With the constant stream of stories relating to the rise of living costs, from heating homes to commuting to work, it is evident that everyone is being affected. As companies face increasing transportation costs, higher employer national insurance contributions, and rapidly growing operating costs due to increased energy prices, there are also emotional and physical consequences for their workers.

Open Banking Platform provider, BankiFi has published a new whitepaper, which highlights the need for a radical overhaul within the small-to-medium sized enterprise (SME) banking sector.

UAE-based EdTech and Future of Work marketplace Qureos has raised $3m in its pre-seed round led by Dubai-based early-stage VC COTU Ventures and New York-based early-stage VC Colle Capital as it seeks to fast track growth and democratize “Learn to Earn” opportunities for talent globally.

itsettled, the pioneering automated credit control platform, has been announced as this years TechNation Rising Stars 4.0 FinTech Award winner. 

Research released by Employment Hero has found that British small businesses are facing a rocky road ahead as only 40% of employees feel fairly paid for their work and over half of the workforce have a work-life balance that is average or poor.

iProov has announced that Miguel Traquina has joined the organisation as Chief Information Officer.  

Vistage has released its quarterly UK SME CEO Confidence Index for Q1 2022. The report sees the business confidence index hit 99.3 points, a 18% decrease since the last quarter. 

Foodles, the French scale-up that provides fresh, chef-prepared, affordable food for employees at any time of the day through its connected fridges, has entered the UK market to change the way that people eat at work.

Research has shown that up to 90% of a consumer's initial assessment of a product is based on colour alone so choosing the right colour for your brand is paramount.¹ When it comes to choosing the colours to feature in your business’s logo, aesthetics are important. However, there are also subconscious ways that colours can make the consumer think, feel and behave. That's why it's so important to choose the right colours for your brand- you could be losing customers and you won't even know it. 

Rattle, the SaaS company pioneering revenue orchestration, today announced $26 million in Series A funding led by New York-based global venture capital and private equity firm Insight Partners with participation from GV and existing investors Sequoia & Lightspeed.

EveryBaby, the UK-based startup behind a game-changing preterm diagnostic device, has appointed Angela Spang as its new CEO. Angela brings over 20 years of experience in the biomedical sector to the company, with the aim of getting this revolutionary point-of-care instrument into the hands of healthcare professionals as quickly as possible.

Vistage, a business performance and leadership advancement organisation for small and medium sized businesses, released its quarterly UK SME CEO Confidence Index for Q1 2022. The report sees the business confidence index hit 99.3 points, a 18% decrease since the last quarter.

The cost of reusable packaging can be up to five times more than single use. However Again, a London-based clean-tech startup, is on a mission to shift billions of units of FMCG (fast moving consumer goods) packaging into the circular economy by building a decentralised network of automated, micro cleaning facilities, called CleanCells.

HOST, the Home of Skills and Technology, is on a mission to drive forward the next generation of MediaCity’s global capabilities and reach as it looks to harness new technologies in the creative digital industries.

Flexible workspace operator, beyond, has launched a new competition for London-based startups born out of the pandemic to win free space within its flagship beyond Aldgate Tower.

iKVA, the Cambridge-based AI-enabled knowledge management software solutions company, has been shortlisted for this year’s National Technology Awards ‘Startup Tech Company of the Year’, in recognition of its pioneering data discovery technology which helps businesses to operate more efficiently.

The vast majority of London tech companies still have hardly any female or BIPOC representation at board level, according to new research released today by Tech London Advocates.

As 2021 ended, Go North started their journey to become Europe's next unicorn. Amazon's incredible success is partly driven by third-party sellers, and the idea of aggregating these smaller brands under an operational umbrella to increase profitability has shown great success.

Startups face a raft of administrative obstacles they need to overcome quickly and cost-effectively. Adopting a federated approach to system architecture is an excellent example of a solution which is particularly appropriate for fledgling firms.

Ten companies focused on reducing carbon emissions and waste, preserving water and protecting ecosystems have been selected to take part in Microsoft’s AI for Environmental Sustainability Accelerator programme.