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Study finds that technical debt and skills shortages threaten to stifle innovation

Technology leaders still have work to do when it comes to balancing their ambitious innovation strategies with organisational priorities and a host of business challenges, according to a new Protiviti survey of more than 1,000 CIOs, CTOs, CISOs...

AEG partners with Microsoft and Crayon to revolutionise SWIFT infrastructure in MEA

Allied Engineering Group (AEG), one of the largest SWIFT service bureaus globally, has announced its collaboration with Microsoft and Crayon to bring tailored and compliant solutions to financial service institutions (FSIs) that are migrating their SWIFT...

Two-fifths of UK key workers have taken on a side hustle or overtime to make ends meet

Two-fifths (43%) of key workers in the UK have been forced to take on additional part-time work on top of their full-time role, or work extra overtime shifts to make ends meet, new research Creditspring shows.  The data shows significantly higher...

Dialect Communications and Paynetics deliver customer engagement services to Europe 

Dialect Communications, a Business Process Outsource (BPO) that offers customer experience (CX) solutions for FinTechs, has partnered with Paynetics, one of Europe’s leading providers of embedded finance and digital banking, to provide...

Survey finds about half of American workers are suffering from financial stress

With inflation and escalating healthcare costs continuing to plague American workers, financial stress is on the rise and now impacting about half of employees, according to a survey by FinFit with Salary Finance. Inside the Wallets of Working Americans,...

Rooting for Africa’s insurance industry 

FinChoice – a sister company to HomeChoice – has launched a Personal Accident Plan using Root’s platform, with the aim of selling life insurance to its urban customer base. Here, Louw Hopley, Founder and CEO of Root, tells us more about...

Young workers most likely to opt for corporate credit cards due to finance worries, survey reveals

A report by Emburse has revealed that the younger workforce is feeling the pinch when it comes to finances. In a survey which looked at expense processes within UK businesses, it was the age group of 16-34-year-olds who were most likely to prefer using...

Funding Circle and Sage partner to streamline financing for small businesses

One of the UK’s largest small business lending platforms, Funding Circle, has announced its partnership with Sage, a leader in accounting, financial, HR and payroll technology for small- and mid-sized businesses (SMBs). The collaboration makes it...

90% of IT professionals have experienced a cybersecurity breach

Skyhigh Security has released The Data Dilemma: Cloud Adoption and Risk Report, focusing on the prevailing problem of how to protect data that is used, shared and stored in today’s hybrid and cloud-first enterprise environments. The report...

Get to Know: Mike Kiely, Sales Director, Financial Services, IDnow 

Mike Kiely, Sales Director, Financial Services, IDnow, speaks to us about IDnow, his management philosophy and life outside of the office.  Can you tell us more about your company and day-to-day role?  Founded in 2014, IDnow has built a platform...

Emirates Development Bank and Emirates Islamic to support SMEs in the UAE

Emirates Development Bank (EDB), a key financial engine for the economic development and industrial advancement of the nation, and Emirates Islamic, one of the leading Islamic financial institutions in the UAE, have announced the signing of a Memorandum of...

Almost 80% of UK businesses pay men more than women 

Eight out of ten UK businesses pay men more than women, with a national wage difference of 9.4%, according to research conducted by the BBC.  The wage difference, based on the difference in pay between the middle-ranking woman and the middle-ranking...