THE number of disruptive and destructive global cyber-attacks taking place each year will increase by 105% to the end of 2024, according to a QBE report (Connected Business: digital dependency fuelling risk) launched today. The trend shows these strategically significant, disruptive and destructive global cyber-attacks will more than double this year to 211, compared to […]
New research commissioned by innovation incentives specialist, ForrestBrown, highlights that UK businesses are eager to invest in innovation, but a range of barriers are holding them back. 19% of businesses surveyed point to a shortage of skilled personnel—a concern reinforced by the Learning and Work Institute’s prediction of a 2.5 million shortfall in highly skilled […]
A new survey of senior decision-makers within UK-based financial services companies has found: 78% feel their use of technology for internal processes and operations is good. Even more (86%) have confidence in their customer facing technology. However, almost two thirds (59%) described their firm’s attitude to adoption and application of new technology as risk averse. […]
Businesses across the UK, Ireland and Europe are rapidly changing their attitudes towards risk in response to the swift evolution of technological threats that are transforming the risk landscape like never before. The Chartered IIA’s annual Risk in Focus 2025 report, released today, tracks the risks facing organisations year-on-year as ranked by 985 chief internal […]
Optimism among the UK’s small and medium-sized businesses has grown for a third consecutive year, according to new American Express research, with almost seven in 10 (69%) saying they are confident about the future of their company — rising from 67% in 2023 and 65% in 2022. The most significant uptick in optimism was among […]
finova, the UK’s largest cloud-based mortgage and savings software provider, has today published a new report Homeownership in the digital age. The research uncovered that 19% of homeowners feel that the technological features offered by lenders are falling short of their expectations. finova surveyed over 500 borrowers and 500 brokers to understand how time consuming […]
Liberis, the leading global embedded finance platform, announced a partnership today with myPOS, award-winning fintech platform and payment service provider to European SMEs. This partnership will enable myPOS to offer revenue-based financing in 10 European countries starting with the UK, providing small businesses (SMEs) with the money they need to fund new projects, address business […]
techUK has unveiled a new report highlighting the immense potential for growth and productivity through increased digital adoption among UK SMEs. The report, “Small Enterprises, Big Impact”, finds that the UK still suffers of a productivity gap. Despite SMEs making up 99.9% of UK companies and representing some of the country’s most resilient businesses, over […]
MANSA, a leading decentralised finance (DeFi) platform specialising in cross-border payments and trade financing, has partnered with blockchain payment platform Bitmama to improve cross-border payment accessibility across Africa. Payment companies across Africa face significant challenges in establishing cross-border payment services, where maintaining pre-funded accounts in multiple countries often poses an obstacle due to limited capital, stifling innovation […]
AI is set to transform financial services organisations, but many are behind the curve. Operations leaders are now recognising the shortfalls of not having access to the data they need and see the significant benefits that AI can bring. New research from ActiveOps, provider of AI-powered Decision Intelligence for service operations, has found that almost […]
