Cashflows, the platform that makes it easy for merchants to accept payments, today announces that, despite more than half (52%) of SMBs indicating that they would be open to switching payments providers, 78% do not know how to do so.  

Global consumers are predicting a gloomy future as the cost-of-living crisis grows and many are looking to brands for help to thrive, according to a new study by Omnicom’s Interbrand and C Space in collaboration with Hall & Partners.

As a startup founder, you’ve grown into a position that’s exciting, but can also be quite lonesome. It’s important to have good advisors, but often those within the business have an agenda that doesn’t align with your own. This is where an executive coach can be helpful, offering an unbiased, impartial view.

Today Quantexa - a global leader in Decision Intelligence (DI) solutions for the private and public sectors - announced that it has partnered with Vodafone, the technology communications company, to connect scattered and siloed data points across Vodafone to deliver an improved experience for its business customers. 

Investment from Vanneck EIS and Octopus Ventures follows earlier announcement of £1.4m UK Government innovation contract. British green-tech start-up Verna, which provides data and software for sustainable land management, has raised £860k investment to support growth and new products and services. This takes recent funding announced for the firm, which is already generating revenue from customers, to over £2.2m.

Venture Capital firm, QVentures announces their latest Pre-Seed Fund investment into Taxd, a consumer fintech platform simplifying tax returns for individuals and businesses.

Sustainability is a growing trend in many industries, with energy consumption and financial savings as top motivating factors, and technology is available to assist with this. Businesses are becoming more aware of their carbon footprint, the impact technology and data storage have on this, and the need to have sustainable systems in place for the future. 

Clean Food Group – a pioneering UK-based food-tech business that has developed a revolutionary and sustainable, bioequivalent alternative to palm oil has announced that it has received investment from Doehler Ventures, part of the Doehler Group, a global producer, marketer and provider of technology-driven natural ingredients, ingredient systems and integrated solutions for the global food, beverage and nutrition industry.

A digital platform which is set to revolutionise lending to both individuals and businesses is being launched by Prime Bank, a leading private commercial bank in Bangladesh with the system powered by AGAM, a next generation UK Fintech.

A new boutique technology communications consultancy, Duet London, has launched to make senior communications expertise truly accessible for fast-growing startups and scale ups that need an ‘A team’ to compete with larger and more established incumbents.

Aura, the leading innovator in WiFi-connected picture frames, has announced the company has raised $26M in growth capital to support increased manufacturing and future development of the brand’s connected frames and private family photo-sharing app.

A research report commissioned by global HR technology and employee engagement company Reward Gateway calls for HR managers to include practical, human-centred solutions in their core strategy for 2023 to boost engagement.

Two of Sweden’s fastest-growing fintech companies are joining forces in a partnership to provide easier and more accessible growth financing for retailers that import goods.

2022 was a year for the history books - the impact of Roe v. Wade being overturned will be felt for years to come in and outside of the US. As we head into 2023, Dr. Elina Berglund Scherwitzl, Co-Founder and co-CEO of Natural Cycles, shares her thoughts on the short-term impacts of how the decision will impact the women’s health industry over the next year, as well as other predictions for the women’s health space in 2023.

In response to the growing relevance of content production and distribution technologies across the pro-AV and systems integration market, ISE 2023 will see a host of new features focused on this exciting area, including a new dedicated area in Hall 6.

Compassion, resilience, self-awareness, and belief are all characteristics of a successful entrepreneur. Jaz Broughton is on a mission to empower 10,000 to follow their goals, and realise that ambition is not a dirty word, and being a high achiever isn’t a bad thing.

thirdweb, the technology platform for building NFT and Web3 apps, is launching GamingKit, a kit specifically for Web3 gaming developers, in partnership with Coinbase.

Partnering with Hubs for custom part production, EV charging company LEKTRI.CO developed a range of revolutionary EV chargers to cut energy costs and make EV charging more accessible.

Globalstar has announced a commercial agreement with Wiagro, an Agtech startup from Argentina. Globalstar is supplying Wiagro with 2,500 ST100 satellite modem transmitters for their Smart Silobag, which allows for the remote monitoring of grain conditions stored in silo bags. The partnership is effective immediately with completion of deployment anticipated through the end of 2024. 

iDenfy joined forces with the leading NFT platform for creators and collectors, NeftyBlocks. iDenfy’s four-step AI-powered ID verification will secure NeftyBlocks and guarantee a swift customer onboarding experience.