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Gold-based fintech Glint smashes crowdfunding target securing over £3m ($4m) – 151% of target raised as Seedrs fundraising closes in UK

Gold-based fintech Glint smashes crowdfunding target securing over £3m ($4m) – 151% of target raised as Seedrs fundraising closes in UK

Crowdfunding is still open to US investors via the Republic platform  Almost 1,200 investors join Glint’s payments revolution as cons..

Olympics-Cycling-Britain’s Shriever wins gold in women’s BMX

Olympics-Cycling-Britain’s Shriever wins gold in women’s BMX

TOKYO (Reuters) – Bethany Shriever of Britain won the Olympic women’s BMX race gold medal on Friday at the Ariake Urban..

International Space Station thrown out of control by misfire of Russian module -NASA

International Space Station thrown out of control by misfire of Russian module -NASA

By Steve Gorman and Polina Ivanova (Reuters) – The International Space Station (ISS) was thrown briefly out of control on Thursd..

55% of employees were against the implementation of project management software within their company

55% of employees were against the implementation of project management software within their company

UK, 7th July 2021- Research from the leading B2B software review website revealed that the majority of employees were against the impl..

51% of SME managers admit overstepping legal boundaries with monitoring tools

51% of SME managers admit overstepping legal boundaries with monitoring tools

According to the latest study by GetApp, more than half of SME managers in the UK who use surveillance software admit to overstepping ..

New Research Finds that More than Three Quarters of Financial Organisations in the UK are Unprepared to React and Adapt to Unforeseen Challenges

New Research Finds that More than Three Quarters of Financial Organisations in the UK are Unprepared to React and Adapt to Unforeseen Challenges

Industry research commissioned by nCino surveyed 200 senior executives in financial services on their digital transformation efforts L..

FICO UK Credit Market Report May 2021

FICO UK Credit Market Report May 2021

Markedly Lower Year-On-Year Increase in Credit Card Spend Suggests Consumers Are Adjusting to ‘New Normal’ 4 percent rise in credit ca..

3.2 million more Brits become investors as financial apps continue pandemic boom

3.2 million more Brits become investors as financial apps continue pandemic boom

Analysis by App Radar shows 6.4 million or 12% of UK adults now investing via their phones   London 28 July 2021: An analysis of ..

Only 3% of Financial Services Firms Ready for Open Banking Deadline

Only 3% of Financial Services Firms Ready for Open Banking Deadline

Data Privacy Challenges Blocking Open Banking Adoption for Business Growth, Innovation   London, UK, July 28, 2021: Only 3% of fi..

New fintech company set to change the lives of financial directors forever

New fintech company set to change the lives of financial directors forever

A new business expense card and app unlike anything else in their field are set to transform how business expenses are managed and pro..

Jumio Announces Anna Convery as Chief Marketing Officer

Jumio Announces Anna Convery as Chief Marketing Officer

Addition of CMO position underscores company’s continued and amplified growth in the digital identity space and ability to attract inn..

Advice for retailers as COVID restrictions ease this Independent Retailer Month

Advice for retailers as COVID restrictions ease this Independent Retailer Month

In the wake of the 19th July, attention now falls on local businesses as they attempt to keep the momentum going with the further easi..

Motivation for buying electric cars has little to do with the environment, research reveals

Motivation for buying electric cars has little to do with the environment, research reveals

28 July 2021 Environmental awareness among consumers is not a driver of electric vehicle sales, new research from Trinity Business Sch..

Hybrid working fuels huge growth in IT vacancies with demand up 91%

Hybrid working fuels huge growth in IT vacancies with demand up 91%

Hybrid working fuels huge growth in IT vacancies with demand up 91% 28 July 2021 Hybrid working fuels huge growth in IT vac..

New Research Reveals 71% of Digital Bank Customers, 64% of Traditional Bank Customers and 73% of Fintech App Customers In the United Kingdom Want Embedded Insurance Offers Based on Transaction Data

New Research Reveals 71% of Digital Bank Customers, 64% of Traditional Bank Customers and 73% of Fintech App Customers In the United Kingdom Want Embedded Insurance Offers Based on Transaction Data

Data shows consumers are more compelled by contextual and convenient insurance & warranty offerings from their banks London, July ..

Spoon Guru Expands its Leadership Team

Spoon Guru Expands its Leadership Team

28th July 2021, London, UK: London-based AI food technology start-up Spoon Guru is strengthening its leadership team ahead of the revi..

Create the World’s First Electric Vehicle Emoji for World EV Day 2021

Create the World’s First Electric Vehicle Emoji for World EV Day 2021

27 July 2021 Create the World’s First Electric Vehicle Emoji for World EV Day 2021 World EV Day founders ABB and Green.TV are issuing ..

MIDLANDS ACCOUNTANTS SAY IT’S NEVER TOO EARLY TO GET FINANCIAL PROTECTION

MIDLANDS ACCOUNTANTS SAY IT’S NEVER TOO EARLY TO GET FINANCIAL PROTECTION

By: Glen Callow, Managing Director at Prime Wealth A Midlands accountancy firm says the COVID-19 pandemic tragically making the loss o..

