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Making Tax Digital pushes sole traders to incorporate
Financial Systems

Making Tax Digital pushes sole traders to incorporate

Nearly a quarter of affected sole traders have already set up, or started setting up, a limited company as quarterly reporting looms.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Yesterday
Beyond capital: How Scotland is shaping the future of fintech
Fintech

Beyond capital: How Scotland is shaping the future of fintech

Private backing and public funding are helping Scottish fintech firms scale AI tools, with Aveni's GBP £12 million round and FRIL's GBP £3.18 million boost.

By Pamela Bryer • 4 min read • Yesterday
AutoRek buys Grath to expand AI reconciliation tools
Software-as-a-Service

AutoRek buys Grath to expand AI reconciliation tools

The deal gives financial firms more deployment options as demand grows for AI-led reconciliation without sacrificing auditability or regulatory control.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • 2 days ago
B&M completes checkout system rollout across 790 stores
Digital Transformation

B&M completes checkout system rollout across 790 stores

The upgrade should cut faults and speed up checkouts for shoppers and staff across one of the UK's largest discount store networks.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • 2 days ago
UK businesses underuse finance software, bluQube finds
Software-as-a-Service

UK businesses underuse finance software, bluQube finds

Most firms are not getting the return they expected from finance platforms, with 89.3% using less than three quarters of available functions.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • 2 days ago

Global Stories

Productivity stories

One in three small firms build software to fix gaps
Software-as-a-Service

One in three small firms build software to fix gaps

Costly gaps in off-the-shelf software are pushing small firms to build their own tools, with one in three doing so, research finds.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Yesterday
Amex GBT adds AI tools across business travel platforms now
Data Analytics

Amex GBT adds AI tools across business travel platforms now

Travel managers will get real-time programme visibility and travellers more self-service options as Amex GBT broadens AI across its products.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Yesterday
Guidewire launches Qusar with AI agents for insurers
Data Protection

Guidewire launches Qusar with AI agents for insurers

The new release lets insurers automate claims and underwriting tasks inside their existing systems, while keeping data access and compliance controls in house.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Yesterday
Genius HRTech survey finds AI reshaping workplace learning
eLearning

Genius HRTech survey finds AI reshaping workplace learning

AI is becoming central to corporate training as 58% of surveyed employers report learning programmes are being replaced by digital tools.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Yesterday
Minor Hotels rolls out Oracle cloud across 106 sites
Software-as-a-Service

Minor Hotels rolls out Oracle cloud across 106 sites

Older on-site systems are being phased out as the Bangkok hotel group unifies reservations, data and guest services across 106 properties.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Yesterday
Gallagher's Corey Russell wins Security Innovator award
Digital Transformation

Gallagher's Corey Russell wins Security Innovator award

The award spotlights a migration tool that could cut time, cost and errors for customers replacing ageing access control systems.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Yesterday
Payabli launches Amigo AI suite for embedded payments
Software-as-a-Service

Payabli launches Amigo AI suite for embedded payments

Software platforms using embedded payments can now query live transaction data in plain English as Payabli adds AI tools to reduce manual ops.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Yesterday
Volante launches Vol360i AI to automate payments ops
Platform-as-a-Service

Volante launches Vol360i AI to automate payments ops

Banks could cut payment failures and manual repairs as Volante rolls out AI agents aimed at lifting processing rates above 95%.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Yesterday
UK & US firms shift cloud traffic to private links
Data Protection

UK & US firms shift cloud traffic to private links

Security and resilience are driving more enterprises to route sensitive cloud traffic over private links as cyber risks and DDoS attacks rise.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • Yesterday
Amazon retail growth boosted by grocery & AI shopping
Digital Transformation

Amazon retail growth boosted by grocery & AI shopping

Amazon reported growth across retail, grocery, pharmacy and AI shopping as it expanded product selection and accelerated delivery speeds.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • 2 days ago

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Cello buys GKC Consulting to boost digital resilience
Data Analytics

Cello buys GKC Consulting to boost digital resilience

Customers will get fewer handovers during outages as Cello folds GKC Consulting's observability expertise into its network operations business.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Yesterday
New Zealand SMEs widen AI adoption gap, MYOB finds
Software-as-a-Service

New Zealand SMEs widen AI adoption gap, MYOB finds

Smaller firms risk being left behind as medium-sized companies in New Zealand are far more likely to have AI embedded in daily operations.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 5 min read • Yesterday