Veriff Continues Global Expansion with New Barcelona Tech Hub
New European tech hub will expand product and engineering teams, global customer reach
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Pandora Papers: Is blockchain technology the solution to financial fraud?
As revelations from the Pandora Papers continue to explode, a financial expert says things of this nature will occur until blockchain technology is more widely implemented.
EquiTrace secures funding €1.25m from HBAN and Enterprise Ireland to develop...
EquiTrace, a unique app for horses that combines identity, GPS and medical records data using a scanner, a microchip and a mobile phone, has signed an investment agreement with a syndicate of HBAN angel investors led by Brendan Nevin, CEO of Code Institute for 1million euros. Enterprise Ireland will also be investing in the company, providing 250,000 euros. EquiTrace will use the investment to grow the company, building a sales and development team as well as investing in marketing, and focus on global expansion.
Mobilizing the shift to electric fleets: Vattenfall outlines the roadmap for...
Understanding eFleet charging infrastructures, a new white paper from European energy company Vattenfall, sets out a roadmap for businesses to facilitate the transition to electric vehicles.
How businesses can improve their WFH strategy
In response to the ongoing chatter about working from home, and whether it’s beneficial or detrimental to employers, staffers or workplace proactivity, for example. please see below a comment from remote working expert, Sridhar Iyengar, MD for Zoho Europe, offering advice and guidance on how to improve long term WFH operations.
Twitch In-App Purchases In H1 2021 – $195.5M; 140% Higher Than...
Streaming platform giants, Twitch has clearly built from the increased engagement in 2020 brought about by the lockdowns imposed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to data presented by Wette.de, Twitch generated $195.5M in in-app purchases in the first half of 2021, 139.88% more than the first half of 2020.
Quant Insight expands with $10m funding to empower investors with world-first...
Quant Insight (Qi), a new quantitative financial market analytics and trading insights provider, today announces a major scale up after four years of research and development and over $10m in funding from three investment rounds.
The study on the impact of open source software and hardware...
On Monday 6 September, the European Commission published the results of the study analysing the economic impact of Open Source Software (OSS) and Hardware (OSH) on the European economy.
UK Business losing billions due to poor technology
In response to new data revealing that UK businesses are losing billions due to poor digital experiences, and many UK businesses aren’t making effective use of existing technology, please see below expert comment from Sridhar Iyengar, MD, Zoho.
Introducing….. Ben Fleetwood of Your E-Car
Having worked in the automotive industry in both the UK and Canada since 2003, Ben decided to consolidate his industry knowledge to create Red Kite Leasing, now known as Your E-Car, in 2018.
Xero unveils the next evolution of bank reconciliation
With more than 1.7 billion transactions processed in the past 12 months, Xero’s most-loved feature is becoming even more powerful and beautiful for small businesses
OxTech Fest: Inaugural event to focus on diversity and connections in...
Gender diversity is only 19% in the tech workforce and only 15% of workers are from BAME backgrounds. A new festival aims to develop the tech sector in Oxfordshire.
Neil McNicholas appointed Unipart Rail Managing Director
Neil McNicholas has been appointed the new Managing Director for Unipart Rail effective immediately.
“Trends that will define the future for small businesses” with Glen...
Join Glen Foster, Director, Small Business and Partners at Xero in a discussion with Richard Rosser, CEO at B4, where he shares the trends that Xero believes will define the next few years for small businesses.
Xero: British economy growing at fastest rate in 80 years
Following the news from economic forecaster, EY Item Club, revealing that the British economy is growing at the fastest rate in 80 years, please see below for comment from the global small business platform, Xero.