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The Pandemic’s Impact on Working Mothers:  New Research Reveals That Two-Thirds Have Stopped Working or Now Work Less

The Pandemic’s Impact on Working Mothers: New Research Reveals That Two-Thirds Have Stopped Working or Now Work Less

LONDON (24 May 2021) — New research from TopCV, the world’s largest CV-writing service, reveals that nearly two-thirds of working moth..

Olympics-Taekwondo-Britain’s Williams to fight Croatia’s Jelic in final

Olympics-Taekwondo-Britain’s Williams to fight Croatia’s Jelic in final

By Chang-Ran Kim CHIBA, Japan (Reuters) – Britain’s Lauren Williams overpowered her toughest rival on Monday to reach the ..

Pollen VC launches first live lending facility for app and game makers, enabling them to borrow 4x their monthly revenues

Pollen VC launches first live lending facility for app and game makers, enabling them to borrow 4x their monthly revenues

Live lending: Using open banking, accounting and platform APIs, Pollen VC’s credit algorithms have a granular view of a developer’s u..

Xledger’s long-term local support for Bristol Sport – a successful partnership

Xledger’s long-term local support for Bristol Sport – a successful partnership

Xledger is a key sponsor of Bristol Sport and has now extended this for several more years  Xledger launches Bristol Bears Internship..

Spacing Pfizer COVID shots boosts antibody levels in long-term study

Spacing Pfizer COVID shots boosts antibody levels in long-term study

LONDON (Reuters) -A longer gap between doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine leads to higher overall antibody levels than a shorter..

Research reveals finance wants to direct its own digital and data literacy futures

Research reveals finance wants to direct its own digital and data literacy futures

MHR research shows that finance professionals acknowledge the need to boost digital change to improve their agility and resilience  22..

Optimizely Named a Leader in Digital Experience Platforms by Independent Research Firm

Optimizely Named a Leader in Digital Experience Platforms by Independent Research Firm

Analyst report states: “Compared with other vendors we evaluated, Optimizely shows strength in testing and optimisation, digital comme..

Security Compass Releases Research Report: The State of Threat Modeling in 2021

Security Compass Releases Research Report: The State of Threat Modeling in 2021

79% of survey respondents identify threat modeling as a top priority in 2021, yet many organisations are still falling short in taking..

Novus receives FCA approval to launch the first ‘conscious consumer’ focused fintech app

Novus receives FCA approval to launch the first ‘conscious consumer’ focused fintech app

Novus, the fintech app that generates positive social and environmental impact from everyday actions, has successfully secured regulat..

Cancel The Staycation – Nearly Three Out Of Four Brits Want To Travel Abroad

Cancel The Staycation – Nearly Three Out Of Four Brits Want To Travel Abroad

Revolut to give £70 million to its customers in a 10% cashback scheme through its new travel feature, Stays Revolut launches new trave..

IMAGENPAY LAUNCHES INTERN PROGRAM IN ECUADOR TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABILITY IN GLOBAL BANKING

IMAGENPAY LAUNCHES INTERN PROGRAM IN ECUADOR TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABILITY IN GLOBAL BANKING

PAYMENTS platform ImageNPay is partnering with students in Ecuador in order to promote greater sustainability within the global bankin..

ACE ENTREPRENEURS LAUNCHES INVESTMENT PROGRAM TO SUPPORT EARLY STAGE BLACK-OWNED BUSINESSES

ACE ENTREPRENEURS LAUNCHES INVESTMENT PROGRAM TO SUPPORT EARLY STAGE BLACK-OWNED BUSINESSES

ACE ENTREPRENEURS LAUNCHES £10,000 INVESTMENT PROGRAM TO SUPPORT EARLY-STAGE BLACK-OWNED BUSINESSES  A new investment initiative has b..

Staedtler UK develops digital presence with launch of B2B app

Staedtler UK develops digital presence with launch of B2B app

Staedtler UK, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of writing, colouring, and drawing instruments, has selected Software as ..

Innovation and Leadership Secure Two Finalist Places for FICO in Women in Credit Awards 2021

Innovation and Leadership Secure Two Finalist Places for FICO in Women in Credit Awards 2021

LONDON — 22 July 2021 — Global analytics leader FICO has, for a second consecutive year, seen members of its senior leadership team re..

Switzerland’s PostFinance Selects FICO Falcon Platform to Protect Nearly 3 Million Debit Cards with AI

Switzerland’s PostFinance Selects FICO Falcon Platform to Protect Nearly 3 Million Debit Cards with AI

LONDON, 16 June, 2021 — Analytics software firm FICO today announced that Switzerland’s PostFinance will protect nearly 3 million debi..

UK Leads Europe with £46M Card Fraud Loss Cut in 2020

UK Leads Europe with £46M Card Fraud Loss Cut in 2020

Only five of 18 countries analysed by FICO reported a drop in fraudulent card activity in 2020  Highlights: UK cuts fraud losses by 7..

Kensington launches bacteria and virus killing UV monitor stand and wipeable accessories to help offices reopen safely

Kensington launches bacteria and virus killing UV monitor stand and wipeable accessories to help offices reopen safely

Award-winning UVStandTM features spacious sanitisation compartment to eliminate up to 99.9% of bacteria and viruses from keyboards, mi..

