The dust has settled on the new year. Employees are over the January slump and everyone is caught up on any work that had fallen by the wayside ahead of the festive break. Businesses are in a position to think clearly about how they want to succeed in 2022 and with the worst of the pandemic well behind us, organisations are now beginning to invest in technology solutions that can help them remain innovative and agile.

Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) has been one of the most notable financial trends in recent years, consistently trending upwards in size and scale during a period of instability and disruption. A novel and accessible form of lending, BNPL gained traction among some noteworthy fintech startups before breaking into the big time, with some of the world’s largest and most influential companies either incorporating third-party BNPL services into their offering or even creating their own product.

Introducing ‘IRIS clarity’, Voice isolation software that eradicates background noise to make online calls and contact centre operations vastly more effective.

An understandable lack of confidence has gripped most sectors across markets globally over the past two years, given the combined weight of the Covid-19 pandemic, and the pressure this applied to an already-strained global supply chain. More than ever, businesses have been challenged to perform even their critical operations, in the face of rising costs and uncertain reliability of their modes of supply.

When starting a business, the culture you want to create is likely to be one of the first things you talk about; it’s an essential ingredient in building a team of people who hold the same principles and will work to achieve common goals. But it’s all too easy to let that culture slip down the priority list as your business grows. Kristian Gjerding, CEO of CellPoint Digital, explains why it should always be top of the agenda.

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 

My copywriting business launched when I was going through treatment for cancer, back in the spring of 2015. It was both the perfect and worst possible time to set up. 

The Sustainability Group, a UK-based sustainability consultancy, announces the launch of its FuturePlus platform to accelerate the contribution of business towards the UN’s 2030 Sustainable Development Goal targets.

Textbooks can only give the bare bones of a successful business strategy. Whether you’re a global corporate or solo freelancer building a brand, accounting, budgets and forecasts will make or break a venture but not faster than a deficit of passion to make an idea a reality. Above all else, it’s the execution that separates what’s ‘just’ a good idea and the startups which will become category winners.

With the beginning of London Fashion Week 2022, what better time to explore the future of the fashion industry. There are few success stories as prevalent as the rise of the NFT (non-fungible tokens), and it’s this tech trend that is set to be the next big influence on the merchandise industry. 

Both programmes are being launched in partnership with The London School of Economics and Political Science.

New appointment made to support product development and training & development strengthen US team 

Having spoken to thousands of founders and businesses over the years working at Startups Magazine I have quickly learnt that it takes a certain type of person to become an entrepreneur and really pursue growing a business. 

BT announced the next phase of its Green Tech Innovation Platform – which sees the company collaborating with scaleups to develop breakthrough tech to support the race to Net Zero.

The world’s fastest growing fraud prevention business is on a mission to eradicate fraud in the Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) sector.

The pre-seed investment was led by Ada Ventures alongside Bethnal Green Ventures, and angel investors including Tom Adeyoola, Founder of Metail, Nikhil Shah Co-Founder of Mixcloud, and Marla Shapiro, Founder of HERmesa, among others. 

After a long period of restrictions and countless cancelled events all over the world, we are extremely excited to announce that Dublin Tech Summit (DTS) LIVE is back on 15-16 June 2022, at Dublin’s most famous venue, the RDS, in accordance with all governmental COVID safety guidelines.

If you are self-employed or working in your own startup and looking to purchase a home, the mortgage application process will be the same as it would be for anyone else. Like any application, mortgage providers will look at your credit score, your level of debt, any assets you may have and your income.

Having a good credit rating can influence multiple parts of your adult life, affecting your ability to get a credit card, take out a mortgage or even, in some cases, getting a mobile phone contract. In order to get a good credit rating, it is essential to start building credit as early as possible. 

There is nothing easy about creating and sustaining any new business, let alone one that’s offering something genuinely new. That is why 90% of startups fail and more than 20% end up folding within the first year.