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The Scottish Business Resilience Centre (SBRC) has launched a new app that provides support for businesses in staying safe on and offline. Through targeted push notifications, businesses that download the app are informed of threats to their operations including cyber threats, traffic, and protestor activity, and be given accurate sector-specific guidance within minutes.
27/10/2021

Airband, broadband provider for rural homes and businesses across the West of England, has closed a £100 million debt package from a number of international banks. The debt facility, provided by HSBC, Lloyds, Nord LB, and Sabadell, enables the company to accelerate its rollout plan to service 600,000 premises with full fibre broadband by 2025.
27/10/2021

Only 41 per cent of UK organisations are on track to meet the government’s target for net zero carbon emissions by 2050, according to research by Dr Chris Brauer from Goldsmiths, University of London, in partnership with Microsoft.
27/10/2021

The UK markets watchdog has launched an investigation into Motorola’s Airwave network, the mobile radio network used by all emergency services in Great Britain. Motorola’s network provides the infrastructure and services that enable police, fire, and emergency services to communicate securely with each other when first responders are working in the field.
26/10/2021

People are turning to robots to support their career development after the pandemic left them feeling lonely and disconnected, according to research from Oracle and Workplace Intelligence. The study of over 14,600 staff, managers, HR leaders, and C-level executives across 13 countries, including the UK, found that many people “felt stuck” in their personal and professional lives.
26/10/2021

Amazon has won a contract with the UK’s spy agencies, which will see the tech multinational host top secret material on its cloud computing platform. The move, first reported by the Financial Times, aims to boost the use of data analytics and artificial intelligence for espionage.
26/10/2021

49 per cent of Brits do not know if their smartphone has security software installed, or have none at all, according to research from Bacancy Technology.
25/10/2021

PayPal has said that it is not planning to buy Pinterest at the moment following recent media reports of potential acquisition. Last week sources at Bloomberg claimed that PayPal was exploring a $45 billion buyout of the social media platform.
25/10/2021

Ofcom has reportedly ordered British phone networks to ban nearly all foreign internet calls pretending to be from UK numbers. The regulator told the BBC that one operator had already implemented the new plans, while other UK networks are looking for methods to carry this out.
25/10/2021

Westminster City Council has opened a new digital academy designed to tackle digital exclusion. The academy will have a number of tech partners, including Microsoft, O2, and Google, as well as a range of programmes for residents and businesses, with the aim of improving access to groups underrepresented in tech careers.
22/10/2021

Amazon has opened a new robotics manufacturing warehouse in Westborough, Massachusetts. The facility is designed to expand upon the technology giant’s existing Amazon Robotics manufacturing market in the US.
22/10/21

The government has announced it will phase out the Digital Services Tax (DST) and transition to a new global tax system. On Thursday, the UK struck a deal with the US and other European countries which outlines a DST-credit system that will bridge the gap between the existing tax and the start of the new system, due to be implemented in 2023.
22/10/2021

Spanish company Multiverse Computing, which describes itself as the first quantum computing start-up dedicated to finance, has announced a seed funding round of €10 million.
21/10/2021

Shopify has announced a new partnership which will enable artists to showcase and sell products directly on their Spotify accounts. Musicians can now introduce products using the music streaming service by connecting their Spotify for Artists accounts with their Shopify online stores.
21/10/21

Facebook was hit with a £50.5 million fine this week after it breached an order imposed by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) during its investigation into the company’s purchase of Giphy.
21/10/2021

The future-ready CFO: Driving strategic growth and innovation
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The corporate roadmap to payment excellence: Keeping pace with emerging trends to maximise growth opportunities
In today's rapidly evolving finance and accounting landscape, one of the biggest challenges organisations face is attracting and retaining top talent. As automation and AI revolutionise the profession, finance teams require new skillsets centred on analysis, collaboration, and strategic thinking to drive sustainable competitive advantage.