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Today's business and finance round up 24th May 2022

Does Davos still deliver?

May 24, 2022

24th May 2022

Bite-sized business news from the UK and beyond

Good morning Forgot your wallet? In Brazil, you can now use your face. Mastercard is currently testing a biometric payment system for retail stores, using facial recognition rather than contactless cards, smartphones or PINs. What could possibly go wrong?

Today's stories

  • Does Davos still deliver?

  • Moonpig snaps up £124m gift

ECONOMYDoes Davos still deliver?

Other stories to keep you in the loop

  • UK house prices hit new record high as mortgages outpace rents

  • UK on brink of beer bottle shortage amid rising costs, warns wholesaler

  • Uber offers discounts up to 50% to celebrate opening of Elizabeth line

  • Elon Musk wants a 25% discount on his Twitter bid if 25% of Twitter's users are spam bots

  • The Very Group revives IPO plans

  • Clifford Chance increases pay for newly qualified lawyers to £125,000

  • Airbnb to quit China as lockdowns restrict tourism

ONLINEMoonpig snaps up £124m gift

Stat of the day

According to the Office for National Statistics, only 10% of Brits forced to work at home during pandemic say they plan to return to the office five days a week

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