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UK piracy is scaling faster than enforcement can keep up
Artificial Intelligence

UK piracy is scaling faster than enforcement can keep up

Illegal streaming is stripping £1.35 billion a year from UK media firms, while 16.8 million adults use illicit streams within three months.

By Joanna Betts • 4 min read • Last week
Alchemist Group appoints Griffiths as fractional CTO
Digital Transformation

Alchemist Group appoints Griffiths as fractional CTO

The hire gives the training group part-time cyber and technology leadership as it scales digital learning tools across three brands.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week
Ireland startups face funding gap as scale-up push grows
Entrepreneurship

Ireland startups face funding gap as scale-up push grows

Irish founders risk being forced overseas to raise later-stage cash unless the new €1 billion scaling fund eases the gap, speakers warned.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 6 min read • Last week
Core to Cloud names David Brown as Managing Director
Manufacturing

Core to Cloud names David Brown as Managing Director

The hire gives the UK cybersecurity provider a dedicated operator as it pushes to expand services and serve more than 150 organisations.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week
Broadridge repo platform hits USD $7.5 trillion in September
Fintech

Broadridge repo platform hits USD $7.5 trillion in September

Tokenised repo is moving into routine institutional processing, with Broadridge's platform averaging USD $359 billion a day in September.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last week
Global Tech Advocates launches new global research centre
Data Analytics

Global Tech Advocates launches new global research centre

The move gives a volunteer-led network spanning more than 45 hubs a permanent base for research on how technology serves citizens worldwide.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week
Ecommpay urges merchants to use AI for lost revenue
Customer Experience

Ecommpay urges merchants to use AI for lost revenue

Failed payments are costing online merchants sales, as Ecommpay says AI can also pinpoint lost revenue and lift conversion rates.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last week
Axiologik boosts headcount by a third as demand rises
Digital Transformation

Axiologik boosts headcount by a third as demand rises

Rising digital and AI demand helped the Leeds consultancy expand by a third in 2026, after a nine-hire August recruitment drive.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last week
Saber says bootstrapped AI growth beats UK funding frenzy
Risk & Compliance

Saber says bootstrapped AI growth beats UK funding frenzy

The Manchester AI workflow firm now has £13 million in annual recurring revenue after automating a 200,000-claim audit in under three days.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last week
AI outpaces marketers' readiness in measurement study
Software-as-a-Service

AI outpaces marketers' readiness in measurement study

Only 3% of senior marketers say their organisations are fully ready to use AI in marketing measurement, despite its speed benefits.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week
Writer's Toolbox launches handwriting feature for schools
Artificial Intelligence

Writer's Toolbox launches handwriting feature for schools

Schools can now keep handwriting central while giving pupils digital feedback, as Writer's Toolbox adds an opt-in recognition tool.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week
Backbase launches conversational banking for banks
Risk & Compliance

Backbase launches conversational banking for banks

Banks using the new software can resolve routine requests in chat or by voice, while keeping tighter control over approvals and audits.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week
Ecommerce needs to realise the role of inclusive finance as it adjusts to a new credit challenge
Buy Now Pay Later

Ecommerce needs to realise the role of inclusive finance as it adjusts to a new credit challenge

Affordability checks could turn away up to 30% of BNPL users, risking abandoned baskets and weaker sales for retailers.

By Andy Smith • 5 min read • Last week
European business notebook buyers shift to lower memory
Small Business

European business notebook buyers shift to lower memory

Memory cost pressure is pushing buyers towards 8GB and 16GB business notebooks, even as 32GB models still drive a disproportionate share of revenue.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
Noah raises USD $38 million to scale stablecoin payments
Crypto

Noah raises USD $38 million to scale stablecoin payments

The seed round will fund a New York office and expansion across 150 markets as businesses shift to stablecoin-based cross-border payments.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week
Insurers race towards autonomous AI, Sapiens survey finds
Digital Transformation

Insurers race towards autonomous AI, Sapiens survey finds

Two thirds of senior insurance professionals expect AI to become fully autonomous within three years, despite patchy adoption and governance gaps.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week
PayDo adds Convera SWIFT receivables to payments platform
Fintech

PayDo adds Convera SWIFT receivables to payments platform

Businesses will be able to receive SWIFT transfers and push funds onward in one system, reducing the need for extra banking infrastructure.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last week
Sapiens launches AI foundation for insurance platforms
Digital Transformation

Sapiens launches AI foundation for insurance platforms

It is designed to curb hallucinations and model drift by grounding insurer workflows in decades of sector-specific data, code and documentation.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 5 min read • Last week
MSCI launches SignalLab to unify investment signals
Data governance

MSCI launches SignalLab to unify investment signals

Investment teams can now test and deploy more than 600 daily signals in one environment, easing data fragmentation across vendors.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last week