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Productsup names Sharon Scortis as new Chief People and Culture Officer

Productsup names Sharon Scortis as new Chief People and Culture Officer

  Scortis has more than 20 years of experience in bringing global technology teams together to drive business growth. Productsup..

Bank of England raises rates to 3.5%, says inflation has peaked

Bank of England raises rates to 3.5%, says inflation has peaked

(This Dec. 15 story has been corrected to change Robert Dishner’s location to London from Chicago in paragraph 33) LONDON (Reute..

Take Five: Keeping the lights on

Take Five: Keeping the lights on

(Reuters) – The Bank of Japan will be the last of the major central banks to hold a policy meeting this year, and policy-makers ..

No Santa rally for markets as central banks dampen peak rate hopes

No Santa rally for markets as central banks dampen peak rate hopes

By Naomi Rovnick and Dhara Ranasinghe LONDON (Reuters) -Forget a year-end rally in financial markets. The message from major central b..

Marketmind: Hawk-eyed

Marketmind: Hawk-eyed

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee Investors have hunkered down with their risk-off hat on, af..

Customer Centricity to be a Top Focus for 2023, Predicts Praxent

Customer Centricity to be a Top Focus for 2023, Predicts Praxent

  The verticalization of small business banking, a rise in customer centricity and a shift from open banking to open finance expe..

The metaverse made easy: RendezVerse launches RV360 to convert 360° photography to explorable social VR spaces

The metaverse made easy: RendezVerse launches RV360 to convert 360° photography to explorable social VR spaces

  New technology allows for venues with pre-existing 360° photography of their space to upload it to the metaverse in minutes for..

BoE raises rates again as investors look towards end of hikes

BoE raises rates again as investors look towards end of hikes

By David Milliken and Farouq Suleiman LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England raised its key interest rate by a further half-perc..

Electric vehicles confront the leap to the mass market

Electric vehicles confront the leap to the mass market

By Joseph White DETROIT (Reuters) – The past year was sobering for investors who poured money into Tesla Inc and rival electric ..

Swiss National Bank says inflation battle not yet won

Swiss National Bank says inflation battle not yet won

By John Revill and Michael Shields BERN (Reuters) – Swiss National Bank Chairman Thomas Jordan said it was too early to “s..

Early data from Productsup reveals commerce plans for holiday season

Early data from Productsup reveals commerce plans for holiday season

  Ad spend down, the metaverse out, and sustainable shopping thriving in new data from P2C leader Berlin, 15 Dec: Productsup, th..

What does 2023 hold? Predictions in payments for the year ahead 

What does 2023 hold? Predictions in payments for the year ahead 

Jane Loginova, CCO, BPC Banking Technologies  2023 is going to be a tough year, with the main themes being austerity and ‘being equipp..

How rising interest rates could decimate the housing market

How rising interest rates could decimate the housing market

  With the announcement of a further hike in interest rates to 3.5% KIS Finance has been looking at how this 9th consecutive ris..

Telecom equipment maker Ericsson divests Russian operation

Telecom equipment maker Ericsson divests Russian operation

HELSINKI (Reuters) – Swedish telecom equipment maker Ericsson said on Thursday it had divested a customer support operation in R..

UK retailer Currys warns on profit as Nordic chill sweeps in

UK retailer Currys warns on profit as Nordic chill sweeps in

By Aby Jose Koilparambil (Reuters) -British electricals retailer Currys cut its full-year profit forecast on Thursday after heavy disc..

Adding EVs to U.S. biofuels law is environmental agency’s 2023 task

Adding EVs to U.S. biofuels law is environmental agency’s 2023 task

By Stephanie Kelly NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Biden administration could change the nation’s biofuel blending law next year ..

BHOUT launches the world’s first AI boxing bag

BHOUT launches the world’s first AI boxing bag

  Portuguese-based start-up BHOUT has developed the world’s first artificial intelligence (AI) enabled punching bag, which is due..

The last industry for digitisation

The last industry for digitisation

  By Jimmy Metta, CEO, Spiritrade   The drinks business is doing exceptionally well. According to forecasts made by market a..

A Failure To Consider Language Diversity In EDI Provision Causes Problems For Multinational Firms

A Failure To Consider Language Diversity In EDI Provision Causes Problems For Multinational Firms

  Multinational companies are struggling to effectively produce and embed effective equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) focus..

Boston Limited sign Memorandum of Agreement with Oxford Quantum Circuits Limited, an exciting partnership to accelerate the use of Quantum computing

Boston Limited sign Memorandum of Agreement with Oxford Quantum Circuits Limited, an exciting partnership to accelerate the use of Quantum computing

  Boston Limited, with thirty years of experience in providing high-performance technology, has signed a Memorandum of Agreement ..

