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Tesco says online services back up after interference ‘attempt’

Tesco says online services back up after interference ‘attempt’

LONDON (Reuters) -British supermarket chain Tesco said its website and app are back up after the services were disrupted by an attempt..

Britain’s Co-op bank confirms TSB approach

Britain’s Co-op bank confirms TSB approach

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Co-operative Bank confirmed on Monday that it expressed interest in potentially buying TSB fr..

Cricket-Stokes added to England’s Ashes squad

Cricket-Stokes added to England’s Ashes squad

(Reuters) – All-rounder Ben Stokes has been added to England’s squad for the Ashes tour of Australia, England’s cric..

Why expense management automation is a secret weapon in the business world

Why expense management automation is a secret weapon in the business world

By: Koen Christiaens, Chief Product Officer, Rydoo The term ‘automation’ has become more than just a buzzword for busines..

Is your firm ready for the UK’s new prudential regime?

Is your firm ready for the UK’s new prudential regime?

Murray Campbell, CASS business consultant at automated-reconciliation firm AutoRek Coming into effect in the UK on the 1st of January ..

The Rise of Banking as a Service for Wealth Management

The Rise of Banking as a Service for Wealth Management

By: Sudhir Pai, Chief Technology & Innovation Officer, Capgemini Financial Services Global Business. In the deeply connected world..

Contour partners with GLEIF to enable LEI usage on digital trade finance network

Contour partners with GLEIF to enable LEI usage on digital trade finance network

October 2021: Contour, the digital trade finance network, has partnered with the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) to ..

Payment Fraud in the UK: How Open Banking can help

Payment Fraud in the UK: How Open Banking can help

By: Paul Marcantonio, Executive Director UK & Western Europe, ECOMMPAY The pandemic has given rise to further paymen..

Exclusive-Italy woos Intel over multibillion-euro chip plant -sources

Exclusive-Italy woos Intel over multibillion-euro chip plant -sources

By Giulio Piovaccari and Giuseppe Fonte MILAN/ROME (Reuters) – Rome is drawing up an offer to try to convince Intel to invest bi..

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 ..