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Slow refunds hurt consumers and brands alike

Slow refunds hurt consumers and brands alike

By William McMullan, Director of eCommerce at Trustly  As more of our purchases move online, consumers are spending increasing amounts..

Enabling strategic growth across the circular economy

Enabling strategic growth across the circular economy

In this article, Jamie Butterworth, partner at Circularity Capital LLP; and Antonia Gawel of the World Economic Forum’s Pa..

Finance operations efficiency – 7 ways to slick up your department

Finance operations efficiency – 7 ways to slick up your department

By Sebastian Marchon, CEO at Rydoo Finance Operations seem to face never-ending pressures, with an ongoing need for teams..

Tesco says online services back up after interference ‘attempt’

Tesco says online services back up after interference ‘attempt’

LONDON (Reuters) -British supermarket chain Tesco said its website and app are back up after the services were disrupted by an attempt..

Britain’s Co-op bank confirms TSB approach

Britain’s Co-op bank confirms TSB approach

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Co-operative Bank confirmed on Monday that it expressed interest in potentially buying TSB fr..

The importance of information security in a post-pandemic hybrid working world

The importance of information security in a post-pandemic hybrid working world

By Andy Bridges, Data Quality & Governance Manager at data and insight agency REaD Group. According to a recent survey, 75 percent..

Factoring in fail-safes: five practical steps for more efficient, transparent reporting

Factoring in fail-safes: five practical steps for more efficient, transparent reporting

By Andromeda Wood, Vice President of Regulatory Strategy, Workiva Ensuring consistent reporting within an organisation ca..

Norway’s DNB announces dividend after posting record Q3 earnings

Norway’s DNB announces dividend after posting record Q3 earnings

By Victoria Klesty and Gwladys Fouche OSLO (Reuters) – Norway’s largest bank DNB reported its best ever third-quarter earn..

Adnami appoints new Publisher and Agency Sales Directors to strengthen London team

Adnami appoints new Publisher and Agency Sales Directors to strengthen London team

London, UK, 20th October, 2021: Tech company, Adnami, has announced two new hires to join its London team: Alex Barstow as Publisher S..

Amazon and others commit to using zero-carbon shipping fuels by 2040

Amazon and others commit to using zero-carbon shipping fuels by 2040

By Jonathan Saul LONDON (Reuters) -Amazon.com Inc and IKEA are among commercial users of container shipping that will opt for zero-car..

Spiralling Azure costs don’t necessarily mean your cloud strategy is off course

Spiralling Azure costs don’t necessarily mean your cloud strategy is off course

By George McKenna, Head of Cloud Sales, Ultima Moving to the cloud seemed to promise so much – from longer-term savings to increases i..

How to fulfil the Digital Transformation Requirement in Banking

How to fulfil the Digital Transformation Requirement in Banking

By Charles Southwood, Regional VP – Northern Europe and MEA at Denodo There is no doubt that the financial industry is currently under..

What is EFTPS and How is it Beneficial to Your Business

What is EFTPS and How is it Beneficial to Your Business

In an effort to make it easier for taxpayers to make payments on personal income taxes, the US Department of the Treasury came up with..

UK competition watchdog has music streaming in its sights

UK competition watchdog has music streaming in its sights

By Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s competition regulator plans to launch an investigation into music streaming to see wh..

How to create a PR plan and link it to your business marketing strategy

How to create a PR plan and link it to your business marketing strategy

A PR plan is a vital part of your marketing armoury. It allows you to control how your company presents itself in the public eye and e..

Oil prices climb as COVID recovery, power generators stoke demand

Oil prices climb as COVID recovery, power generators stoke demand

By Jessica Jaganathan SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Oil prices hit their highest level in years on Monday as demand recovers from the COVID-19 ..

Taiwan’s Foxconn shows off three electric vehicle prototypes

Taiwan’s Foxconn shows off three electric vehicle prototypes

By Yimou Lee TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan tech giant Foxconn unveiled its first three electric vehicle prototypes on Monday, unders..

Italian fashion group OTB joins LVMH-led blockchain platform

Italian fashion group OTB joins LVMH-led blockchain platform

MILAN (Reuters) – Italian fashion group OTB has joined a consortium formed by luxury goods heavyweights LVMH, Prada and Richemon..

The logo of French cloud computing company OVHcloud is seen on a data-center building in Strasbourg, France, October 13, 2021. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann

The logo of French cloud computing company OVHcloud is seen on a data-center building in Strasbourg, France, October 13, 2021. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann

LONDON (Reuters) – Royal Dutch Shell has appointed Wael Sawan as head of its integrated gas and renewables division, replacing M..

