Nuapay, EML Payments’ Open Banking and account-to-account (A2A) payments business, has announced further results of research into over 250 UK payment professionals’ views on the potential for Open Banking. Of the Payment Service Provider’s (PSPs) and Independent Software Vendor’s (ISVs) that were surveyed, more than 75% of PSPs and 80% of ISVs already enable their customers to accept Open Banking payments.

Canva, the world’s only all-in-one visual communication platform, is celebrating 10 years of innovation with the launch of Canva’s Magic Studio. Startups Magazine was lucky enough to get the inside scoop on this new development with an exclusive interview with Duncan Clark, the Europe Lead of Canva, to discuss all these brand-new features. 

Despite warnings that AI could lead to widespread redundancies, young tech workers across Europe believe that the recent advances in AI will supercharge the industry they work in, according to a survey of Gen Z workers across the continent.

The 2023 #ThisIsBlackGenZ report, the largest set of research into the experiences of Black Gen Z in Britain, has been unveiled for a second year.

Over 10,000 SME owners, self-employed and budding entrepreneurs have applied for a single £25,000 Business Boost grant from insurer Simply Business, as the current economic climate takes a toll on small businesses.

Amid market pressures and seismic changes to how we work, business leaders are putting more focus on productivity than ever before. In fact, new data from Asana based on 3,000 UK and US leaders reveals some leaders are prioritising improving productivity in their organisations over securing revenue.

A new research report by Arctic Shores, the task-based psychometric assessment provider, has revealed that the adoption of Generative AI is already embedded among today's early careers population, with 7 in 10 of respondents expecting to use ChatGPT while completing a job application or assessment in the next 12 months, and 17% already using it.

The visibility and number of successful female founders has come a long way over the past two decades, but the funding gap remains the biggest challenge for women in business and is key to unlocking the UK’s economic potential.

Digital Catapult, the UK authority on advanced digital technology, in collaboration with Innovate UK BridgeAI programme partners, has announced a cohort of nine innovative startups and SMEs participating in the first of five BridgeAI Acceleration programmes.

European variable pay management player Qobra has announced a new €10 million funding round. This follows an initial fundraising round of €5 million in March 2022 and the remarkable adoption of the solution by major companies.

Cambridge is the best place to start a new business in the UK outside of London, according to an index created by tech startup DeliveryApp.

In a report published over the summer, the Treasury Committee recommended the government take swift action to promote diversity in the UK’s venture capital industry. With the proposed policies directly targeted at driving investment towards female and ethnic minority founders, as well as businesses outside of London, the report forms part of a growing momentum to expand access to venture capital (VC) in the UK.

PR specialist Sam Pepper, who has advised hundreds of startups and scaleups over the past 25 years has launched PR on a Tin. The new business offers fellow startups and growing businesses a more agile and smarter way approach to their PR budget and creating the right campaigns for their brand.

Startups Magazine is excited to announce that we will be exhibiting at Chatbot Summit at the ExCeL London on the 12th October! Come by stand B.400 to pick up a copy of the latest magazine and have a chat with the team.

Securing investment for your scaleup is a major step, signalling new growth and potential for your business. While the prospect of taking the exhilarating step of financing your scaleup is exciting, the challenge of winning over investors remains critical. In the current climate, it can be difficult to compete with other startups and businesses for investor trust.