All-digital trends in banking and insurance companies will be discussed at Mastercard's Banking & Insurance Forum at DES2022. Leading companies in digital banking or insurance such as EVOBANK, Finnovating, Mastercard, Arcopay, WEECOVER, VITAANCE, or LUKO will share their success stories in technological transformation and new business models

Dubai, UAE, 3rd May 2022: Recent technological advances provide a significant stimulus to the field of precision medicine, fast-tracking disease treatment and prevention that takes into account individual variability in genes, environment, and lifestyle.

RideTandem, a mobility-as-a-service startup providing affordable and reliable transport solutions for people affected by “transport poverty”, has raised £1.75m in seed funding.

Nossa Data, the fintech startup that is helping corporates to streamline their ESG reporting, has raised a £1.2m seed round led by Symvan Capital and BGF. The round also brings in prominent angel investors as well as follow-on funding from SFC Capital and Techstars.

As we are pivoting towards a digital-first world, SaaS is an acronym that pops up now and then. It stands for ‘software as a service’, and the boom in digital suggests significant growth in the SaaS industry.

We want to make the Hustle Awards as transparent as possible, so you believe in the process and so you can truly see those shortlisted are there on merit.

FourJaw, whose manufacturing data analytics platform is unlocking five-fold increases in shopfloor productivity, has secured a second round of angel investment and Innovate UK funding worth £1m, to accelerate its growth and support high-value-added manufacturers across the country. 

The ONS released its disability pay gap report earlier this week, revealing that the gap has widened since 2014 when disabled employees earnt 11.7% less than non-disabled employees.

Callsign, the digital trust pioneer, is launching the inaugural ‘Social Mobility Startup of the Year Award’ as part of the UK Social Mobility Awards (SOMOs), challenging startups to make the advancement of social mobility a key part of how their organisation operates.

Starting a business can be daunting. As a business owner for 16 years, I’ve learnt important lessons on the way. I wish I’d known these five tips when starting out, but for anyone starting out here are some vital lessons I’ve learnt.

"If the reputation of a company’s products and services is its face, the talent brand is its heart and soul," said Hank Stringer & Rusty Rueff.

Business leaders invited to join journey to £10bn sector with opportunities for all. GM Mayor Andy Burnham brought the curtain down on the inaugural Manchester Tech Week 2022 with an inspiring keynote to a packed main stage stating that this was our place and our time, calling for full collaboration on a major digital journey.

STEPN, a move-to-earn Web3 running app, recently joined forces with ASICS to release a limited edition “STEPN x ASICS NFT Sneaker'' Mystery Box Collection. The NFT sneakers were hosted and minted on the BNB Chain, and the collection was launched exclusively on the Binance NFT Marketplace. 

The great technological festival will bring together startups from Central and Eastern Europe. On 24 May, startups, investors, and everyone involved with technology, innovation, and finance from Central and Eastern Europe will meet in Wrocław and online at Wolves Summit, a huge technology festival with a new formula, lasting 4 days. This is a unique opportunity to establish business relationships and grow your business, as well as support startups from Ukraine and other countries in the region.

The coronavirus pandemic has hastened digital transformation across the board. Simultaneously, the war on tech talent continues to accelerate at pace. Industry body techUK estimates that there are now 100,000 unfilled tech vacancies across the country every month. With this shrinking talent pool comes significant economic costs with industry analysts estimating the UK economy to lose £6.3 billion annually.

By the time you’ve read the opening line of this article, the average millennial has already switched off. That’s because millennials’ attention span for digital content is on average 12 seconds.

Business and IT leaders from across the Northern tech community have come together on the third day of Manchester Tech Week 2022, to address the UK’s growing digital talent shortage and call for an active response to make bridging the digital divide a reality.

The last few years brought on sweeping changes – and challenges – across workplaces, industries and for business leaders. Many SME leaders and entrepreneurs found their roles transformed as health and safety came to the fore of decision making processes.

We talk a lot about how leaders need to make sure everyone in their team is happy and comfortable. It’s important to create a culture that promotes well-being and performance, but while leaders take care of the people they lead, who is taking care of them? Ollie Phillips, Founder of Optimist Performance, pens some thoughts on loneliness amongst leaders, and how to address it.

Research suggests employers are not taking the opportunity to automate workflows and upgrade office spaces as part of their hybrid work strategies – despite employee calls to digitalise manual processes.