Shares in French tech champion OVHcloud gain 6% in Paris debut

Shares in French tech champion OVHcloud gain 6% in Paris debut

PARIS (Reuters) -Shares in French cloud computing company OVHcloud climbed around 6% on their first day of trading on Friday, after a ..

Automating business processes is essential to digital transformation

Automating business processes is essential to digital transformation

By Colin Dean, Director, Western Europe at M-Files Information management, business processes and business systems need to come togeth..

Why Open Banking Heralds a New Era of eCommerce Merchant and Bank Collaboration

Why Open Banking Heralds a New Era of eCommerce Merchant and Bank Collaboration

By Ron de Bos, Dir. of Product Management, Payments, Digital River What do banks fear most? You might think it would be another Black ..

Companies’ climate disclosures still lacking -task force

Companies’ climate disclosures still lacking -task force

By Huw Jones and Simon Jessop LONDON (Reuters) -Around half of companies assessed have begun to apply globally-agreed climate-related ..

IKEA warns supply chain disruptions likely to last into 2022

IKEA warns supply chain disruptions likely to last into 2022

By Anna Ringstrom STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -IKEA, the world’s biggest furniture brand, is leasing more ships, buying containers and r..

Digital ad demand helps Publicis hike 2021 growth outlook

Digital ad demand helps Publicis hike 2021 growth outlook

By Milla Nissi (Reuters) – French advertising group Publicis raised its outlook for 2021 on Thursday as a global shift towards d..

Exploring the Evolution of Mobile Payment Technologies

Exploring the Evolution of Mobile Payment Technologies

By Steve Hennessy, Head of Cyber at Babble Cloud Cyber-attacks don’t just happen to large corporations. Any business can ..

Should your company be considering a hybrid-cloud strategy?

Should your company be considering a hybrid-cloud strategy?

By David Johnson, Director of Strategic Architecture EMEA at Domo, explains why organisations are adopting a hybrid-cloud strategy, an..

4 questions to consider before embarking on a contract packaging expansion

4 questions to consider before embarking on a contract packaging expansion

By Mick Clark, Managing Director, WePack Ltd Statistics show approximately 65 percent of new companies fail during their first 10 year..

How to balance freedom and productivity while hybrid working

How to balance freedom and productivity while hybrid working

By Neal McMahon, Regional Sales Leader UK&I Financial Services offices in the UK are opening up, meaning employees have the freedo..

Publishers and Brands View Commerce Content as a Key Revenue Driver

Publishers and Brands View Commerce Content as a Key Revenue Driver

Two new reports from impact.com show brands with at least 20 content publisher partners are 2X as likely to see increased..

JLR parent Tata Motors surges nearly 20% on TPG fundraise, EV plans

JLR parent Tata Motors surges nearly 20% on TPG fundraise, EV plans

BENGALURU (Reuters) – Shares of India’s Tata Motors rose nearly 20% on Wednesday, a day after the Jaguar and Land Rover ow..

Asia’s airlines ramp up flights, offers as tough COVID travel curbs ease

Asia’s airlines ramp up flights, offers as tough COVID travel curbs ease

By Jamie Freed and Aradhana Aravindan SYDNEY/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Asia-Pacific airlines have lost billions of dollars this year..

Marston’s says Q4 sales above pre-pandemic levels

Marston’s says Q4 sales above pre-pandemic levels

(Reuters) – Pub operator Marston’s said on Wednesday that sales were above pre-pandemic levels in the fourth quarter, as p..

Apple likely to cut iPhone 13 production due to chip crunch -Bloomberg News

Apple likely to cut iPhone 13 production due to chip crunch -Bloomberg News

By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) -Apple Inc is likely to slash production of its iPhone 13 by as many as 10 million units due to the global..

The five steps to help the luxury market recover from Covid-19

The five steps to help the luxury market recover from Covid-19

By Kevin O’Farrell, Associate Vice President at Analytic Partners Amid the turmoil of the Covid-19 pandemic, while some b..

Workforce management; the next cloud resource for businesses?

Workforce management; the next cloud resource for businesses?

By Richard Jeffery, CEO of ActiveOps discusses how cloud computing changes the way organisations manage their operations a..

The key trends in payment authentication

The key trends in payment authentication

By Stephanie El Rhomri, VP Testing Services, Fime Across both in-person and online payments, consumer demands have significantly incre..