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Countingup launches SmartTax AI for tax automation
Fintech

Countingup launches SmartTax AI for tax automation

Countingup unveils SmartTax AI, using machine learning to automate tax tasks, saving UK small businesses time and GBP £4,500 on compliance annually.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 3 min read • Tue, 27th May 2025
Gordon Murray Group streamlines IT operations with Apogee
Digital Transformation

Gordon Murray Group streamlines IT operations with Apogee

Gordon Murray Group has teamed up with Apogee to streamline IT asset management, slashing laptop setup times by 30 times and boosting security.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 23rd May 2025
AI agents prompt 62% of UK firms to rethink IT hiring plans
Digital Transformation

AI agents prompt 62% of UK firms to rethink IT hiring plans

New research shows 62% of UK firms are revising IT hiring plans as AI agents reshape roles, focusing teams on strategic tasks over routine work.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 23rd May 2025
Shadow spend costs UK firms margins as AI offers hope
Human Capital Management

Shadow spend costs UK firms margins as AI offers hope

Shadow spend drains UK firms' margins, with £1 in every £10 untracked, but AI and automation offer promising solutions to boost spend visibility and control.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 23rd May 2025
EU banks brace for lost interest earnings as SEPA Instant looms
Banking

EU banks brace for lost interest earnings as SEPA Instant looms

Nearly half of European banks expect to lose millions in interest due to new liquidity rules under SEPA Instant Payments Regulation by October 2025.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Fri, 23rd May 2025
UK leads Europe in public sector adoption of generative AI
Digital Transformation

UK leads Europe in public sector adoption of generative AI

New research shows 75% of UK public sector organisations lead Europe in generative AI adoption, despite concerns over data security and sustainability.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 22nd May 2025
Exclusive: CyXcel urges UK firms to rethink supply chain risk
Ransomware

Exclusive: CyXcel urges UK firms to rethink supply chain risk

Cybercriminals target suppliers over UK firms, exploiting supply chain weaknesses as many companies remain dangerously unprepared, warns CyXcel's Ngaire Guzzetti.

By Melania Watson • 4 min read • Thu, 22nd May 2025
Castilla-La Mancha accelerates green reviews with AI-powered tools
Agricultural Technology

Castilla-La Mancha accelerates green reviews with AI-powered tools

Castilla-La Mancha government adopts Red Hat's AI tools to speed up environmental impact assessments, cutting processing times by two months.

By Melania Watson • 3 min read • Wed, 21st May 2025
TransferGo unveils GBP wallets & savings for UK businesses
Fintech

TransferGo unveils GBP wallets & savings for UK businesses

TransferGo teams up with Griffin to launch multi-currency business accounts in the UK, offering GBP wallets, savings, and same-day transfers for firms.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Wed, 21st May 2025
Marketers predict traditional SEO obsolete by 2026, survey finds
Marketing Technologies

Marketers predict traditional SEO obsolete by 2026, survey finds

A SALESmanago survey finds 73% of UK, Polish and Italian marketers expect traditional SEO to become obsolete by 2026 amid shifting consumer trends.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Tue, 20th May 2025
Legal Aid Agency hit by major cyber breach affecting millions
Data Protection

Legal Aid Agency hit by major cyber breach affecting millions

The Legal Aid Agency has suffered a major cyber-attack, exposing personal data of over two million individuals dating back to 2010 in England and Wales.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Tue, 20th May 2025
QuickBooks launches AI tool for income tax digital compliance
Financial Systems

QuickBooks launches AI tool for income tax digital compliance

Intuit QuickBooks launches AI tool to simplify digital income tax compliance for nearly two million UK self-assessment filers ahead of MTD rollout.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Tue, 20th May 2025
Nationwide wins Best Use of Customer Insight award
Data Analytics

Nationwide wins Best Use of Customer Insight award

Nationwide wins Best Use of Customer Insight at the Institute of Customer Service Awards 2025 for its work with Medallia and Kantar improving member experience.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Tue, 20th May 2025
Titanbay named UK's most generous employer for staff benefits
Human Capital Management

Titanbay named UK's most generous employer for staff benefits

London-based private markets platform Titanbay has been named the UK's Most Generous Company for its inclusive employee benefits and share scheme.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 3 min read • Tue, 20th May 2025
Green skills gap limits UK youth access to growing green jobs
Clean technologies

Green skills gap limits UK youth access to growing green jobs

UK youth show greater confidence in green skills than global peers, but a 200,000-worker shortfall threatens the rapidly growing net zero sector.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 4 min read • Tue, 20th May 2025
Legal Aid Agency cyber-attack exposes data of applicants
Data Protection

Legal Aid Agency cyber-attack exposes data of applicants

The Legal Aid Agency faced a major cyber-attack exposing data of hundreds of thousands of applicants, raising serious concerns over sensitive personal information security.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Tue, 20th May 2025
Report finds legacy tech & budgets hinder UK public sector AI
Unified Communications

Report finds legacy tech & budgets hinder UK public sector AI

A report finds UK public sector hampered by legacy tech and budget limits, delaying AI adoption and digital transformation despite rising citizen expectations.

By Shannon Williams • 5 min read • Fri, 16th May 2025
UK accountancy firms cautious on fully embracing cloud IT shift
Data Protection

UK accountancy firms cautious on fully embracing cloud IT shift

Over a third of UK accountancy firms adopt hybrid IT, balancing cloud and legacy tech, with many cautious about fully embracing digital transformation in 2025.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Fri, 16th May 2025
Financial sector sets new baseline guidance for Gen-AI risks
Data Protection

Financial sector sets new baseline guidance for Gen-AI risks

The CMORG AI Taskforce, with City of London and UK Finance, publishes new AI Baseline Guidance to help financial firms manage generative AI risks across operations and compliance.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 16th May 2025