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A recent research by paytech company payabl. has looked into whether or not payment orchestration could become a key capability for merchants across varying sectors, and for businesses of all shapes and sizes. 

A student-led organisation at Aston University, dedicated to using entrepreneurship to create positive social change, has won first place in the Sodexo: Stop Hunger Foundation incubator challenge presented by Enactus UK.

Some of the world’s most innovative startups have been recognised at this year’s ABB Electrification Startup Challenge. The hotly contested challenge attracted 130 applicants from over 30 countries with a range of pioneering electrification solutions and services that address some of the world’s energy challenges.

Europe’s premier climate technology conference & tradeshow is all set to become better and bigger than ever before with the confirmed participation of many industry giants from across the world. Aiming to expedite the shift towards a carbon-neutral economy, the 2nd edition shall take place at the ExCel London from 26-27 September 2023, bringing together the focussed audience of 5000+ industry professionals including policymakers, innovators, business leaders, startups, investors and other important stakeholders to discuss and showcase innovative solutions that help mitigate the climate crisis.

The Mainstage schedule of the 11th edition of the WMF, International Trade Fair and Festival on Tech and Digital Innovation, promises to be full of authoritative voices and unmissable moments. In fact, from June 15 to 17, 2023, dozens of speakers and guests from all over the world will bring visions, studies, and new insights for the future to the main stage of the event, which is preparing to welcome more than 60,000 participants and a parterre of more than 1.000 speakers from 85 countries at the Rimini Expo Centre.

Mia-Platform, an end-to-end platform builder that empowers businesses to smoothly create cloud-native applications, has extended its partnership with London-based RegTech startup, docStribute, to launch a new application for financial services businesses to offer faster, more secure lending. 

The 10th edition of the event that puts Romania back on the global map of technology, Techsylvania proposes a new format this year, in a new location. The event takes place at Cluj Innovation Park in Cluj-Napoca between June 7th and 8th and includes the conference itself, workshops, Q&A sessions, and satellite events.

Climate change is one of the biggest challenges we currently face. While some make changes in their personal lives, others are looking to make an impact through their work and where they chose to live. But which cities in Europe are best to find a green job, and where leads the way for sustainable living overall?

More than half of UK businesses expected the King’s Coronation and extra Bank Holiday to give a bigger boost to revenues than the Platinum Jubilee celebrations last year, with new movement data showing over 114,000 people made their way to central London to be part of the historic parade.

A smart walking cane, a marketplace that connects giant retailers to local producers, a climate impact platform, and a firm ridding AI of bias are among the startups that have gone to raise venture funds following their participation in the inaugural cohort of London Business School’s The Entrepreneurship Lab. 

M-Files has announced enhanced integrations with Microsoft Teams and Microsoft Outlook, delivering seamless content collaboration around all enterprise data regardless of its content repository.  

Founders need to offer smart workplace benefits to win the talent war and attract Gen Z staff – the lifeblood of the startup economy – new research has found.

The online competition for attention and engagement has never been more intense. And the rapid rise of AI is exponentially increasing the tension, bringing things to a game-changing level. To stand out from the crowd and compete, leaders need to get their personal and business brands AI-ready.

Rimac Technology announces its entry into the stationary energy storage systems (ESS) market with a new brand, Rimac Energy.

South Summit Madrid 2023, co-organised by IE University, has announced the 100 finalists of its Startup Competition, which this year has broken its record of participation. The finalists, from 21 different countries, will compete to be crowned the most innovative startup in the world during the eleventh edition of the event, which will take place from 7th to the 9th of June at La Nave in Madrid.

By reaching its sizeable funding target nine days ahead of schedule, Frost’s Seedrs campaign has reaffirmed the growing demand for tech-forward solutions, which can help individuals to get a better grip on their bills amidst the ongoing cost-of-living crisis.

Climate tech VC fund Systemiq Capital has officially welcomed Matthew Goldstein as General Partner and Lydia Guett as Head of Growth.

In the UK in April, small businesses with one to nine employees had 2,100 fewer job vacancies compared to the previous official benchmark of 150,000 in March’s Vacancy Survey, published by the Office for National Statistics. That’s a monthly decrease of -1.42% to 147,900 job vacancies, a smaller decrease than in March, when the Index predicted a drop of -4.98%.

Ulaa, a privacy-centred browser by Zoho Corporation launched, built specifically to help users protect their privacy with pre-built capabilities to block tracking and website surveillance.

Over 10 million Brits lack basic digital skills to get online, preventing them from accessing education, digital healthcare, online banking and other essential day-to-day activities.