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Technology finance provider calling for resale sectors to offer equipment leasing deals amidst rising interest rates

Technology finance provider calling for resale sectors to offer equipment leasing deals amidst rising interest rates

  The latest Bank of England announcement confirms that its base interest rate will rise from 1.75% to 2.25%. This takes UK inter..

Mastercard and Ravelin Partner to Reduce Fraud and Create Frictionless Checkout in Digital Quick Commerce

Mastercard and Ravelin Partner to Reduce Fraud and Create Frictionless Checkout in Digital Quick Commerce

  Partnership addresses fraud in rapidly growing segment OCTOBER 5, 2022, | PURCHASE, NY & LONDON, UK – During the pand..

Manchester Airports Group Selects ServiceNow to Improve its Onboarding Process to Meet Demands of Post-Pandemic Travel

Manchester Airports Group Selects ServiceNow to Improve its Onboarding Process to Meet Demands of Post-Pandemic Travel

  Manchester Airports Group (MAG), the largest UK airport operator, partners with ServiceNow to transform its onboarding process ..

Proposed UK Data Protection System – deregulation in name only?

Proposed UK Data Protection System – deregulation in name only?

  The government’s push to create new data protection regulations for the UK will leave businesses having to comply with multiple..

SMEs see opportunity to use fintech to reduce expenditures and add capabilities as cost of living pressure intensifies

SMEs see opportunity to use fintech to reduce expenditures and add capabilities as cost of living pressure intensifies

  Small business owners hail fintech tools as key to driving efficiencies, speeding up processes and transactions and improving ..

Misalignment of sales and marketing reduces revenue according to new report

Misalignment of sales and marketing reduces revenue according to new report

  New research from Highspot finds majority in sales and marketing roles in Europe believe misalignment between their functions ..

CHRIS VAN DER KUYL AND MICHAEL MOORE AMONG KEY SPEAKERS AT NEW SCALE-UP EVENT

CHRIS VAN DER KUYL AND MICHAEL MOORE AMONG KEY SPEAKERS AT NEW SCALE-UP EVENT

  One of Scotland’s leading entrepreneurs and a former UK Cabinet Minister are among the accomplished business figures who will a..

Fintech Recharge.com launches global marketplace for digital branded gift cards and mobile top-ups

Fintech Recharge.com launches global marketplace for digital branded gift cards and mobile top-ups

  The fast-growing firm has announced a one-stop shop for branded payments Hosting 75 brands, including AT&T, Apple, Google ..

Ecospend partners with leading car repair payment platform Bumper to provide account to account payment solution

Ecospend partners with leading car repair payment platform Bumper to provide account to account payment solution

  Ecospend’s closed loop payment system will provide an alternative to traditional card payments. The open banking payments will ..

FOODHUB ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP WITH STUDENT HOUSING MARKETPLACE UNIVERSITY LIVING

FOODHUB ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP WITH STUDENT HOUSING MARKETPLACE UNIVERSITY LIVING

    Foodhub, one of the UK’s leading food ordering platforms, has announced a partnership with global student housing marketplace..

Majority of managers feel ill-equipped to talk about money worries

Majority of managers feel ill-equipped to talk about money worries

  A survey of 762 managers within UK businesses has found: 39% do not have a clear strategy in place for how they will support staff ..

Singapore enterprises raise ICT budgets for 2022, driven by institutional support for digital economy, finds GlobalData survey

Singapore enterprises raise ICT budgets for 2022, driven by institutional support for digital economy, finds GlobalData survey

  Encouraged by the government measures supporting growth in the digital economy along with continued efforts at digitalizing the..

From Homeless to the C-Suite: CEO Traces Improbable Journey in The Most Unlikely Leader

From Homeless to the C-Suite: CEO Traces Improbable Journey in The Most Unlikely Leader

  West Palm Beach, FL, Oct. 10, 2022 — At age 15, Roger Smith dropped out of school, left home and became addicted to drugs. By a..

HSBC launches Digital Receivables Finance capability

HSBC launches Digital Receivables Finance capability

  – Digital application process slashes approval times from months to days – HSBC has cut the approval process for ne..

Lease Group become one of only 8% of UK businesses that are certified as carbon neutral

Lease Group become one of only 8% of UK businesses that are certified as carbon neutral

  Equipment and technology finance providers, Lease Group, have been certified by Carbon Neutral Britain as a carbon neutral busi..

Consumer intelligence platform Talkwalker bolsters senior leadership team with two new appointments

Consumer intelligence platform Talkwalker bolsters senior leadership team with two new appointments

  London, UK, 18th October 2022: Leading consumer intelligence platform Talkwalker announces two appointments to its senior leadership..

Rising costs and falling revenues causing worst small business pessimism outside lockdowns, new figures reveal

Rising costs and falling revenues causing worst small business pessimism outside lockdowns, new figures reveal

  More small firms seeking finance to keep their heads above water Utility bills and fuel prices lead the misery list of rising ..

Hybrid working is impacting Briton’s retirement plans

Hybrid working is impacting Briton’s retirement plans

    Almost 1 in 3 (31%) believe that flexible and hybrid working means people will now continue working well past state pension ..

