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Fintech start-up Wi5 raises £8 million seed round to evolve in-venue order & pay experiences

•Telefonica-backed fintech start-up closes one of largest ever UK start-up seed rounds •Wi5 platform backed to revolutionise in-venue order and pay experience, capitalising on customer desire for speed and convenience •Technology delivers perso...

29th March 2019 · 2 min read

Business leaders braced for rising costs post-Brexit

58% say costs of doing business will rise, even with a negotiated deal More than a third say Brexit will lead to more red-tape, not less

28th March 2019 · 1 min read

Shoppers lose patience with cash-only businesses after five months

Small businesses and startups have less than five months to switch from taking cash only to accepting cards before a shopper’s expectations change, according to the latest research from Paymentsense.

27th March 2019 · 2 min read

77% feel the UK job market is stagnating with Brexit uncertainty

Organisational change experts reveal one in four candidates are nervous to leave their current roles, and organisations may be putting hiring on hold

26th March 2019 · 2 min read

Lack of skills is leading cause of the information security ‘talent gap’, according to latest Infose

More than half of respondents say the cyber skills shortage has left their business at increased risk of attack

25th March 2019 · 4 min read

Demand for Life Sciences professionals up 11% in UK despite Brexit uncertainty

Demand for professionals to work within the UK’s Life Sciences sector increased by 11% in 2018, according to data from business intelligence specialist, Vacancysoft, on behalf of the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo). Clinical...

21st March 2019 · 2 min read

Commercial Disputes are costing small businesses £11.6 billion per year, new research shows.

• In the UK there are 5.7 million small enterprises. • 70% of these small enterprises are facing hefty legal bills due to commercial disputes. • Opting to use CIArb, a worldwide recognised dispute resolution service will help prevent small busines...

20th March 2019 · 4 min read

Byte named as the fastest growing advertising company in the UK

Byte ranked 33 in FT 1000: Europe’s Fastest Growing Companies 2019

19th March 2019 · 2 min read

London leads the way in the Flexible Workspace boom

New flexible workspaces in Central London grow 42% year-on-year.

18th March 2019 · 3 min read

UK data expert targets global business market with software innovation

A leading UK innovator in business intelligence solutions is targeting a global market of more than five million users with the launch of a new software service aimed at bolstering corporate security.

15th March 2019 · 2 min read

Attack on critical national infrastructure is imminent, say over half of respondents to Infosecurity

Convergence between physical and cyber environments is leaving businesses exposed

14th March 2019 · 4 min read

UK shoppers own £10 billion worth of clothing they don’t wear

•Every 10 kilos of cotton manufactured requires 10,000 litres of water[1]. •Micro fibres released into oceans by washing synthetic materials are contributing to ocean plastic pollution. •Luxury brands destroying £28.6 billion of product; contribut...

13th March 2019 · 4 min read