According to a recent survey by NatWest, over half of female business owners (56%) with childcare or other family caring responsibilities saying it presents challenges to the smooth running of their business – compared with 36% of men.

Coleman Research, a leading global provider of primary research, today announced the launch of its Expert Relationship Management (ERM) platform, a SaaS offering that helps research providers and buyside firms manage their interactions with industry experts.  The cloud-based service offers a full solution to manage a database of expert profiles and the workflows associated with managing expert relationships.

Alexander Ivanov, founder of Waves Platform, and Mark Garber, GHP Group’s chairman of the board, have announced the launch of Global Chain, a joint company focused on implementation of blockchain-based solutions in logistics and other industries.

“Logistics is one of the most promising areas for adopting solutions based on the blockchain technology,” says Alexander Ivanov. “Therefore, at initial stages, the focus will be specifically on logistic solutions. Later, we anticipate execution of joint projects in other industries, as well.”

IHS Markit, a world leader in critical information, analytics and solutions, today announced it is now offering brokers and other asset managers a comprehensive solution for cost basis calculation and reporting in alliance with Scivantage.

European and global card-based payment solution providers are coming together to strengthen the voice of the industry and to form a new association: Payments Europe. The new body represents card issuers, card acquirers, card schemes and other stakeholders involved in card-based payment solutions.

While consumer-facing applications of machine learning (ML) have gotten most of the attention (think Netflix movie recommendations, Amazon product selection and efficient driving routes in Waze), the back office deserves more Artificial Intelligence (AI) focus.

Access to customer data has been a topic of conversation for many governments around the world in recent years, with many regimes around the world slowly moving towards legislation requiring data to be “opened up” to facilitate data sharing and portability.

According to a new report on behaviour and attitudes to cybersecurity among different age groups, employees over the age of 30 are more likely to adopt cybersecurity best practice than younger colleagues who have grown up around digital technology. The report – ‘Meeting the expectations of a new generation.

Riverbed®, The Digital Performance Company™, today announced that Rich McBee has been appointed President and CEO to drive continued momentum for the Company’s Digital Networking and Digital Experience Management businesses. McBee is the former President and CEO of Mitel, a global leader in business communications. 

Volatility in the FX markets often hinges on uncertainty. With all the noise surrounding Brexit, which reached a crescendo over the weekend, it is therefore unsurprising that sterling has been subject to significant movements.

In the last 10 trading days, the pound has rallied from 1.11 against the euro to trade at 1.1650, a 5% gain. Meanwhile, against the US dollar we have seen sterling climb from 1.22 to 1.2950, a rally of 6%. This has been welcome news for UK importers as well as holidaymakers planning trips abroad.