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Emerge Digital extends Gloucester Rugby tech tie-up

Emerge Digital renews its Gloucester Rugby deal, taking naming rights at Kingsholm and adding AI fan photo tech to boost hospitality.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Wed, 11th Feb 2026

Crypto

Exactly.com cuts fees as it targets UK SME payments growth

Exactly.com trims processing fees after 23% turnover rise, targeting UK SMEs with local acquiring and lower-cost eCommerce payments.

By Melania Watson • 4 min read • Fri, 23rd Jan 2026

Workforce Technology

Young UK hospitality staff face higher shift stress than Gen X

Young UK hospitality staff face more shift unpredictability and stress than Gen X, with 73% of Gen Z reporting last-minute changes to their schedules.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Tue, 18th Nov 2025

Fintech

Rachelle Alexis Lim named CEO of MultiSafepay to drive SME growth

Rachelle Alexis Lim has been named MultiSafepay CEO to expand its payment services, especially targeting SMEs across Europe, following its acquisition by Ant International.

By Melvin Hipolito • 3 min read • Tue, 18th Nov 2025

Global Stories

Hospitality stories

Unified Communications

Quiq hires Jen Grant as CMO to drive scaled AI agents

Quiq names Jen Grant chief marketing officer to steer strategy as enterprises move AI agents from pilots to large-scale customer use.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Wed, 11th Mar 2026

Manufacturing

NZ small firms see strongest sales growth in three years

New Zealand small firms notch strongest sales in three years as December spending surges and easing interest rates speed up payments.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Thu, 26th Feb 2026

Semiconductors

LIV Golf debuts AI 'Fan Caddie' second-screen companion

LIV Golf has unveiled Fan Caddie, an AI 'second-screen' assistant offering real-time stats, replays and shopping while fans watch live.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Thu, 12th Feb 2026

Digital Transformation

Humanforce names Cameron Partridge Chief Growth Officer

Humanforce appoints AI-driven growth specialist Cameron Partridge as Chief Growth Officer to spearhead global expansion and scale strategy.

By Melania Watson • 3 min read • Tue, 20th Jan 2026

Software-as-a-Service

Klaviyo boosts EMEA growth, names Europe-based Co-CEO

Klaviyo posts 48% EMEA revenue surge, names Europe-based Co-CEO Chano Fernández to spearhead international and AI-driven retail push.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Mon, 12th Jan 2026

Digital Signage

PPDS unveils Philips Stretch 3150 ultra-wide signage

PPDS launches 37in Philips Stretch 3150 ultra-wide 32:9 signage, targeting tight retail and transport spaces with Android 13 on board.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 7th Jan 2026

Unified Communications

Exclusive: Paul Pan says ALE's Rainbow Hub redefines UCC

Alcatel-Lucent unveils Rainbow Hub, an integration-led cloud platform linking UCC with workflows, IoT and vertical services for partners.

By Melania Watson • 5 min read • Fri, 19th Dec 2025

Digital Transformation

Amperity unveils AI tools to personalise airline, hotel stays

Amperity debuts AI-powered tools for airlines and hotels, promising real-time personalised offers by unifying fragmented traveller data.

By Melania Watson • 4 min read • Thu, 18th Dec 2025

EduTech

Apollo3D unveils guided virtual tours with analytics

Yorkshire's Apollo3D launches Infinity Virtual Tours, turning Matterport scans into guided, data-rich journeys for retail, venues and estates teams.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 10th Dec 2025

Marketing Technologies

Commerce media maturity benchmark highlights sectoral disparities

New research reveals retail leads commerce media maturity, with 22% at advanced stages, while automotive lags, highlighting vast sector disparities worldwide.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 20th Nov 2025

Gaming

SAS earns top marks for customer interaction software leadership

SAS has been named a leader in real-time interaction software for its Customer Intelligence 360, excelling in AI and data-driven customer engagement.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Thu, 20th Nov 2025

Data Analytics

AI & tax intelligence set to transform business compliance by 2026

By 2026, AI and tax intelligence will revolutionise business compliance, driving real-time reporting and transforming finance, trade, retail, and hospitality sectors globally.

By Melvin Hipolito • 5 min read • Thu, 13th Nov 2025