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KPMG in the UK and Quantexa Collaborate to Deliver Contextual Decision Intelligence Solu-tions

KPMG in the UK and Quantexa Collaborate to Deliver Contextual Decision Intelligence Solu-tions

Helping organisations defend against fraud, money laundering, and illicit finance London, – Quantexa, the data and analytics software ..

Australian digital banking platform, Data Action, takes a lead in AML compliance with Napier

Australian digital banking platform, Data Action, takes a lead in AML compliance with Napier

Sydney: RegTech company Napier, provider of advanced anti-financial crime compliance solutions, has announced that specialist core ban..

Financial planning for Millennials and Gen Zers

Financial planning for Millennials and Gen Zers

By: Jenny Madhoo, Chartered Financial Planner & Founder of SpringGen Advice Ltd SpringGen, the brainchild of Jenny Mad..

U.S. CDC signs off on Moderna, J&J COVID-19 vaccine boosters, mix-and-match shots

U.S. CDC signs off on Moderna, J&J COVID-19 vaccine boosters, mix-and-match shots

By Manas Mishra and Julie Steenhuysen (Reuters) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday recommen..

Duran Duran drop new album 40 years after debut

Duran Duran drop new album 40 years after debut

By Hanna Rantala LONDON (Reuters) – When British pop band Duran Duran made their debut, they did not know how long they would la..

Card spending in UK falls below pre-COVID average – ONS

Card spending in UK falls below pre-COVID average – ONS

LONDON (Reuters) – Spending on credit and debit cards in Britain fell last week to 97% of its pre-pandemic average in February 2..

Norway’s DNB announces dividend after posting record Q3 earnings

Norway’s DNB announces dividend after posting record Q3 earnings

By Victoria Klesty and Gwladys Fouche OSLO (Reuters) – Norway’s largest bank DNB reported its best ever third-quarter earn..

Three Quarters (74%) of US Workers Say Face-To-Face Meetings Are Still Needed for the Future of Work

Three Quarters (74%) of US Workers Say Face-To-Face Meetings Are Still Needed for the Future of Work

  64% of US workers say the key to trust is human contact Over half (53%) trust in-person sales over online Most workers (60%) p..

Research reveals data education gap at the top of or-ganisations

Research reveals data education gap at the top of or-ganisations

CEOs score the lowest in assessment of data literacy among experienced professionals   London, UK: Research by data science company Pr..

EQ Investors publishes fourth annual impact report

EQ Investors publishes fourth annual impact report

Report highlights role of investors in driving positive change EQ Investors (EQ), the B Corp wealth manager, has today published its f..

As UK job vacancies soar to record levels, survey re-veals what’s stopping job seekers from accepting roles

As UK job vacancies soar to record levels, survey re-veals what’s stopping job seekers from accepting roles

The latest survey from the UK’s leading independent job board, CV-Library, reveals that poor interviewer behaviour is stopping job see..

PayPal’s move to stock trading could attract increased regulatory scrutiny

PayPal’s move to stock trading could attract increased regulatory scrutiny

With PayPal looking to enter the growing retail investment market, which saw 10 million new investors in the first half of 2021, Maxim..

CEC Bank innovates with low-code apps to support SME customers

CEC Bank innovates with low-code apps to support SME customers

CEC Bank launches fully digitalised current accounts for SMEs and sole traders built using low-code platform, Aurachain. CEC Bank, the..

Poll reveals significant decline in applications compared to pre-pandemic levels

Poll reveals significant decline in applications compared to pre-pandemic levels

As vacancy numbers continue to rise, new data from online talent sourcing specialist, Talent.com, has shown that a majority of employe..

Inflation trade? Nestle reaps benefits from higher prices

Inflation trade? Nestle reaps benefits from higher prices

By Silke Koltrowitz ZURICH (Reuters) – Nestle raised its full-year sales target on Wednesday after the world’s largest foo..

Analysis-Eat or be eaten? Food delivery apps have knives out as pandemic boom fades

Analysis-Eat or be eaten? Food delivery apps have knives out as pandemic boom fades

By Toby Sterling AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The meal delivery market is expected turn to a phase of consolidation in the coming month..

Amazon and others commit to using zero-carbon shipping fuels by 2040

Amazon and others commit to using zero-carbon shipping fuels by 2040

By Jonathan Saul LONDON (Reuters) -Amazon.com Inc and IKEA are among commercial users of container shipping that will opt for zero-car..

Metro Bank posts flat third-quarter loan growth

Metro Bank posts flat third-quarter loan growth

(Reuters) – Metro Bank said on Wednesday third-quarter net loans were at similar levels to the previous quarter, as a reduction ..

A UK COVID lockdown would be wrong right now, business minister says

A UK COVID lockdown would be wrong right now, business minister says

LONDON (Reuters) – Another COVID lockdown would be completely wrong right now as Britain is learning to live with the novel coro..

