Author: CXM Editorial

Hackers Steal Bitcoin Funds from Bithumb Exchange Traders

One of the world’s largest cyber-currency exchanges is under investigation after it acknowledged that one of its employee’s PCs had been hacked. South Korea-based Bithumb has said that it believes personal details of more than 30,000 of its customers were stolen...

Parcelly Wins Fujitsu Award for Responsible Business in The Digital Age at The BITC Awards 2017!

We have HUGE news… Parcelly has been announced as a winner of ‘The Fujitsu Award for Responsible Business in the Digital Age’ at the Business in the Community’s Responsible Business Awards 2017! Now running for more than 20 years, the prestigious BITC Awards ceremony took place...

Ocado’s Shares Jump After Customer Numbers Increase 12%

LONDON – Ocado’s shares jumped on Wednesday morning despite a drop in half-year profits, after reporting an increase in customers. Ocado’s profit before tax in the first six months of 2017 was down £1.7 million, due in part to the costs associated with opening new...

AI Startup Looking to Ensure SMEs Get Paid on Time Raises £2m

London-based Previse, the FinTech startup utilising artificial intelligence to battle the scourge of late contract payments by large corporates, has announced it has closed its £2m seed funding round. Led by Hambro Perks alongside Founders Factory and with contribution from high...

Bank of England’s Michael Saunders: ‘Prepare for Higher Interest Rates’

The MPC member on why he voted for a rise – and why policymakers should not hold fire during Brexit talks Households should prepare for interest rates to rise as the Bank of England withdraws some of the emergency support it injected into...

UK Energy Regulator Proposes Price Cap for Poorest Customers

Britain’s energy regulator Ofgem could cap bills for some of the most vulnerable customers and make it easier to switch supplier in response to a government request to set out plans to help customers on the poorest-value tariffs. Utilities have denied...

From Chatbots to Treasure Hunts, Agencies Get Creative in Recruiting New Workers

It’s never been harder for agencies to recruit needed talent, up against often higher paying options at tech giants. Here’s how five agencies are deviating from the well-trodden path of intern schemes and headhunters to ensure their clients represent the...

Banking Startup Tide Raises $14 Million to ‘Give Small Businesses Back Their Time’

Banking startup Tide raised $14 million in one of the largest Series A funding rounds closed by a fintech company this year. Tide, a digital-only banking app aimed at small businesses, has also partnered with online lender iwoca, in a move to...

Londoners in Zone 1 Will Soon Be Able to Order Birthday Cake On-demand

London-based startup, CakeDrop, has launched a new service this week that has corralled some of the capital’s best independent bakeries to provide on-demand birthday cake deliveries to Zone 1 workplaces. The service allows London’s office workers to bulk buy and schedule...

Barclays Picks Dublin for Its European Hub

Barclays has picked Dublin to ­become its post-Brexit European hub as banks step up plans to protect their access to the EU once the UK leaves. The bank has agreed to the terms to rent bigger premises in the Irish capital as...