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Managing wellbeing when working from home

Managing wellbeing when working from home

Joe Gaunt, CEO hero Many of us have been working exclusively from home for well over a year now, during this time we’ve had to quickly..

Credit as a Service: The next frontier for embedded payments

Credit as a Service: The next frontier for embedded payments

By Ivo Gueorguiev, co-founder of Paynetics   Firms are increasingly seeking ways to bring the ease and simplicity of digitalised ..

How retail can leverage advances in Open Banking technology to boost marketing effectiveness, profit and growth

How retail can leverage advances in Open Banking technology to boost marketing effectiveness, profit and growth

By Ramzi Yakob, Chief Product Officer at Upside Saving Open Banking is an opportunity to look at your marketing approach with fresh ey..

Investor Confidence Is Growing, But Is Still 18% Down on Pre-COVID Norms

Investor Confidence Is Growing, But Is Still 18% Down on Pre-COVID Norms

Investor confidence is gradually rising across the UK, though has not yet returned to pre-pandemic norms. Newly published data suggest..

Stocks on worst run in 18-months amid global COVID-19 surge

Stocks on worst run in 18-months amid global COVID-19 surge

By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Risk-aversion ruled on Monday as a surge in worldwide coronavirus cases drove down bond yields ..

British pound drops as investors seek safety on ‘Freedom Day’

British pound drops as investors seek safety on ‘Freedom Day’

LONDON (Reuters) – Sterling fell to a three-month low on Monday even as most COVID-19 restrictions in England were lifted, as a ..

Inflation and the Bank of England: what its rate-setters are saying

Inflation and the Bank of England: what its rate-setters are saying

LONDON (Reuters) – Some Bank of England officials say the time is approaching for action to fend off higher inflation as Britain..

Risk FX retreat catapults dollar to 3-month top as reflation doubts reemerge

Risk FX retreat catapults dollar to 3-month top as reflation doubts reemerge

By Ritvik Carvalho LONDON (Reuters) – Currencies such as the Australian dollar, the Canadian dollar, Norway’s crown and Br..

UK says it and allies blame Chinese-backed actors for Microsoft hacking

UK says it and allies blame Chinese-backed actors for Microsoft hacking

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain said on Monday that it and its partners held Chinese state-backed groups responsible for “a per..

Bill Ackman rejigs Universal deal after regulators probe SPAC plan

Bill Ackman rejigs Universal deal after regulators probe SPAC plan

(Refiles to read “have experienced”, paragraph 4) PARIS (Reuters) -Billionaire investor Bill Ackman will buy up to 10% of ..

The role of IoT and data in keeping us safe and boosting the economy

The role of IoT and data in keeping us safe and boosting the economy

By: Nick Sacke With the UK going into its first financial recession since 2009 as a consequence of COVID-19, many businesses are strug..

Young People Celebrate Success at CECA Southern Awards

Young People Celebrate Success at CECA Southern Awards

Four young people have been recognised for their exceptional talent and commitment at the Civil Engineering Contractors Association (C..

The four-day week may be a step too far, but increased flexibility is worth considering

The four-day week may be a step too far, but increased flexibility is worth considering

By Andy Davies, HR expert, MHR New trials of a four-day working week in different parts of the world have rejuvenated a to..

Business operating systems to drive value and meet objectives

Business operating systems to drive value and meet objectives

By Ben Fletcher, CEO and Founder of Velocity² Having a structured plan that outlines how you operate your business is cruc..

Small businesses risk losing customers by not offering non-cash payments

Small businesses risk losing customers by not offering non-cash payments

Six in ten (61%) shoppers say hygiene fears mean they now use less cash while a third (35%) now choose where to shop based on non-cas..

Digitising healthcare: the challenges and benefits

Digitising healthcare: the challenges and benefits

By: Peter Ruffley The market for IoT in healthcare is projected to reach $534 billion by 2025, driven in part by Covid and in also by ..

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New strengthened People First platform to revolutionise HR and payroll

New strengthened People First platform to revolutionise HR and payroll

People First employs cutting-edge new functionality to transform business resilience, workplace flexibility and people connectivity MHR International,..

Social Media Innovations in 2021

Social Media Innovations in 2021

By: Harvey Morton, Digital Expert and Founder of www.harveymorton.digital Writing about social media trends is a dangerous business. T..

How A/B testing can improve customer service and drive acquisition

How A/B testing can improve customer service and drive acquisition

Christi Alvarez; Growth Strategist; Cro Metrics It was the French philosopher, Emile Chartier who said; “Nothing is more dangerous tha..

