UK FINANCE: BUSINESS UPDATE FOR APRIL 2018

Sava Technologies Ltd., the London-based health technology company developing a minimally invasive molecular sensing platform, today announces that John Bernard has joined the company as Chief Commercial Officer. The move marks a decisive step in Sava’s transition from clinical and technical progress to commercial execution.

Fuutura today revealed a non-custodial trading protocol covering multiple instruments and supported by an integrated identity and wallet architecture. The ecosystem is built on a single principle: the user is verified once, holds their own keys, and acts on their own behalf across every product in the platform.

ThinCats, the leading alternative finance provider to UK mid-sized SMEs, has provided a significant growth funding package to specialist autism and learning disability care provider, Cedar Health and Wellbeing.

Following Norges Bank's decision to increase the key policy rate by 0.25 percentage point at the monetary policy meeting on 6 May 2026, DNB has decided to increase the interest rate on home mortgages and deposits by up to 0.25 percentage point.

Embat, the AI-powered fintech specialising in treasury management, has successfully completed a €30 million financing round. The Series B was led by Cathay Innovation, a global venture capital firm based in Paris with over €2.5 billion under management. Existing investors such as Creandum, Samaipata, 4Founders, and Venture Friends also participated prominently in the funding round.

Franklin Templeton, a global investment leader, today announced the launch of its Private Markets Model Portfolios, developed in collaboration with Corastone, a digital infrastructure platform and permissioned blockchain network designed to streamline, automate, and scale private market investments. The Private Markets Model Portfolios are designed to help financial advisors more efficiently incorporate private market investments within a professionally managed portfolio framework.