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After $20M in Transactions, Vennre Hires CPO Veteran to Build the Future of Digital Wealth Creation

London, 23rd April 2025Vennre has today announced the appointment of Ahmed El-Sharkasy as Chief Product Officer (CPO). This strategic hire comes on th..

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Cognota: The Driving Force Behind Learning Operations (LearnOps)

Revolutionizing L&D with Technology and a Thriving CommunityCognota is the leading provider of learning operations software, pioneering a transfor..

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Awful April? Bring it on! 55% of SMEs plan to expand in the new tax year

33% of UK SMEs are making a good profit and 55% have plans to expandThe most profitable location to run a small business is in the West Midlands where..

MILC: Guiding European Enterprises into the Web3 Era

With Europe positioning itself as a hub for blockchain innovation, the demand for expert-led Web3 consulting is increasing. MILC (Media Industry Lic..

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Ant International Launches Embedded Finance Service for E-Commerce SMEs in Brazil

Collaborating with AliExpress and local partners to provide SME financing, support local economySão Paulo, March 17, 2025 – Bettr, a leading AI-driven..

Finance

Sean Edwards on Technology and Philanthropy with a Vision for Innovation and Community Engagement

Sean Edwards is a prominent executive in the telecommunications sector, serving as the President of Rittenhouse Communications Group. With a career sp..

Technology

Bullish young business owners lead the charge to secure finance in 2025

70% of SMEs want to secure funding for their business this year, up from 30% in 2024Demand is highest amongst younger business managers/directors - 76..

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Starburst Closes Record FY25, Fueled by Rising AI Demand and Growing Enterprise Momentum

BOSTON, MA - February 20, 2025 - Starburst, the data platform for apps and AI, announced a record FY25 close, driven by strong demand f..

Technology

Solvent.Life: The Prop Firm Opportunity That VCs Can’t Afford to Miss

Proprietary trading firms have long been an essential part of financial markets, providing traders with the resources to execute high-stakes strate..

Technology

Ant International appoints Chief Innovation Officer to Spearhead AI-Driven Digitalisation Strategy with new Product, Technology and Innovation Framework

Jiang-Ming Yang will be responsible for driving investments in and synergy between product and technology teamsA new CIO Organisation will be created ..

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Why, after 20 years, the PCI DSS certification is no longer enough to beat payment fraud

Payments technology expert Jean-Philippe Niedergang of Castles Technology gives his view on how the certification should be updated to respond to toda..

Technology

AZUR SEZ and the New Age of Sustainable Startups

In today’s rapidly evolving business landscape, sustainability is no longer a buzzword; it’s a fundamental driver of innovation and growth. As busines..

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Strides Pharma Consolidates European Business-to-Business Operations in Switzerland

·        Market proximity of Strides Pharma International AG, based in Zug, Switzerland, opens the way for rapid ..

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Embedded Finance: Navigating the new landscape with confidence

 Ivo Gueorguiev, co-founder of e-money institution Paynetics Embedded finance is poised to reshape how customers access and interact..

Finance

Small Businesses Show Big Appetite for Personal Guarantee Backed Finance – Average PG Backed Loan rises 9% to £174k in Q4 2024

Purbeck Personal Guarantee Insurance Monitor Q4 2024 January 2025: Small businesses are increasing..

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European shares fall as healthcare, financials weigh

(Reuters) – European shares slipped on Tuesday, pulling back after robust gains in the last session, as falling healthcare and f..

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Morning Bid: Inflation runs hot in the euro zone

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Vidya Ranganathan If the latest inflation data from Germany and Spain is a..

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Oil prices ease on weak economic data from US and Germany

By Scott DiSavino NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil prices eased about 1% in volatile trade on Monday following some weak economic news f..

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UK new car sales rise in 2024 but miss EV target, industry data shows

(Reuters) -New car registrations in the UK rose in 2024, industry data showed on Monday, ending a challenging year for the countryR..

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Spain’s December services activity grows at fastest pace in 20 months, PMI shows

MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s service sector expanded in December at its fastest pace since April 2023, driven by a sharp ris..

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UK firms lost momentum and cut staff after budget, surveys show

(Reuters) -British business activity growth slowed to a crawl in December and employers cut staffing at the fastest rate in almost fou..

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Nippon Steel could face growth challenges after U.S. Steel purchase blocked, analysts say

By Noriyuki Hirata, Yuka Obayashi and Katya Golubkova TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s Nippon Steel may need to look at a revamp of its ..

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Sterling perks up from eight-month low as dollar slips

LONDON (Reuters) – The pound firmed on Monday, rising from an eight-month low touched last Thursday, as investors reversed some ..

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UK’s FTSE 100 lags European peers as Rolls-Royce, Unilever weigh

(Reuters) – UK’s FTSE 100 inched down on Monday as rating downgrades on index heavyweights Rolls-Royce and Unilever weighe..

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Stocks nudge up in choppy trade as political uncertainty reigns

SYDNEY/LONDON (Reuters) -Global stocks edged up on Monday ahead of a week crammed with U.S. economic data that will be pivotal in sett..

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US plans more sanctions on tankers carrying Russian oil, sources say

WASHINGTON/NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The Biden administration plans to impose more sanctions on Russia over its war on Ukraine, taki..

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Canada PM Trudeau is likely to announce resignation, source says

OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is increasingly likely to announce he intends to step down, though he has not..

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Dollar rally pauses; yuan slides to 16-month low

By Rae Wee SINGAPORE (Reuters) -The dollar eased on Monday but held close to a two-year peak, as traders awaited a raft of U.S. econom..

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UBS investigates undisclosed Nazi-linked accounts at Credit Suisse

By Gnaneshwar Rajan and Surbhi Misra (Reuters) – Swiss bank UBS is working with an independent ombudsman to shed light on Nazi-l..

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How Supporting Financial Wellbeing in the Workplace Can Improve Your Bottom Line

Tom Eyre, Co-CEO and Co-Founder of Loqbox Tackling money worries for your employees at work isn’t just about being a good ..

Business

Tesla’s China sales rise to record high in 2024, bucking global decline

BEIJING (Reuters) -U.S. electric vehicle maker Tesla said on Friday its China sales rose 8.8% to a record high of more than 657,000 ca..

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Trouble in China’s shopping paradise as Hainan duty-free spending tumbles

BEIJING (Reuters) -Duty-free spending slumped 29.3% last year in China’s island province of Hainan, where global luxury players ..

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Morning Bid: As stocks waver, dollar remains the surest bet

While stock markets shrugged off the dim start to 2025, the higher-for-longer U.S. rates theme has left the dollar’s dominance i..

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China will sharply increase funding from treasury bonds to spur growth in 2025

BEIJING (Reuters) –     China will sharply increase funding from ultra-long treasury bonds in 2025 to spur business investment a..

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Asian stocks rise, dollar at two-year high as US rates, Trump in focus

SINGAPORE (Reuters) –     Asian stocks rose on Friday, aiming to shrug off a lacklustre start to 2025, while the dollar was perc..

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Dollar headed for best week since November on US rates, economic outlook

SINGAPORE (Reuters) –     The dollar was on track for its best weekly performance in over a month on Friday, underpinned by expe..

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Global equity fund inflows drop on higher US bond yields

(Reuters) – Demand for global equity funds shrank in the week through Jan. 1, as higher U.S. Treasury yields led to caution and ..

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