Creative workspace and accelerator Huckletree today announces international law firm CMS to join as their first sustainability programme partner alongside Silicon Valley Bank, and A/O Proptech - Europe’s largest proptech VC firm.

The pandemic has had a profound impact on consumer spending habits and how we choose to pay for the purchases we make. At Barclaycard Payments, 50% of our transactions now come through ecomm, up from 40% 12 months ago. Even when consumers are able make purchases in-store, they rarely use cash. In fact, contactless purchases now account for 88.6 per cent of all eligible card transactions*.

It is safe to say that today, within marketing but also engineering, it is crucial to ensure you have the right fits, either of the market, the consumer or just the user. The latest changes in the market have proven the rising need for T-shaped profiles, individuals with deep knowledge and skills in a specialised area, along with ability to make connections across different disciplines.

Broadway Technology, a leading provider of high-performance front-office solutions, today announced it has named Michael Chin as CEO and will appoint him to the board of directors. Chin’s appointment marks the latest phase in Broadway’s long-term strategic growth plan to capitalize on growing market opportunity and continuously deliver high value services to clients.

 Tassat, a global provider of financial technologies and products for digital payments, today announced it has named Jay Agarwal as Managing Director, Payments.

LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group plc) today announces the appointment of Sabrina Bailey in the US to lead its Wealth Solutions business, part of the Data & Analytics Division.

Consumers Credit Union (CCU; $2.6 Billion, Gurnee, IL) recently held its 91st Annual Meeting at Great Wolf Lodge in Gurnee, adhering to COVID guidelines for gatherings. Members and guests in attendance received a comprehensive update from CEO, Sean M. Rathjen, on the member-owned credit union’s performance, which included the 2020 Annual Report and an overview of Consumers Credit Union’s future plans.

Scienaptic, the world’s leading AI-powered credit decision platform provider, announced the deployment of its platform at MCMC Auto. This deployment will allow MCMC Auto to expand their lending portfolio while making car financing options convenient and hassle free.

Opsmatix, an innovative provider of Artificial Intelligence -powered omnichannel operations automation solutions, announces a strategic partnership with US-based Sand Hill East (SHE) LLC a highly successful business acceleration and strategic venture advisory group. Led by industry leader Andy Brown, SHE will be introducing the Opsmatix SaaS product into the Americas.

DC BLOX, a leading provider of interconnected multi-tenant data centers that deliver the infrastructure and connectivity essential to power today’s digital business, today announced that it has secured $187 million in long-term financing led by