9 in every 10 businesses are paid late, according to The 2022 late payments report by Chaser

9 in every 10 businesses are paid late, according to The 2022 late payments report by Chaser

  The 2022 late payments report produced by Chaser, the global accounts receivables software provider, found that 87% of business..

Freelancers must brace themselves for a tough 2023

Freelancers must brace themselves for a tough 2023

  On Behalf of Roy Sheppard Freelancer Support online founder and international facilitator and speaker, Roy Sheppard predicts t..

Columbia University, ESSEC Business School, and CentraleSupélec Join Forces with New Dual Degree Program

Columbia University, ESSEC Business School, and CentraleSupélec Join Forces with New Dual Degree Program

  Columbia University, ESSEC Business School, and CentraleSupélec Join Forces with New Dual Degree Program Columbia University a..

42% of people dramatically cutting Christmas expenditure

42% of people dramatically cutting Christmas expenditure

    As the cost-of-living crisis deepens, 42% of people will be dramatically cutting their spending this Christmas Christma..

Pioneering a New Vision for Business

Pioneering a New Vision for Business

  Never before has the starting point for much-needed change been so favorable. At the World Climate Conference held last month i..

Technology

MUNIC EKKO platform and Edge Computing OBD Dongles power Smart Connect project from ADAC (Allgemeiner Deutscher Automobil-Club)

MUNIC EKKO platform and Edge Computing OBD Dongles power Smart Connect project from ADAC (Allgemeiner Deutscher Automobil-Club)

  Combining telematics and full remote diagnostics with Hella Gutmann Solutions, ‘Smart Connect’ is the first of its kind in the industry. Allge..

UK200Group Corporate Finance – 2022 M&A deal volumes flatline but average deal size decreases £800,000

UK200Group Corporate Finance – 2022 M&A deal volumes flatline but average deal size decreases £800,000

  M&A deal size has fallen in the last 12 months from £7.1 million to £6.3 million. Deal volumes have remained broadly the s..

hyperexponential releases report on pricing transformation for speciality insurers

hyperexponential releases report on pricing transformation for speciality insurers

  Analysis of leading specialty insurers’ annual reports reveals pricing as key initiative for growth London-based next-ge..

Accelerated Payments appoints Banking Professional Siobhan Jones to manage business development in the North of England

Accelerated Payments appoints Banking Professional Siobhan Jones to manage business development in the North of England

  Business funding provider Accelerated Payments (AP) has made another strategic appointment in the UK as it ramps up its expansi..

System spaghetti: The paradox of insurtech

System spaghetti: The paradox of insurtech

  By Martin Henley, CEO at mea There’s no denying that insurtechs have some impressive technology, which can (and does) giv..

Latest ONS labour statistics: There’s still a tough talent landscape, with health and social care levels revealing a need for a new hiring approach

Latest ONS labour statistics: There’s still a tough talent landscape, with health and social care levels revealing a need for a new hiring approach

  Responding to the latest labour market data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), Tania Bowers, Global Public Policy D..

Seven competencies that successful ESG leaders need

Seven competencies that successful ESG leaders need

  Leaders who seek to guide their companies through ESG transitions should strive to develop seven competencies, a review of lite..

EU meets to try to break gas price cap impasse

EU meets to try to break gas price cap impasse

By Kate Abnett, Gabriela Baczynska and Benoit Van Overstraeten BRUSSELS (Reuters) -European Union energy ministers meeting in Brussels..

Sterling holds firm after UK jobs data muddies rate outlook

Sterling holds firm after UK jobs data muddies rate outlook

By Amanda Cooper LONDON (Reuters) – The pound held broadly steady on Tuesday, as gains following UK employment data were offset ..

Explainer-Europe’s fiercely contested plan to cap gas prices

Explainer-Europe’s fiercely contested plan to cap gas prices

By Susanna Twidale, Kate Abnett and Gabriela Baczynska (Reuters) – A proposed cap on gas prices has divided European Union count..

Food inflation: Tight grain, oilseed supplies to keep prices elevated

Food inflation: Tight grain, oilseed supplies to keep prices elevated

By Naveen Thukral SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Drought or too much rain, the war in Ukraine and high energy costs look set to curb glob..

London stocks slip ahead of key interest rate decisions

London stocks slip ahead of key interest rate decisions

By Johann M Cherian and Shristi Achar A (Reuters) – British shares closed lower on Monday, with investors treading cautiously ah..