Cryptoverse: NFT bubble gets that shrinking feeling
By Elizabeth Howcroft (Reuters) – The NFT bubble isn’t popping, but it may have sprung a leak. A year on from when a single non-fungible t..
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Quantexa Appoints Global Technology Consulting Leader as New Chief Product Officer
Quantexa Appoints Global Technology Consulting Leader as New Chief Product Officer
Dan Higgins joins from EY, where he held the position of Global Technology Consulting Leader, to head up Quantexa’s Product and Solutions strat..
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Starbucks’ Schultz announces halt to stock buybacks, shares fall
Starbucks’ Schultz announces halt to stock buybacks, shares fall
By Hilary Russ NEW YORK (Reuters) -Starbucks Corp will pause billions of dollars of stock buybacks, longtime former chief executive Howard Schultz sai..
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World shares rise, U.S. yield curve inverts after strong jobs data
World shares rise, U.S. yield curve inverts after strong jobs data
By Carolyn Cohn LONDON (Reuters) – World shares bounced and government bond yields resumed their upward climb on Friday on signs of persistent p..
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UK Data Expert says European businesses need more ‘data-driven culture’
UK Data Expert says European businesses need more ‘data-driven culture’
By Paul Scholey, VP of International Sales, Sisense The term “data-driven” is thrown around a lot in the business world these days. And for good reaso..
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Lloyds Banking Group works with ServiceNow’s NextGen to find top talent
Lloyds Banking Group works with ServiceNow’s NextGen to find top talent
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM — 31 March 2022 – ServiceNow (NYSE: NOW), the leading digital workflow company that makes the world work better for everyone, t..
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Over three quarters of British businesses still unaware of Plastic Packaging Tax
Over three quarters of British businesses still unaware of Plastic Packaging Tax
With just a day to go until its implementation, Veolia reports that 77% of British retail and manufacturing businesses are still unaware of the..
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Food stamp recipients are the new frontier for Target.com
Food stamp recipients are the new frontier for Target.com
By Arriana McLymore and Siddharth Cavale NEW YORK (Reuters) – Target Corp is preparing to let shoppers use food stamps to pay for online orders,..
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Russia sets deadline for rouble gas payments, Europe calls it ‘blackmail’
Russia sets deadline for rouble gas payments, Europe calls it ‘blackmail’
By Joseph Nasr and Mark Trevelyan BERLIN/LONDON (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin is demanding foreign buyers pay for Russian gas in ..
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Wi-SUN Alliance report shows investment in IoT is critical to remain competitive as organizations face fresh challenges in 2022
Wi-SUN Alliance report shows investment in IoT is critical to remain competitive as organizations face fresh challenges in 2022
The Internet of Things (IoT) is a top IT priority for global organizations for the next 12 months. But while the vast majority (92%) agree that they n..
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Russia promises to scale back Ukraine war but West sceptical
Russia promises to scale back Ukraine war but West sceptical
By Jonathan Spicer and Gleb Garanich ISTANBUL/KYIV OUTSKIRTS/MARIUPOL, Ukraine (Reuters) – Russia promised on Tuesday to scale down military ope..
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Russia promises to scale down operations in northern Ukraine
Russia promises to scale down operations in northern Ukraine
By Jonathan Spicer and Gleb Garanich ISTANBUL/KYIV OUTSKIRTS/MARIUPOL, Ukraine (Reuters) – Russia promised at peace talks on Tuesday to scale do..
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GumGum Powers into Europe as New Research Shows Consumers Reject Behavioural Ads
GumGum Powers into Europe as New Research Shows Consumers Reject Behavioural Ads
London, UK 28th March 2022: GumGum, a contextual-first advertising technology company, today signals the next phase in its mission to sh..
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UK’s Sunak, under fire over cost of living, defends his tax cut plans
UK’s Sunak, under fire over cost of living, defends his tax cut plans
LONDON (Reuters) -British finance minister Rishi Sunak on Monday defended the tax cuts he announced last week, after they were widely criticised for n..
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Selling a non-essential product at a time when people are tightening their financial belts.
Selling a non-essential product at a time when people are tightening their financial belts.
Many small businesses who sell non-essential goods are looking at the looming global price rises and increase in minimum wage costs with a grea..
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EU leaders struggle for deal on energy crunch fix
EU leaders struggle for deal on energy crunch fix
By Sabine Siebold and John Irish BRUSSELS (Reuters) -European Union leaders struggled on Friday to agree on steps to ease the energy market crunch exa..
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Commodities trading houses help keep Russian oil flowing
Commodities trading houses help keep Russian oil flowing
By Julia Payne LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Reuters) – Commodities traders such as Trafigura and Vitol have helped keep Russia’s oil flowing thr..
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NEAR and SailGP unveil multi-year, global league partnership
NEAR and SailGP unveil multi-year, global league partnership
The groundbreaking sports technology partnership includes DAOs, NFTs and global community activation at SailGP events SAN FRANCISCO – MARCH 24..
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The truth about Bitcoin
By Financial Planner and Creator of SpringGen Jenny Madhoo A brief history We’re seeing cryptocurrency everywhere now, and it has manypeople questioni..