SEO and marketing. One and the same.

SEO and marketing. One and the same.

By: Natalie Weaving There isn’t a year gone by when I haven’t heard SEO is dead. The funny thing about that i..

How to launch a new brand that delivers purpose

How to launch a new brand that delivers purpose

By: Mieke Evans, Senior Account Manager at sport for social impact consultancy thinkBeyond, explores the best ways for new..

Research from EPOS reveals a huge disparity about the return to the office

Research from EPOS reveals a huge disparity about the return to the office

53% of bosses expect employees to work more from the office, compared with 26% of employees Copenhagen, Denmark – June, 2021 As hybrid..

IS IT GAME OVER FOR OFFICE WORKPLACES?

IS IT GAME OVER FOR OFFICE WORKPLACES?

While most UK home workers say they are as productive or more productive working at home as they are in the office (63 per cent), only..

“Creative courage” is the go-to strategy for tech marketers in a post-pandemic age, Shaped By study reveals

“Creative courage” is the go-to strategy for tech marketers in a post-pandemic age, Shaped By study reveals

30 June 2021 “Creative courage” is the go-to strategy for tech marketers in a post-pandemic age, study reveals. New Shaped By study of..

IT DEPARTMENTS GETTING A BAD RAP OVER REMOTE WORKING

IT DEPARTMENTS GETTING A BAD RAP OVER REMOTE WORKING

New research shows 7 in 10 UK employees dread contacting their IT department for support –   JULY 2021, LONDON, UK: Research in..

Remote working during COVID: a successful social experiment

Remote working during COVID: a successful social experiment

By: Trisha Manda As I’m writing this article, sitting in my living-room-turned-study, I wonder how different our work culture would ha..

How to Maintain Positive Psychology while Trading

How to Maintain Positive Psychology while Trading

By Patrick Reid, co-founder of the AdamisPrinciple.com  Trading can be a brutal and unforgiving health hazard. If you search on the in..

RationalFX drives customer acquisition with RegTech platform from  TruNarrative

RationalFX drives customer acquisition with RegTech platform from TruNarrative

Leading Foreign exchange and Payment firm chooses RegTech platform to deliver a frictionless customer journey and reduce onboarding ti..

E-commerce: Stop reinventing the shopping cart

E-commerce: Stop reinventing the shopping cart

By, Udo Rauch, Chief Sales Director, Emporix Online shopping is more competitive than ever, yet many companies spend large portions of..

Preparing for Life After COVID-19: Post-Pandemic Automation

Preparing for Life After COVID-19: Post-Pandemic Automation

By Adrian Ewer, VP, financial services, EMEA, Blue Prism Along with ‘you’re on mute’ one of the most used terms throughout the pandemi..

Oil edges up but on track for big weekly drop on supply concerns

Oil edges up but on track for big weekly drop on supply concerns

By Scott DiSavino NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil edged up after turning positive in volatile trade on Friday following supportive U.S. econom..

Basic material, luxury stocks drive European shares to a third day of losses

Basic material, luxury stocks drive European shares to a third day of losses

By Sruthi Shankar and Susan Mathew (Reuters) – European stocks fell on Friday as a slide in Rio Tinto’s iron ore exports h..

Annodata renews sponsorship with GLL Sport Foundation, helping deliver support to almost 3,000 talented athletes

Annodata renews sponsorship with GLL Sport Foundation, helping deliver support to almost 3,000 talented athletes

Annodata’s involvement makes up part of £1.2m fund to cultivate next generation of sportspeople Annodata, a Kyocera Group company and ..

PlatformE  –  Leading the digital fashion revolution

PlatformE – Leading the digital fashion revolution

  PlatformE is a next generation technology company founded in 2015 with a mission to accelerate the fashion industry’s  tr..

UK supermarkets ask shoppers to keep wearing mask

UK supermarkets ask shoppers to keep wearing mask

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s biggest supermarket groups will encourage staff and customers to keep wearing face coverings from Mo..

Trend Micro Cloud One Delivers Projected ROI of Up to 188%

Trend Micro Cloud One Delivers Projected ROI of Up to 188%

Study calculates total projected benefits of up to $1.7 million   Bangalore, July 1, 2021 – Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: ..

U.S. weekly jobless claims fall to 16-month low

U.S. weekly jobless claims fall to 16-month low

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell to a 16-month ..