Author: CXM Editorial

New £20M Government Investment in Smarter Transport And Energy

Money will help develop “electric vehicles capable of returning electricity to the grid”, promises the government The government plans to take a big step forward with its Industrial Strategy and create a smarter energy system with a number of so-called “vehicle-to-grid projects” to...

This Robo-advisor for Digital Mortgages Has Been Backed by GoCompare

Robo-advisors are all the rage at the moment and claim to be able to help you manage everything from your investments to your savings and cash flow. Now, a service that is touted as being the ‘world’s first’ digital mortgage robo-advisor,...

Employees, HR Directors and Business Leaders to Benefit from ‘Disruptive Listening’

ENGAGE recommits to Confirmit Horizons to put data-driven advice at the heart of employee engagement strategies. Growing demand from business leaders and employees for a move away from once-a-year, one-way “listening” is at the heart of a new, integrated approach to employee...

DELOITTE: UK Finance Chiefs Have Never Been More Sceptical About Brexit

LONDON — More UK chief financial officers (CFOs) think that Brexit will leave the country’s business environment worse off than at any point since the referendum, according to a survey by accounting firm Deloitte. Only 8% of CFOs surveyed said Brexit would...

Deliveroo Will Pay Its 15,000 UK Riders Sickness And Injury Benefits If The Laws Change

Food delivery startup Deliveroo has pledged to pay sickness and injury benefits to its UK riders, provided the government changes the law around what they can offer flexible workers. In a submission to a government-commissioned review of the gig economy, Deliveroo...

Monzo’s Outage Shows How FinTech Upstarts Are Still at The Teething Stage

Payments to and from some of the buzziest names in UK FinTech were briefly down yesterday (Thursday) morning as the likes of Monzo, Starling Bank, Revolut, Loot and Curve suffered knock-on effects from an outage at one of their technology...

Doncaster Food Waste Recycler Opens £32m Facility in London

ReFood, the Doncaster-based food waste recycler, has opened a new £32m anaerobic digestion facility in Dagenham. Operated by ReFood, part of the SARIA Group (one of the three divisions of the RETHMANN Group), the site will act as a showcase of...

5G Experts Given £16m Backing to Propel Britain to Forefront of Mobile Technology

A world-class 5G technology test network will aim to put Britain at the forefront of the next wave of mobile technology, according to the government, potentially injecting up to £173bn to the economy by 2030. Experts from 5G research institutions at...

Three Hotly-tipped Healthtech Startups Selected for Pfizer’s London Hub

The first cohort for pharma giant Pfizer’s inaugural Healthcare Hub London programme has been announced with three hotly-tipped startups set to benefit guidance and advice from Pfizer’s internal and industry experts. On-demand care provider Cera, prescription app Echo and Give Vision,...

Accenture Aims to Bring AI-powered Programmatic to Streaming Video

Dive Brief: Accenture Interactive, the agency division of the global management consultancy Accenture, is rolling out a programmatic tool that leverages artificial intelligence (AI) technology to overlay product placements on streaming video content, according to Digiday. For example, a video ad served...