When the pandemic first hit the UK in March 2020, the sudden obligation to spend 24 hours a day together pushed thousands of couples towards the brink. By mid-May of that year, inquiries to divorce lawyers had jumped by 42 per cent, compared with the same period in 2019.

That may seem shocking enough, but the uplift in unhappy couples during lockdown was nothing to the figures just over a year later. In June 2021, divorce enquiries were 136 per cent higher than at the beginning of the year – itself traditionally a peak time for separations.

As multiple national lockdowns forced physical stores to close last year, and customers demanded easy, cash-free payment options, merchants had to adapt quickly . The result? An increased provision of pay and collect services. As the public grew wary of handling cash due to rising health concerns, mobile payments surged in popularity.

In the UK alone, 83% of people now use contactless payments according to data from the Office of National Statistics. 

Nutanix has appointed Dominick Delfino as Chief Revenue Officer, effective December 6, 2021.

Paya Holdings Inc., a leading provider of integrated payment and commerce solutions, today reported financial results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2021.

• Funds will be deployed alongside Green Angel Syndicate’s Climate Change Fund (EIS) and angel syndicate.
• Green Angel Syndicate will be the first Regional Angels Programme delivery partner specialising in the fight against climate change.

British Business Investments, a commercial subsidiary of the British Business Bank, today announces a new £5m commitment to green economy investor, Green Angel Syndicate, to support early-stage UK businesses operating in the green technology sector.

Ventrata launches Ventrata Payments, and integrated payment solution powered by Adyen for Platforms

Josh Gunnell, head of fraud & ID pre-sales at TransUnion in the UK, comments on the recent ONS fraud statistics:

Avaloq’s survey among mass affluent and high-net worth individuals in ten countries, including the UK, China and Germany, has found that almost 30% of wealth management clients are considering to switch their financial advisors. At the same time, around 50% of respondents would be comfortable for wealth management services to be provided with the support from artificial intelligence (AI). Based on these results, the future of wealth management may well be a hybrid model, blending AI-powered solutions with personal advice.

• According to new report, titled Think Small First, policymakers and large companies must standardise and simplify carbon reporting and accounting for SMBs or risk millions of businesses being left behind
• The report highlights tangible steps that can be taken, through an integrated approach, to empower SMBs, remove existing administrative burdens and progress the global journey to Net Zero

If you run a UK business and regularly need to send, receive or hold euros or dollars, Starling’s multi-currency accounts could save you time, money and stress.

Whether it’s paying suppliers in Italy or receiving payment from clients in the US, Starling’s multi-currency business bank accounts can make payments simpler, especially now that we’ve expanded our integration with Xero.