• New data reveals that 74% of small and medium-sized businesses see the benefits of using freelance or contract workers – allowing them to address the skills gaps without investing in a permanent headcount. 
• Yet Sonovate’s ‘Future World of Work’ report reveals that almost a third (31%) of small and medium-sized businesses routinely fail to pay freelancers on time.

AURA, South Africa’s leading security and medical response marketplace, has appointed David Myers as its Chief Operations Officer. Previously a General Manager and Regional Operations Lead at Uber for Europe, Middle East & Africa, Myers brings with him decades of experience that will stand him in perfect stead for this position.

Imperium Markets clients can now have trades automatically pushed into their GTreasury portfolio – streamlining workflows and reducing risks by eliminating manual data entry

Commenting on the market reaction to the Fed’s monetary policy statement, Yash Chauhan - Analyst, Global Capital Markets, at Validus Risk Management, said: “The Fed statement was exactly in line with market expectations, acknowledging that ‘substantial further progress’ had been made towards maximum employment and price stability to warrant tapering starting November but stopped short of giving any timeline in terms of lift-off in rates.

 Reports coming out on Patreon CEO Jack Conte’s talk at The Information’s 2021 Creator Economy Summit focus on headlines which note that the company is looking at ways to embrace crypto as a monetization method for creators.

Britehorn Partners is pleased to announce that its client, Tryon Title Agency, has been acquired by a leading private equity platform with over $5bn of assets under management. The acquisition represents the first part of a proprietary strategy this platform intends to execute across the title industry.

 Net Savings Link, Inc. (OTC Pink: NSAV), a cryptocurrency, blockchain and digital asset technology company, today announced an update on its pending acquisition of a leading Cryptocurrency Exchange. On October 21, 2021, NSAV signed a Letter of Intent (“LOI”) to acquire a 51% stake in an unnamed, leading cryptocurrency exchange. Both sides are working to close the acquisition as quickly as possible. Management believes that this acquisition will be a game changer for the Company and a key component in the NSAV ECO-system.

The FCA is today publishing a Discussion Paper inviting views on potential criteria to classify and label investment products. This is aimed at helping consumers navigate their sustainability characteristics.

The news follows Minterest’s recent $6.5m raise to create a new, fairer DeFi structure that puts users first

Minterest, a value-capturing lending and borrowing protocol designed to make DeFi fairer for users, has announced that it will be deployed on Moonbeam, an Ethereum-compatible smart contract parachain on Polkadot. 

New integration allows businesses to create a single source for all their collection needs.

BlueSnap, a payment company helping businesses accept payments in over 200 geographies, today announced its partnership with Gaviti, a leader in automated A/R collections.