Innovations may be a costly trap

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It’s not all Trump’s fault

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Peter Thiel-backed fintech Ramp nearly doubles valuation to $13bn

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Fintech myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Ramp, the corporate payments start-up backed by Peter Thiel and Thrive Capital, has almost doubled its valuation to $13bn, as financial technology companies rebound from a painful period of lower spending and economic uncertainty. The five-year-old … Read more

Norway’s natural gas windfall should go to Ukraine

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the War in Ukraine myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. The writer is professor of sustainable finance at Heriot-Watt University After Russia began its full-scale military invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, European governments scoured their budgets and borrowing options for funding sources to … Read more