFeb 3, 2019

Goldman Sachs Joins HSBC For $20 Million Bet On Bud’s AI-Powered Bank Accounts

Cofounded by Ed Maslaveckas and George Dunning in 2015, Bud provides open banking technologies to high street players, with a particular focus on AI and “smart accounts.”

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2,081 viewsJan 31, 2019

Blockchain Startups Showed No 'Signs Of Life' In 2018

An analysis of the crypto sector in 2018 from Novum Insights found over 20% of startups stopped showing "signs of life" or vanished entirely over the course of the difficult year for the sector.

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120,960 viewsJan 17, 2019

Exclusive: Snoop Dogg Invests In Klarna, Sweden's $2.5 Billion Unicorn

Millionaire American rapper Snoop Dogg, a.k.a. Calvin Broadus, has today become a minority shareholder in Klarna and is appearing as Smoooth Dogg in the startup's marketing campaign.