ClearCourse ( or “the Group”), a group of innovative technology companies providing digital services, work-flow solutions, and payments capabilities to the membership, events & bookings, sports & lifestyle and healthcare sectors, today announces its acquisition of Hart Square (“the Company”). Hart Square provides specialist Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and digital consultancy services for charities, not-for-profits (NFP) and professional membership organisations across the UK.

Blockchain Life 2020 is the biggest event on blockchain, cryptocurrencies and mining in Russia and Europe and one of the largest events in the world. The forum welcomes more than 5000 participants this spring at an innovative venue — Music Media Dome.

The global crypto community from 70 countries comes to Blockchain Life 2020 to expand their professional network and engage in the industry’s development.

Paybase is launching the #FoundersWorkshop on 22nd January! The topic they’ll be tackling is a common hurdle for platform businesses: disintermediation. You don’t want to miss it! Register here.

Compleat Software, the spend management software provider, has today announced an expanded relationship with Sage through a new integration between iCompleat and Sage Intacct to further streamline the accounts payable process.

Temenos (SIX: TEMN), the banking software company, announced that it has reached a major milestone in the delivery of its microservices-based architecture for cloud-native, cloud-agnostic Temenos Transact. This unlocks the potential for Tier 1 banks to strategically transform their core banking systems at scale.

 Leading digital money platform Uphold today announces bank connectivity for its users in the United Kingdom with the introduction of support for the Pound Sterling (GBP).

Leading digital money platform Uphold today announces bank connectivity for its users in the United Kingdom with the introduction of support for the Pound Sterling (GBP).

After years of predictions and goals set for “2020”, it feels quite surreal to have finally welcomed in the year that once felt so futuristic. And what a pivotal decade the “teens” have been for the world of biometrics!

But before we share our 2 cents on the predictions for the year, we shouldn’t overlook the busy and successful end to 2019 the industry has had, as well as the major highlights of the last year.

Ending the year on a high

Consumers get first biometric payment cards

This time last year, I only made one prediction with any degree of confidence – that at some point, the UK’s future trading relationship with the rest of the world will be settled, and confidence and stable growth would return.

And I still stand by this a year later!

2019 was a tough year – for business and lenders alike. Although final quarter figures are not yet available, annual UK growth to September was just 1%, and both August and September showed a contraction in the economy.

DUI or driving under the influence is most often thought of in connection with alcohol. But booze isn’t the only thing that can land you in hot water with the law. There are many other substances that fall under the umbrella of this felony. Essentially, the decision to drive under the influence will not just endanger you and your passengers, but it will also put everyone else on the roads in harm’s way.