Welcome to your roundup of some of the past week’s most interesting surveys, statistics and reports relevant to those involved in the UK tech industry.
This week we bring you the latest stats on the state of FinTech adoption in the UK, office politics and tech salaries.
UK consumers and FinTech
A study by early-stage VC firm Blumberg Capital found that 64% of UK adults still use cash to make purchases at least once a week. In Germany, the figure rose to 75%.
The survey, which looked at how financial technology is used across different territories, found that while mobile wallets, peer-to-peer lending, online cross-border trade and mobile banking are making an impact in the UK and other countries surveyed, wide adoption of new payment technologies, such as ApplePay, PayPal and Venmo, have not yet penetrated all mainstream consumer groups....