How will learning and development evolve as we return to work?

How will learning and development evolve as we return to work?

By: Luke Goodlet, Executive Director of Operations at The Skills Network   Over the last 18 months, many lives have changed dramatical..

The lessons learned from providing payment orchestration for airlines

The lessons learned from providing payment orchestration for airlines

By: Stephane Druet, SVP Product & Marketing for CellPoint Digital   International airlines have, by necessity, some of the mo..

Is Cryptocurrency a Real Investment or just Fools’ Gold?

Is Cryptocurrency a Real Investment or just Fools’ Gold?

By: Rob Armstrong, Managing Director Restructuring Advisory, Kroll and Jen Harrison Senior Manager, Kroll.   The word cryptocurre..

How Important is Creativity in Digital Marketing?

How Important is Creativity in Digital Marketing?

When you think about creativity, you most likely think of design — beautiful images and stunning visuals. But creativity isn’t all abo..

New research has revealed the banks and brokers that have been hit with the biggest financial penalties and the most commonly fined offences.

New research has revealed the banks and brokers that have been hit with the biggest financial penalties and the most commonly fined offences.

The study by BrokerChooser analysed fines imposed upon companies in the financial services sector from 2000 to the present day to reve..

Cyberattacks – the basics

Cyberattacks – the basics

By Nick Eatock, CEO of intelliflo   Cyberattacks are listed in the World Economic Forum (WEF)’s Global Risks 2021 report as a hig..

salesBeat’s AI driven platform is pioneering sales intelligence in FMCG

salesBeat’s AI driven platform is pioneering sales intelligence in FMCG

If you ever do a search/have done a search on Google for sales intelligence for FMCG companies, you’ll find several academic art..

Location, Location, Location: 4 tips on how to remove barriers and make virtual meetings productive

Location, Location, Location: 4 tips on how to remove barriers and make virtual meetings productive

By Paul Clark, Senior Vice President, EMEA, Poly  Before the pandemic, changes to the traditional office were well underway. Cubicle f..

Augmented reality, virtual reality and the future of retail

Augmented reality, virtual reality and the future of retail

Ciaran Bollard, CEO of Kooomo Both augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) will be at the centre of retail advances as we move..

Trusts can’t run faster, so it’s time for IT to work smarter

Trusts can’t run faster, so it’s time for IT to work smarter

The NHS is being asked to do more and this is putting huge pressure on its IT teams. Jamie Whysall, UK head of healthcare, Fujitsu UK,..

75% of senior marketers say creativity is being restricted by their leadership teams

75% of senior marketers say creativity is being restricted by their leadership teams

Gender and age both key factors in how serious a challenge marketers face when planning creative campaigns  A survey commissioned by d..

New ways of shopping customers embraced during the lockdown

New ways of shopping customers embraced during the lockdown

62% of respondents state that their shopping behaviour has changed for good since the crisis. Capterra has identified new ways of shop..

The Great COVID Experiment – Is the Pure-play Retailer Dead?

The Great COVID Experiment – Is the Pure-play Retailer Dead?

With the High Street reopened, after a year of enforced change in buying habits where pretty much everything went online, retail has r..

Apparel 2.0 – Clothes that Know the Truth

Apparel 2.0 – Clothes that Know the Truth

Cyrus Gilbert-Rolfe, Managing Director, EMEA & Oceania, EVRYTHNG According to the CBI Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Europe’s appare..

One fifth of UK workers do not intend to commute again post pandemic

One fifth of UK workers do not intend to commute again post pandemic

Almost one fifth of UK workers do not intend to return to the office again post pandemic, largely due to ongoing concerns around infec..

SoftBank sells 45 million shares in Uber – source

SoftBank sells 45 million shares in Uber – source

(Corrects SoftBank’s ticker symbol in paragraph 1) By Echo Wang (Reuters) -SoftBank is selling about 45 million of its shares in..

Facebook’s slowdown warning hangs over strong ad sales, while Zuckerberg talks ‘metaverse’

Facebook’s slowdown warning hangs over strong ad sales, while Zuckerberg talks ‘metaverse’

By Elizabeth Culliford and Nivedita Balu (Reuters) -Facebook Inc said on Wednesday it expects revenue growth to “decelerate sign..

Fed says U.S. economic recovery on track despite COVID-19 surge

Fed says U.S. economic recovery on track despite COVID-19 surge

By Howard Schneider, Lindsay Dunsmuir and Ann Saphir WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. economic recovery remains on track despite a rise ..

Aston Martin’s first SUV helps push up sales by more than 200%

Aston Martin’s first SUV helps push up sales by more than 200%

LONDON (Reuters) – Carmaker Aston Martin reported on Wednesday a 224% increase in sales to its dealers, boosted by its first spo..