Today's digest discuses the launch of PayPal's UK Ad business, WARC's updated ad spend forecast, OpenAI's funding, and removal of diversity references from WPP's annual report. PayPal to Launch UK Ad Business in July  PayPal will be launching its ad business [...]

In today's ExchangeWire news digest: Nvidia produces a new chip that can be exported to China under the US' new restrictions; travel booking start-up Hopper secures USD$96m (~£83.9m) from Capital One, and Elon Musk contemplates placing Twitter behind a paywall. Nvidia [...]

Annual ad tech and martech M&A figures point towards a healthy 2017. - Total ad tech/martech deals completed remains steady year-on-year - Combined disclosed value of deals grows by USD$9.6bn (£7.8bn) on 2015 - Significant increase in Private Equity backed deals Specialist technology M&A advisor [...]

ExchangeWire round up some of the biggest stories in the European digital advertising space. In this week’s edition: The Trade Desk IPO; Google launch new messaging app; Facebook integrate with third-party measurement platforms; 500m Yahoo accounts hacked; and FastPay receive [...]

The UK ad tech industry is a thriving, cutting-edge, globally renowned talent hub; but success is by no means guaranteed for start-ups. While programmatic advertising spend in the UK is predicted to reach £2.5bn this year, new arrivals must navigate [...]

Financing growth in ad tech is big business. It can be a minefield for ad tech firms to know where to start when they are looking at going down the route of outside investment. Following Affectv's recent funding announcement, ExchangeWire [...]