UK growth slows sharply in July as COVID ‘pingdemic’ hits

UK growth slows sharply in July as COVID ‘pingdemic’ hits

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s rapid economic bounce-back from the coronavirus pandemic slowed sharply in July as..

Bad interactions and unethical practices impacting brand loyalty

Bad interactions and unethical practices impacting brand loyalty

60% of UK consumers admit bad interactions impact their loyalty to a brand and often result in them cutting ties, while one-in-five wo..

Trend Micro Vision One Stops Threats Faster, Streamlines Operations and Cuts Costs

Trend Micro Vision One Stops Threats Faster, Streamlines Operations and Cuts Costs

Bangalore, July 7, 2021 – Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), a global cybersecurity leader, today announced new analyst ..

Vaccine deserts: The poor nations trailing in the fight against COVID-19

Vaccine deserts: The poor nations trailing in the fight against COVID-19

By Nita Bhalla and Anastasia Moloney NAIROBI/BOGOTA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – At a private hospital in Burundi’s capi..

Netflix’s gaming foray will cost time and money – Wall St

Netflix’s gaming foray will cost time and money – Wall St

By Nivedita Balu and Akanksha Rana (Reuters) – Wall Street analysts welcomed Netflix’s planned plunge into mobile gaming o..

Eyeing IPO, Volvo Cars to take full control of its Chinese business

Eyeing IPO, Volvo Cars to take full control of its Chinese business

By Niklas Pollard and Yilei Sun STOCKHOLM/BEIJING (Reuters) -Volvo Cars has struck a deal to buy out parent company Zhejiang Geely Hol..

Germany sets out flood relief funding, hopes of finding survivors fade

Germany sets out flood relief funding, hopes of finding survivors fade

By Kirsti Knolle and Riham Alkousaa BERLIN (Reuters) -A relief official dampened hopes on Wednesday of finding more survivors in the r..

Made Snappy reveals 600% increase in demand for 360 property tours

Made Snappy reveals 600% increase in demand for 360 property tours

Virtual tours now used for 7% of UK lets and 14% of sales Surge in 360 tours is delivering significant time saving for agents Hectic s..

New House Finder Service makes renting easier for both tenants and landlords

New House Finder Service makes renting easier for both tenants and landlords

Agents, landlords and tenants all benefitting from Housing Hand’s new service Free to use platform is helping partner agents increase..

Oil retreats on surprise rise in U.S. stocks, weakening demand outlook

Oil retreats on surprise rise in U.S. stocks, weakening demand outlook

By Sonali Paul and Roslan Khasawneh SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Oil prices fell on Wednesday after an industry report showed an unexpected bu..

Stocks on worst run in 18-months amid global COVID-19 surge

Stocks on worst run in 18-months amid global COVID-19 surge

By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Risk-aversion ruled on Monday as a surge in worldwide coronavirus cases drove down bond yields ..

British pound drops as investors seek safety on ‘Freedom Day’

British pound drops as investors seek safety on ‘Freedom Day’

LONDON (Reuters) – Sterling fell to a three-month low on Monday even as most COVID-19 restrictions in England were lifted, as a ..

Inflation and the Bank of England: what its rate-setters are saying

Inflation and the Bank of England: what its rate-setters are saying

LONDON (Reuters) – Some Bank of England officials say the time is approaching for action to fend off higher inflation as Britain..

How to tell from a simple text if someone is struggling mentally

How to tell from a simple text if someone is struggling mentally

More than a year of various lockdowns and isolation has taken its toll on the nation, with figures from The Mental Health Foundation s..

RationalFX drives customer acquisition with RegTech platform from  TruNarrative

RationalFX drives customer acquisition with RegTech platform from TruNarrative

Leading Foreign exchange and Payment firm chooses RegTech platform to deliver a frictionless customer journey and reduce onboarding ti..

Oil edges up but on track for big weekly drop on supply concerns

Oil edges up but on track for big weekly drop on supply concerns

By Scott DiSavino NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil edged up after turning positive in volatile trade on Friday following supportive U.S. econom..

Basic material, luxury stocks drive European shares to a third day of losses

Basic material, luxury stocks drive European shares to a third day of losses

By Sruthi Shankar and Susan Mathew (Reuters) – European stocks fell on Friday as a slide in Rio Tinto’s iron ore exports h..

Annodata renews sponsorship with GLL Sport Foundation, helping deliver support to almost 3,000 talented athletes

Annodata renews sponsorship with GLL Sport Foundation, helping deliver support to almost 3,000 talented athletes

Annodata’s involvement makes up part of £1.2m fund to cultivate next generation of sportspeople Annodata, a Kyocera Group company and ..

Trend Micro Cloud One Delivers Projected ROI of Up to 188%

Trend Micro Cloud One Delivers Projected ROI of Up to 188%

Study calculates total projected benefits of up to $1.7 million   Bangalore, July 1, 2021 – Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: ..

U.S. weekly jobless claims fall to 16-month low

U.S. weekly jobless claims fall to 16-month low

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell to a 16-month ..