• The Money Talks card game will combine questions around money habits with a fun twist to help break the stigma around money

• Pleo announces new speakers from Zendesk, GoCardless and Hubspot for virtual leadership summit “Forward” to celebrate, challenge and inspire the future of business leadership

• Forward is a one-day conference featuring 25+ speakers and 15+ sessions focusing on business leadership, product innovation and people management.

SberCloud, a supplier of cloud services which forms part of the Sber ecosystem, has created a special hybrid version of its ML Space platform -  ML Space Private. This was announced by David Rafalovsky, Sberbank Group CTO and Executive Vice President, at the international conference AI Journey 2021.

Cyber consultants call on businesses to act now, or risk budgets shrinking further in ‘real terms’ during 2022 – leading to increased cyber vulnerability 

Islamic Finance Heading Towards New Destination

Susannah Streeter, senior investment and markets analyst, Hargreaves Lansdown

• GFT conducts original research which confirms the critical importance of cloud adoption. 

• Banks who implement an effective cloud strategy now will be among the first to unlock lasting competitive advantages 

• Skills shortages and lack of experience stop progress

• GFT Cloud Services Framework underpins GFT’s work with world’s leading banks

The Bank of England lost 161 electronic devices between September 2018 and August 2021.

The data has been obtained by Parliament Street Think Tank through a Freedom of Information (FOI) request. A total of 25 devices were lost or stolen just in 2021 alone. 

In 2018 a total of 70 devices were reported missing or lost and 12 were reported stolen. In 2019, the number decreased, with 46 missing and 8 stolen. In 2021, a total of 16 devices were reported lost and 9 were stolen.

World CX Summit - FSI – ASEAN digitally congregated some of the distinguished speakers in the CX and FSI ecosystem, while global technology leaders showcased their CX solutions in the presence of more than 200 pre-qualified delegates across ASEAN. CX visionaries shed light on key areas of CX including tech trends and opportunities in the digitization of the banking and insurance industry, where digital payments, digital banks, and fintech have gained prominence.

(An image from World CX Summit - FSI – ASEAN’s panel discussion streamed live on 21 October 2021)

• New architectural designs from the South Westminster Business Alliance show how the future hybrid workspace could look
• Created by Gensler, the pre-fabricated ‘pods’ are designed to be easily transported and installed in local areas to support hybrid working and encourage people back to the office.
• The ‘pods’ incorporate anti-viral features with sustainable materials and are currently undergoing feasibility testing.