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Indefensible’: UK’s Sunak under fire over response to cost of living crisis
Indefensible’: UK’s Sunak under fire over response to cost of living crisis
By William Schomberg and Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) -British finance minister Rishi Sunak faced broad criticism on Thursday for not giving enough hel..
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CYNERGY BANK GROWS BUSINESS IN NORTH – OVER £135M OF FINANCING IN 2021
CYNERGY BANK GROWS BUSINESS IN NORTH – OVER £135M OF FINANCING IN 2021
21 March 2022: Cynergy Bank’s North Office celebrates its five-year anniversary by posting record lending volumes for 2021. Opened in May 2017,..
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INVISIBLE MICROPLASTICS FOUND 400 FEET UNDERGROUND IN UK UNDERWATER STREAMS
INVISIBLE MICROPLASTICS FOUND 400 FEET UNDERGROUND IN UK UNDERWATER STREAMS
The largest UK-wide, microplastic citizen science campaign to date, has revealed microplastics present in every UK waterway tested. Plastics were also..
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Nvidia unveils latest chips, technology to speed up AI computing
Nvidia unveils latest chips, technology to speed up AI computing
By Jane Lanhee Lee and Chavi Mehta (Reuters) – Nvidia Corp on Tuesday announced several new chips and technologies that it said will boost the c..
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Making regulation work in Fintech | IFX Payments
Making regulation work in Fintech | IFX Payments
“Upskilling supervisory officers is the answer to making regulation work for the Fintech Industry while safeguarding the integrity of the sector” argu..
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NEW STUDY REVEALS THE BEST DOG-FRIENDLY OFFICE SPACES IN THE UK
NEW STUDY REVEALS THE BEST DOG-FRIENDLY OFFICE SPACES IN THE UK
After a spike in canine companionship during the pandemic, 59% of UK households now own dogs, a 14% increase on pre-Covid numbers. However, now many o..
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Hungary ramps up rate hikes as war stokes inflation risks
Hungary ramps up rate hikes as war stokes inflation risks
By Gergely Szakacs and Krisztina Than BUDAPEST (Reuters) – The National Bank of Hungary raised its base rate by 100 basis points to 4.4% on Tues..
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EU split on Russia oil sanctions
EU split on Russia oil sanctions
By Sabine Siebold and Ingrid Melander BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union’s foreign ministers disagreed on Monday on whether and how t..
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Balancing Britain’s energy security options as prices rise
Balancing Britain’s energy security options as prices rise
By Susanna Twidale LONDON (Reuters) -Britain is expected to publish its plan next week on how to boost domestic energy supplies to try to tackle spira..
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Life echoes art for Ukraine’s Eurovision refugee
Life echoes art for Ukraine’s Eurovision refugee
By Yesim Dikmen ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Six years ago Ukrainian singer Jamala conquered Europe with a song about Soviet leader Joseph Stalin’..
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Digital banking in Africa report by BPC highlights challenges and opportunities in Sub-Saharan region where over 50% are unbanked
Digital banking in Africa report by BPC highlights challenges and opportunities in Sub-Saharan region where over 50% are unbanked
London, 17th March 2022: Leading fintech BPC today announced the launch of a new report that focuses on the regional market environment of Sub-Sahara..
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Bank of England raises rates in 8-1 vote
Bank of England raises rates in 8-1 vote
LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England raised interest rates on Thursday in a bid to keep fast-rising inflation in check but, with the economy f..
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Ukrainian refugees hope for peace, but more expected to flee
Ukrainian refugees hope for peace, but more expected to flee
By Anna Koper and Krisztina Than PRZEMYSL, Poland/BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Thousands more refugees crossed into Eastern Europe on Thursday, many hop..
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Menlo Security report reveals less than three in 10 organizations are equipped to combat the growing wave of web-based cyber threats
Menlo Security report reveals less than three in 10 organizations are equipped to combat the growing wave of web-based cyber threats
Web malware (47 per cent) and ransomware (42 per cent) now top the list of security threats that organizations are most concerned about. Yet despite t..
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Biden to address Zelenskiy appeal, still opposes ‘no fly zone’
Biden to address Zelenskiy appeal, still opposes ‘no fly zone’
By Nandita Bose and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden will announce an additional $800 million in security assistance to Ukr..
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New talk of compromise on both sides lifts hope for Russia-Ukraine breakthrough
New talk of compromise on both sides lifts hope for Russia-Ukraine breakthrough
By James Mackenzie and Natalia Zinets KYIV/LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) – New talk of compromise from both Moscow and Kyiv on a status for Ukraine ou..
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impact.com acquires Pressboard, providing publishers with a best-in-class platform for branded content as digital advertising is deprioritised
impact.com acquires Pressboard, providing publishers with a best-in-class platform for branded content as digital advertising is deprioritised
London, UK — March 15, 2022 — impact.com, the world’s leading partnership management platform driving partnerships for more than 2,000 brands, today a..
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POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE BIGGEST BUG BEAR FOR BRITS
POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE BIGGEST BUG BEAR FOR BRITS
∙ New research show we waste an entire month of our life on hold ∙ Eight in ten Brits would stop using a company if their customer ser..
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