UK competition watchdog has music streaming in its sights

UK competition watchdog has music streaming in its sights

By Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s competition regulator plans to launch an investigation into music streaming to see wh..

Lightsource BP to enter Polish renewables market

Lightsource BP to enter Polish renewables market

LONDON (Reuters) – Lightsource BP said on Tuesday it was entering the Polish market with a deal to develop solar energy projects..

CFOs at Crossroad in Attempt to Build Post-Covid Business Re-silience

CFOs at Crossroad in Attempt to Build Post-Covid Business Re-silience

Zellis research CFOs in UK and Ireland for large employers shows addressing continuity risks exposed by Covid sit at top of mind for C..

BIAN Defines the Future of Banking with Development of their Core-less Banking Platform

BIAN Defines the Future of Banking with Development of their Core-less Banking Platform

Banks, fintechs, and software vendors collaborate to overcome obstacles surrounding interoperability Frankfurt – BIAN, the independent..

Crown Agents Bank accelerates global growth and expands into new markets with MuleSoft

Crown Agents Bank accelerates global growth and expands into new markets with MuleSoft

Increases payment processing capacity by more than 3,000% Reduces delivery of new integration projects from months to just days LOND..

PragmatIC Semiconductor secures $80 million funding

PragmatIC Semiconductor secures $80 million funding

New investment supports second FlexLogIC® fab to meet soaring demand for flexible chips Cambridge, UK, 09.30am (BST)– PragmatIC Semico..

How financial technology can help accelerate the recovery and evolution of SMEs

How financial technology can help accelerate the recovery and evolution of SMEs

By: Kaushalya Somasundaram, Head of Payments Partnerships & Industry Relations, UK at Square Last year, it seemed uncertain whethe..

Power squeeze curbs Chinese growth, leaves Europe in a gas bind

Power squeeze curbs Chinese growth, leaves Europe in a gas bind

By Muyu Xu, Oksana Kobzeva and Jason Hovet BEIJING/MOSCOW/PRAGUE (Reuters) – China’s power shortages hit growth in the wor..

Former U.S. President Clinton leaves hospital, heads to New York

Former U.S. President Clinton leaves hospital, heads to New York

ORANGE, Ca. (Reuters) -Former U.S. President Bill Clinton walked out of a Southern California hospital on Sunday after being admitted ..

Ford to invest around $300 million to build electric car parts at UK plant

Ford to invest around $300 million to build electric car parts at UK plant

LONDON (Reuters) – Ford said on Monday it would invest up to 230 million pounds ($316 million) to build electric car components ..

Oil prices climb as COVID recovery, power generators stoke demand

Oil prices climb as COVID recovery, power generators stoke demand

By Jessica Jaganathan SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Oil prices hit their highest level in years on Monday as demand recovers from the COVID-19 ..

Taiwan’s Foxconn shows off three electric vehicle prototypes

Taiwan’s Foxconn shows off three electric vehicle prototypes

By Yimou Lee TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan tech giant Foxconn unveiled its first three electric vehicle prototypes on Monday, unders..

For Britain’s chicken farmers, Brexit and COVID brew a perfect storm

For Britain’s chicken farmers, Brexit and COVID brew a perfect storm

By Kate Holton and James Davey DRIFFIELD, England (Reuters) – When Nigel Upson checks the plucked chicken carcasses dangling fro..

Hungry for fuel, China looks to the U.S., Europe eyes relief plans

Hungry for fuel, China looks to the U.S., Europe eyes relief plans

By Chen Aizhu, Jessica Jaganathan and Scott DiSavino (Reuters) – China’s energy crisis deepened on Friday with coal prices..

Adele makes music comeback with new single ‘Easy On Me’

Adele makes music comeback with new single ‘Easy On Me’

By Marie-Louise Gumuchian LONDON (Reuters) -British singer-songwriter Adele made her highly anticipated music comeback on Friday, rele..

Pearson pounded after COVID hits U.S. community college enrolment

Pearson pounded after COVID hits U.S. community college enrolment

By Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) -Global education group Pearson said enrolments at community colleges in the United States had been hi..

Italian fashion group OTB joins LVMH-led blockchain platform

Italian fashion group OTB joins LVMH-led blockchain platform

MILAN (Reuters) – Italian fashion group OTB has joined a consortium formed by luxury goods heavyweights LVMH, Prada and Richemon..

The logo of French cloud computing company OVHcloud is seen on a data-center building in Strasbourg, France, October 13, 2021.  REUTERS/Christian Hartmann

The logo of French cloud computing company OVHcloud is seen on a data-center building in Strasbourg, France, October 13, 2021. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann

LONDON (Reuters) – Royal Dutch Shell has appointed Wael Sawan as head of its integrated gas and renewables division, replacing M..