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Flux connects one million customers to retailers

Flux, a digital receipts and offers platform – has announced that more than one million money-savvy customers are now using its services in the UK. 

 

Solartech pioneer Solivus lands £2.4m investment to supercharge UK’s net-zero journey

With energy prices skyrocketing, Solivus use of ground breaking ultra-thin solar film fitted to commercial rooftops could generate half the UK’s electricity

Digitopia launches world first Metaverse readiness index

Digitopia, a digital maturity consultancy, headquartered in London, has today announced that it has launched the Metaverse Readiness Index (MRI), becoming the first consulting service to guide enterprises as they enter the metaverse. With interest growing around the virtual world, Digitopia’s MRI will enable businesses to accurately measure and benchmark progress on their metaverse journey.

AND Digital reveals a gap in data skills is stunting growth in London businesses

70% of decision-makers in London believe their businesses could improve ability to drive growth via data if it had more of the right experts in place

The Best Grants for UK Charities in 2022

Businesses across the world have been and continue to face extreme financial difficulties as a result of COVID-19. Amongst those struggling the most are charities; the very organisations built to help those in need.

The best of British innovation lands at Mobile World Congress 2022

GREAT Britain and Northern Ireland will be represented by a host of innovative mobile companies at Mobile World Congress (MWC) and Four Years From Now (4YFN) 2022 next week in Barcelona. The theme for this year’s event is ‘Connectivity Unleashed’ and centres on advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Internet of Things (IoT), as well as the implementation of 5G.

Supporting thousands of startups across the Middle East and North Africa

Step Conference, the leading technology festival for emerging markets, has opened its 10th edition today in partnership with Dubai Internet City (DIC), the region’s leading hub for tech companies and talent.

Touchlab raises $4.8m in Seed funding

Edinburgh based Touchlab raises $4.8m in Seed Round led by Octopus Ventures to give robots the power of human touch

OCR Labs secures $30 million series B funding

The new funding comes from Equable Capital, a New York-based family office founded by Jonathan Smidt, a former partner at investment firm KKR

UPS present E-commerce Success with Industry expert Insights

The on-demand webinars, which cover how to generate more cross-border sales and grow internationally, how to grow a sustainable e-commerce business, and how to create the ideal omnichannel customer experience, are now available here. With these webinars, courier service UPS wants to support e-commerce businesses in the evolution of their e-commerce activities under the hashtag #GoBeyond.

Cambridge Carbon Footprint – taking the first steps

It’s safe to say that most organisations would like to improve their carbon footprint, reduce their emissions, and be more ‘eco-friendly’ and environmentally focused, but many don’t know where to start, or what that really involves. How much difference does it really make if one organisation turns down the heating in their offices, or encourages more staff to car-share on the way to work? 

Mindstone launches next-generation onboarding and training platform

Mindstone for Business allows companies to build bespoke, continuously-evolving training playlists for onboarding, reskilling, and upskilling that improve the learning experience and retention of organisational knowledge

Looking to revolutionise Nanotechnology to create food storage solutions

After opening two production facilities in the UK, within the last year, Metalchemy Limited, a fast-growing green startup that is on a mission to become the world leader in food storage solutions by replacing current petrochemical synthetic plastics.

FinTech startup WeTravel bounces to record transaction volume in 2021

Integrated-payment platform for multi-day travel businesses exceeds its pre-COVID gross transaction volume in 2021, marking the business’s top-performing year since its beginning in 2016

The Growth Company expands with national business offer to support UK’s sustainable growth and net zero ambitions

Pioneering social enterprise, the Growth Company, has launched a new national proposition, GC Business, aiming to play a key role in the UK’s business support ecosystem.

Weavr closes Series A Funding to Accelerate Expansion

Weavr, a London-headquartered technology provider that enables businesses with Plug-and-Play financial solutions, today announced the close of a $40m Series A funding round led by Tiger Global.

Great Resignation escalates as 71% of employers struggle to support retained staff

The Great Resignation rages on as 44% of UK people surveyed in the fifth annual Employee Engagement and Retention Report from Achievers Workforce Institute plan to look for new jobs in 2022. The problem risks fuelling more staff churn, as 68% of respondents reported that their employers had not been able to find new team members to support them.

Umazi eyes growth as it signs with Artesian:DueDil

Cost of due diligence has risen by a third in the past six months – with high-risk clients costing some banks $3,000 and 140 days to check

Shredall SDS Group celebrates 25th anniversary and 25% increase in turnover

Shredall SDS Group is celebrating its 25th anniversary this month, recognising years of partnering with businesses across the UK to store and dispose of their confidential documents.

Ethical ticketing platform adopts what3words to deliver better event experiences

Event organisers can provide attendees with precise locations for meeting points, restrooms, emergency services and much more