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Fintech without Frontiers (FWF) initiative moves to a new phase of its mission to support Ukrainian fintech and talent, announcing a partnership with the leading financial associations of Ukraine.

Businesses are fighting back against the energy crisis with sustainability at the core of the reaction, according to research from Ayming, the international innovation consultancy.

As the cost-of-living crisis increasingly bites, many businesses are struggling to collect payments from their customers.

Xero, the global small business platform, has partnered with the global provider of construction management software, Procore Technologies, Inc., to provide a new integration between Procore’s construction financial management solution and Xero’s cloud-based accounting platform.

ESCP Business School is launching an online training course, Metaverse for Business, which is designed for all those who wish to better understand key concepts and issues in order to seize the opportunities.

Seamm, a startup digitising fashion goods for virtual worlds, announces its launch out of stealth, with $1.7 million in funding to scale go-to-market activities, attract and hire top talent, and accelerate the development of its platform.

One in three Brits would prefer to contact customer service via SMS or WhatsApp, new research shows, highlighting the need for businesses to employ a fully omnichannel presence. 

ElligencIA, the artificial intelligence fintech company and sentiment analysis expert, announces its first partnership with DevanceApp, a B2B financial messaging specialist that facilitates decision-making and the execution of corporate financial risk coverage.

Infobip Shift, the largest developer conference in Southeast Europe, gathered more than 4,000 attendees in its 11th edition held last week. Developers, software engineers, and IT experts from more than 30 countries worldwide came to Zadar, Croatia for a two-day event featuring more than 75 talks, and almost a hundred speakers.

Vendease, a Y Combinator-backed digital platform that allows restaurants in Africa to buy supplies, access financial services and power their business operations, has raised $30 million in an equity and debt funding round to consolidate its growth and operations in Nigeria and Ghana, and to support its expansion across the continent.

Trescon’s World Cloud Show, a global series of events lands in Dubai this 27 – 28 September 2022 as it aims at bringing together experts and thought leaders to discuss how the innovations have come about in the industry, and how this ecosystem is gearing up for a streamlined growth.

Following this morning’s fiscal statement by the Chancellor, Startups Magazine collates statements from industry experts reacting to the news and providing insight into what this means to the UK digital economy and wider investment landscape.

Majid Al Futtaim, the leading shopping mall, communities, retail and leisure pioneer across the Middle East, Africa and Asia, has revealed 14 start-ups and SME winners to join its Launchpad accelerator programme across three categories, Homegrown, Health and Beauty, and Proptech. The successful companies will now receive unrivalled access to business growth incentives, mentorship programmes and the vast Majid Al Futtaim innovation ecosystem to strengthen their commercial viability across the region.

Members of London’s leading business club Home Grown receive exclusive business support and mentorship packages worth over £5,000.

Nottingham and London-based digital marketing agency, Impression has reached a headcount of 100, with the milestone triggering a move to a larger office space in London.

Bitgreen, the company building blockchain’s epicentre for sustainability, prepares to launch the first phase of its layer-1 network, built to empower climate-action initiatives.

Fifteen women from different countries of the European Union will improve their digital skills to boost the digital age in rural areas themselves.

MVP Match, a marketplace and community for matchmaking fast-growing companies with global vetted tech talent, raises €5m in seed funding and expands to Portugal, Georgia and Egypt with new talent hubs.

Acclaimed technology incubator SETsquared Bristol, led by the University of Bristol, is relaunching its Breakthrough Bursary for the fourth year, continuing its commitment to tech inclusivity. 

The 19th global edition of World Cloud Show, supported by Jakarta Smart City, and Association Partner Asosiasi Penyelenggara Jasa Internet Indonesia, is getting ready to scrutinize the transformational technologies that are re-shaping the data center and cloud ecosystems. Setiaji, Juan Kanggrawan, Wahyu Andrianto, Kaspar Situmorang, Kevin Kane, and many other thought leaders and early adopters of emerging tech will be among the important speakers at the event taking place on October 04–05, 2022, in JW Marriott Jakarta.