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  • Saturday, 14 May, 2022
    The Long ViewKatie Martin
    The crypto shake-out shows boring is back

    Disrupters of the global financial system have been disrupted as the Fed removes punch bowl of stimulus

  • Wednesday, 11 May, 2022
    News in-depthAffirm Holdings, Inc
    Affirm struggles to convince investors of fintech bona fides

    ‘Buy now pay later’ group becomes more reliant on loans amid plummeting share price

  • Monday, 25 April, 2022
    Carlo Ratti
    Ride-hailing apps should work with taxis to reduce the price of anarchy

    Uber’s recent move to make peace with an old foe in New York must be a sign of things to come

  • Thursday, 7 April, 2022
    Special ReportFT High-Growth Companies Asia-Pacific
    Australian app finds a market for spider-catchers

    Online marketplace Airtasker connects people with ‘taskers’ to get odd jobs done

  • Thursday, 24 March, 2022
    Uber Technologies Inc
    Uber to list New York City taxis on its app as old foes make peace

    Deal will help tech company ease driver shortage after years of rancour over ride-hailing service

  • Thursday, 24 March, 2022
    LexTransport
    Uber/NYC taxis: co-operation wins over conflict as rides business remains tough Premium content

    Huge losses on both sides mean the one-time adversaries have had to adapt

  • Tuesday, 16 November, 2021
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    Uber remains a bellwether for uncertain times

    Ride-sharing company demonstrates how currents in global economy are shifting

  • Wednesday, 10 November, 2021
    Shola Asante
    Why the small business underdog may never have its day

    Big companies are more likely than ever to maintain their dominant positions over plucky start-ups

  • Thursday, 1 July, 2021
    John Thornhill
    Lenin’s rope may help tame the dominance of Big Tech

    The emergence of small insurgent companies could unleash the next wave of creative destruction

  • Thursday, 17 June, 2021
    Special ReportInnovative Lawyers
    Business Legal Leaders

    We highlight how top in-house lawyers are tackling the big questions shaping their role

  • Sunday, 30 May, 2021
    Oren Cass
    Curtailing big tech requires much more than breaking it up

    The digital age has transformed civilisation, but policymakers remain one step behind

  • Thursday, 29 April, 2021
    Americas companies
    Tech disrupters deliver on their promise for growth investors

    Many fast-growing companies on the FT ranking were already well-placed for the changes that Covid-19 accelerated

  • Thursday, 29 April, 2021
    US & Canadian companies
    Austin’s vitality draws tech crowd from coast

    Texan capital punches above its weight as a centre for growth companies

  • Thursday, 29 April, 2021
    InterviewFintech
    Fintech lender Upgrade tops FT ranking of fast-growth companies

    The online lender, founded by former Lending Club chief Renaud Laplanche, doubled revenues last year

  • Wednesday, 14 April, 2021
    South Korea
    Online focus creates lockdown winners in South Korea

    Superfast deliveries bring growth for internet grocery platform Market Kurly

  • Monday, 12 April, 2021
    The Big Read
    Catch them if you can: the $14bn rise of rapid grocery delivery services

    Despite Deliveroo’s disappointing IPO, investors are pouring money into ‘dark store’ disrupters

  • Tuesday, 23 February, 2021
    Fintech
    South African bank challenger Tyme to launch in Asia

    Lender launched by billionaire Patrice Motsepe will set up in the Philippines as part of deal

  • Monday, 25 January, 2021
    Special ReportCorporate Change and Technology
    Financial advisers’ embrace of digitalisation tested by pandemic

    More firms are finding the value of tech to upgrade operations and improve customer experience

  • Wednesday, 23 December, 2020
    Markets InsightCathie Wood
    Stand ready for the big five technology convulsions reshaping markets

    Investors must position portfolios for the innovations that will transform the global economy

  • Tuesday, 8 December, 2020
    FT Alphaville
    Covid is accelerating a quiet technology revolution in Africa

    A group of tech-enabled companies that most of the world has never heard of is driving economic growth on the continent.

  • Friday, 20 November, 2020
    Special ReportFT Intelligent Business
    Big Four primed for new audit rules to speed legal push

    Forcing accounting firms to split services would boost their encroachment on law firms

  • Friday, 2 October, 2020
    Legal services
    Crisis puts law firm focus on delivering digital tools

    Even sceptics are looking to re-engineer their approach to legal services

  • Thursday, 24 September, 2020
    Special ReportDigital Lawyers
    Coronavirus forces lawyers to face their digital future

    The legal sector has escaped radical change by new technology — so far. Is that about to change?

  • Thursday, 13 August, 2020
    FT AlphavilleAshley Nunes
    Ride-hailing’s collapsing house of cards

    Uber and Lyft need to prove they’re economically viable, but doing so while keeping its customer base seems impossible.

  • Sunday, 5 July, 2020
    US insurance industry
    Insurance experts put premium on start-ups reaching the big time

    Investors have backed ‘insurtechs’ such as Lemonade but will consumers do the same?

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