Liz Truss resigns after six weeks as UK prime minister

Liz Truss resigns after six weeks as UK prime minister

(Refiles as UPDATE 7, not 6, text unchanged) By Elizabeth Piper, Andrew MacAskill and Muvija M LONDON (Reuters) – Liz Truss said..

Is low-code the solution the insurance industry has been looking for?

Is low-code the solution the insurance industry has been looking for?

  By James Lawrence, Director of Insurance at Netcall   McKinsey’s latest global insurance report showed the pandemic’s glaring i..

National Work Life Week 2022

National Work Life Week 2022

This week is National Work Life Week — an annual campaign run by the UK charity Working Families to get both employers and employees..

How unlocking the potential of AI could hold the key to increasing customer retention

How unlocking the potential of AI could hold the key to increasing customer retention

  By Zac Sprackett, Chief Product Officer, SugarCRM   When artificial intelligence (AI) was first introduced in the 60s, wit..

Marketmind: Reality check

Marketmind: Reality check

By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever If investors needed a reminder that t..

Digital ad market shows ‘signs of life’ but economy clouds 2023 outlook

Digital ad market shows ‘signs of life’ but economy clouds 2023 outlook

By Sheila Dang and Katie Paul (Reuters) – When Snap Inc kicks off the third-quarter earnings season for tech and social media co..

BMW invests $1.7 billion to build electric vehicles in U.S

BMW invests $1.7 billion to build electric vehicles in U.S

By David Shepardson SPARTANBURG, South Carolina (Reuters) -BMW AG said on Wednesday it will invest $1.7 billion to build electric vehi..

Contactless Payments News: Ecuador’s second city Guayaquil becomes a benchmark for innovation with O-CITY

Contactless Payments News: Ecuador’s second city Guayaquil becomes a benchmark for innovation with O-CITY

O-CITY by BPC will enable residents to have a single method of access and payment without friction in the different modes of public tr..

HealthHero selects Curity to protect their core digital services

HealthHero selects Curity to protect their core digital services

Stockholm, 17th October 2022 – Today, API security and identity management company, Curity, announces that it has been chosen by..

High-Tech City: Vilnius Tech Ecosystem Unites Under ‘Vilnius TechFusion

High-Tech City: Vilnius Tech Ecosystem Unites Under ‘Vilnius TechFusion

Every year, a wider range of technology players from across the world are drawn to Lithuania by the country’s dynamic profession..

UK health-tech start up Florence announces expansion into France following the success of UK business

UK health-tech start up Florence announces expansion into France following the success of UK business

12th October 2022, London – Florence, a fast-growing tech platform connecting NHS and social care workers with available shifts,..

Nestle sales soar as price rises drive growth

Nestle sales soar as price rises drive growth

By John Revill and Richa Naidu ZURICH/LONDON (Reuters) -Nestle posted its strongest nine-month sales growth in 14 years on Wednesday a..

Global manufacturing leader announces sustainable and space saving collapsible plastic box pallet to be moulded in UK

Global manufacturing leader announces sustainable and space saving collapsible plastic box pallet to be moulded in UK

Palletower, the UK’s premier manufacturer, stockist and supplier of storage and logistics equipment has partnered with Horen Group, Ch..

SOPHISTICATED DDOS ATTACKS SURGE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND IRELAND DURING 1H2022 – NETSCOUT COMMENTS

SOPHISTICATED DDOS ATTACKS SURGE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND IRELAND DURING 1H2022 – NETSCOUT COMMENTS

Despite a slight decrease in distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack frequency in the UK and Ireland (UK&I) last year, threat ..

DIVR LABS LAUNCHES TO THE UK WITH NEXT LEVEL VIRTUAL REALITY EXPERIENCE AT WESTFIELD LONDON

DIVR LABS LAUNCHES TO THE UK WITH NEXT LEVEL VIRTUAL REALITY EXPERIENCE AT WESTFIELD LONDON

Immerse yourself into a multi-sensory and multi-room arena October 2022: A new virtual-reality 4-D world by Divr Labs is set to shake ..

Tesla investors to focus on demand issues in earnings report

Tesla investors to focus on demand issues in earnings report

(Reuters) -Tesla Inc’s quarterly report on Wednesday will likely show whether the Elon Musk-led electric-vehicle maker is facing..

Remote Work Expert Says At-Home Workers Yearn for Personal Connection and Emotional Support to Feel Motivated

Remote Work Expert Says At-Home Workers Yearn for Personal Connection and Emotional Support to Feel Motivated

October 12, 2022. Despite 60% of remote workers preferring hybrid work arrangements to fully returning to the offices, the isolation t..

Yapily and Juni team up to improve access to credit for ecommerce

Yapily and Juni team up to improve access to credit for ecommerce

London, 12 October, 2022 – Open banking infrastructure platform Yapily has teamed up with Juni, the financial platform built for..

86% of HR Managers Think Their Training Provisions Could be Improved

86% of HR Managers Think Their Training Provisions Could be Improved

New research reveals nine in 10 HR managers think their employee training schemes would benefit from improvement A third of workers b..