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Logos launches interactive film on life's hard choices
Data Protection

Logos launches interactive film on life's hard choices

Viewers are shown how debt, corruption and digital surveillance can shrink real-world options in Logos's branching film on hardship.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month
Mastercard survey sees SMEs shifting to fintech payments
Digital Transformation

Mastercard survey sees SMEs shifting to fintech payments

Cross-border payment competition is intensifying as SMEs prioritise faster, more reliable transfers, with 91% planning to switch provider within two years.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 5 min read • Last month
BlackBerry raises outlook as QNX revenue hits record
Digital Transformation

BlackBerry raises outlook as QNX revenue hits record

Strong demand for QNX helped lift BlackBerry's second-quarter profit and cash flow, prompting the company to increase full-year guidance.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month
Midnite taps BR-DGE to expand payments infrastructure
Fintech

Midnite taps BR-DGE to expand payments infrastructure

The move should let customers use more payment options as the betting operator expands beyond the UK and Ireland.

By Raphael Veloso • 3 min read • Last month
HeadFirst rebrands as Vertage in staffing shake-up
Digital Transformation

HeadFirst rebrands as Vertage in staffing shake-up

Customers will keep existing contracts and delivery teams as the staffing group folds 11 brands into Vertage on a single platform.

By Raphael Veloso • 4 min read • Last month
HR leaders grapple with AI ethics & performance reviews
Data Protection

HR leaders grapple with AI ethics & performance reviews

Rising executive pressure is pushing HR teams to use AI, even as most leaders still worry about ethics, governance and failed software buys.

By Raphael Veloso • 4 min read • Last month
UK airport ground support activity surges in H1 2026
Airlines

UK airport ground support activity surges in H1 2026

UK airports saw their busiest ground support use in years, with monitored vehicles logging 75.5% more daily hours as passenger numbers held up.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month
Bookkeepers offer unpaid advice as tax demands grow
Data Analytics

Bookkeepers offer unpaid advice as tax demands grow

More than one million extra sole traders and landlords will be pulled into Making Tax Digital from next April, boosting demand for bookkeepers' guidance.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 5 min read • Last month

Stories from Other Regions

United Kingdom (UK) stories

Accrual launches Arc AI agent platform for accountants
Software-as-a-Service

Accrual launches Arc AI agent platform for accountants

It targets a common gap in accounting workflows, automating multi-step jobs across existing systems while keeping practitioners in control.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month
Ramp launches receivables tool to track incoming cash
Software-as-a-Service

Ramp launches receivables tool to track incoming cash

Finance teams can now automate invoice collection as late payments continue to squeeze cash flow and working capital at smaller businesses.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last month
UK CIOs trust AI over analyst reports on suppliers
Digital Transformation

UK CIOs trust AI over analyst reports on suppliers

AI chatbots now outrank analyst reports for UK tech buying research, with 56% of CIOs using them instead of traditional sources.

By Sean Mitchell • 2 min read • Last month
AI widens skills gap in UK skilled trades, Pearson finds
Risk & Compliance

AI widens skills gap in UK skilled trades, Pearson finds

Training systems are struggling to keep pace as AI changes day-to-day tasks in UK skilled trades and raises replacement demand, Pearson says.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month
Kura appoints Acumen Cyber for round-the-clock monitoring
Data Protection

Kura appoints Acumen Cyber for round-the-clock monitoring

The deal gives the customer experience outsourcer 24/7 threat detection and incident response as clients demand stronger proof of security controls.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last month
UK firms see strong returns from AI adoption research
Customer Relationship Management

UK firms see strong returns from AI adoption research

Most UK organisations using AI are seeing measurable gains, with productivity, cost savings and revenue growth among the clearest benefits.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
Fife expands Totalmobile rollout across adult care
Digital Transformation

Fife expands Totalmobile rollout across adult care

The expansion should free more time for frontline care, with the system already adding 1,713 hours a week and saving GBP £2.35 million yearly.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month
iFAST Global Bank launches payment collection tool for SMEs
Fintech

iFAST Global Bank launches payment collection tool for SMEs

Small firms using sterling payments can now track incoming money in one dashboard, as the bank aims to cut manual reconciliation.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last month
UK SMEs upbeat but finance admin slows growth plans
Software-as-a-Service

UK SMEs upbeat but finance admin slows growth plans

Finance admin is limiting growth plans for many UK SMEs, even as 56% say they are confident about the year ahead.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last month
Air IT launches AI services for SMEs lacking plans
Digital Transformation

Air IT launches AI services for SMEs lacking plans

Many SMEs are delaying AI adoption, leaving them exposed to lost productivity as Air IT's new services aim to turn pilots into practical use.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Last month