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YouLend & Teya launch SME cash advances in UK, Europe

Fri, 16th Jan 2026
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YouLend teams up with Teya to launch flexible cash advances of GBP £1,000-GBP £2 million for more than 30,000 UK SMEs, ahead of EU rollout.
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EasyPicky outlines five AI-led retail trends for 2026

Thu, 15th Jan 2026
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EasyPicky predicts AI-driven retail, video shelf checks and phygital hubs will tackle GBP £1.5 trillion stock mismanagement by 2026.
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Amperity unveils AI agent to build live customer journeys

Wed, 14th Jan 2026
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Amperity has debuted an AI Customer Data Agent that turns natural-language prompts into live segments and customer journeys for marketers.
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Syspro buys Evocon to boost real-time shop floor data

Tue, 13th Jan 2026
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Syspro buys Estonia's Evocon to plug real-time shop floor monitoring into its ERP, promising sharper visibility and performance insights.
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Rove unveils AI platform to speed brands' global growth

Mon, 12th Jan 2026
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UK start-up Rove has launched an AI market intelligence platform promising faster, cheaper global expansion for consumer brands.
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Fluent Commerce adds AI A/B testing to order sourcing

Mon, 12th Jan 2026
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Fluent Commerce is adding AI-driven A/B testing to Fluent Order Management to optimise retailers' sourcing logic on live orders in real time.
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MediaVision's AI-led SEO wins UK fashion search award

Mon, 12th Jan 2026
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MediaVision's AI-driven Metis platform powers New Look campaign to UK Search Awards fashion win with standout non-brand SEO gains.
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How poor data is holding your organisation back - and how to fix it

Mon, 12th Jan 2026
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Outdated, inaccurate and duplicate records are crippling data-driven decisions, but simple verification and cleansing tools can reverse the damage.
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Brands shift to centralised platforms as channels grow

Sat, 10th Jan 2026
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Brands are ditching fragmented martech stacks for centralised platforms as AI, richer messaging and costs expose the limits of siloed channels.
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Banks tap 'financial media networks' for ad revenues

Fri, 9th Jan 2026
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Banks are turning apps and accounts into ad space, with SAS tipping media networks to lift non-interest income by up to 30% within two years.
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Freshworks hires Kady Srinivasan as AI era marketing chief

Thu, 8th Jan 2026
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Freshworks names AI-focused marketer Kady Srinivasan as CMO to sharpen its global brand and go-to-market engine in crowded SaaS markets.
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Willow & BNP Paribas bring AI to European buildings

Thu, 8th Jan 2026
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Willow and BNP Paribas Real Estate link AI with digital twins to turn European buildings into conversational, data-driven assets.
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OSINT investigators battle data glut & scarcity with AI

Wed, 7th Jan 2026
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OSINT investigators say data is now both their biggest barrier and opportunity, turning to AI to tame overload and plug critical gaps.
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Online marketplaces now dominate UK high-value shopping

Wed, 17th Dec 2025
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Online marketplaces now dominate UK high-value shopping journeys, as brands risk invisibility without strong, optimised product data.
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Bolt Insight secures GBP £7m to build AI insights chief

Thu, 11th Dec 2025
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Bolt Insight raises GBP £7m led by Pembroke VCT to expand globally and build an AI “assistant chief insights officer” for brands.
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Alteryx appoints Rajkumar Irudayaraj to drive global AI alliances

Sat, 22nd Nov 2025
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Alteryx appoints Rajkumar Irudayaraj as SVP to lead global AI and technology partnerships, enhancing its cloud and analytics ecosystem worldwide.
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Report finds only 9% of firms have full data access for AI use

Thu, 9th Oct 2025
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Only 9% of firms report full access to their data for AI use, despite 86% being data driven, reveals Cloudera's survey of 1,574 IT leaders worldwide.
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Fivetran awarded Databricks 2025 data integration partner of year

Fri, 13th Jun 2025
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Fivetran has been named Databricks' 2025 Data Integration Partner of the Year, reflecting a 40% rise in joint customers using their combined data solutions.
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UK businesses struggling to fully harness their 'data brain'

Fri, 19th Apr 2024
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Over 70% of UK firms struggle to utilise data effectively, with many hoarding it unanalyzed, hindering their transition to a data-driven model, new research suggests.
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How advanced digital technologies are making London roads work better

Wed, 21st Feb 2024
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Transport for London implements advanced digital technologies to manage congestion and improve efficiency on London's roads.