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Traxlo brings pay-per-task gig work model to UK grocers
Licensing

Traxlo brings pay-per-task gig work model to UK grocers

Gig work platform Traxlo launches in the UK, offering grocery retailers pay-per-task staffing to tackle labour gaps and rising costs.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Fri, 16th Jan 2026
Traxlo brings pay-per-task gig labour model to UK
Human Capital Management

Traxlo brings pay-per-task gig labour model to UK

Traxlo launches its pay-per-task gig labour platform in the UK, targeting grocery chains with task fees from GBP £3 to GBP £50.

By Melania Watson • 4 min read • Fri, 16th Jan 2026
UK firms overconfident as AI integration badly lags
Digital Transformation

UK firms overconfident as AI integration badly lags

UK companies ramp up AI spend but leave tools poorly integrated, stuck in “automation purgatory” and overestimating their digital maturity.

By Melania Watson • 4 min read • Fri, 16th Jan 2026
Money now outweighs health as key to UK life satisfaction
Hybrid & Remote Work

Money now outweighs health as key to UK life satisfaction

Money has overtaken health, time and relationships as the main driver of life satisfaction in the UK, new research from Intuit shows.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Fri, 16th Jan 2026
UK businesses brace for 2026 fiscal strain & AI oversight
Digital Transformation

UK businesses brace for 2026 fiscal strain & AI oversight

Business leaders are being urged to invest in financial insight as they navigate tighter oversight of artificial intelligence in financial services.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 15th Jan 2026
Hendrix Rose PR to boost Verde Digital's UK profile
Marketing Technologies

Hendrix Rose PR to boost Verde Digital's UK profile

Hendrix Rose PR has been appointed to lead UK media relations for fashion search specialist Verde Digital, targeting fashion and eCommerce titles.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Thu, 15th Jan 2026
Targa Telematics links OEM data to Motability fleet
Data Protection

Targa Telematics links OEM data to Motability fleet

Targa Telematics will feed carmaker data into Motability's fleet systems to boost vehicle health monitoring, safety and uptime for disabled drivers.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Thu, 15th Jan 2026
Rebecca Dawson hailed in UK list of inspiring women
eCommerce

Rebecca Dawson hailed in UK list of inspiring women

Plus-size outdoor champion Rebecca Dawson named among UK's 100 most inspiring female entrepreneurs in Small Business Britain list.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Thu, 15th Jan 2026
Blink unveils Card Present API for real-time ISV pay
Fintech

Blink unveils Card Present API for real-time ISV pay

Blink launches Card Present API to let ISVs add in-person card payments with real-time reporting and managed terminal support.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Wed, 14th Jan 2026
Westmill adopts Beacon AI to streamline logistics ops
Software-as-a-Service

Westmill adopts Beacon AI to streamline logistics ops

Westmill deploys Beacon AI workspace to unify shipment tracking and automate invoice checks, cutting logistics bottlenecks and email back-and-forth.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Wed, 14th Jan 2026
Designer Kids Club debuts ReLuxe Story circular IDs
Customer Experience

Designer Kids Club debuts ReLuxe Story circular IDs

Designer Kids Club launches ReLuxe Story, using Digital Product Passports to track luxury childrenswear from first purchase to resale.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • Wed, 14th Jan 2026
SaleCycle buys BEYABLE to build unified eCommerce stack
DevOps

SaleCycle buys BEYABLE to build unified eCommerce stack

SaleCycle snaps up French personalisation specialist BEYABLE to create a unified European eCommerce marketing and conversion platform.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Wed, 14th Jan 2026
Kent tech founder Ben Towers awarded MBE for startups
Software-as-a-Service

Kent tech founder Ben Towers awarded MBE for startups

Kent tech founder Ben Towers, 27, wins an MBE in the New Year Honours for his work backing startups and shaping the UK's AI strategy.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Tue, 13th Jan 2026
Self-employed brace for digital tax as deadline looms
Digital Transformation

Self-employed brace for digital tax as deadline looms

UK sole traders face mounting year-end tax pressure as Making Tax Digital nears, driving a surge in software and AI adoption to save time.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Tue, 13th Jan 2026
Unit4 hits 100th ERPx go-live & boosts AI investment
Data Protection

Unit4 hits 100th ERPx go-live & boosts AI investment

Unit4 marks 100th ERPx go-live, ramps up AI learning and security as more public and private sector customers move to its cloud ERP.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • Mon, 12th Jan 2026
AI drives rise of solo 'Founder + AI' UK businesses
Software-as-a-Service

AI drives rise of solo 'Founder + AI' UK businesses

AI is fuelling a boom in solo UK “Founder + AI” ventures as entrepreneurs favour lean, automated operations over hiring staff.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Mon, 12th Jan 2026
Crew Clothing rolls out Cegid platform across brands
Customer Experience

Crew Clothing rolls out Cegid platform across brands

Crew Clothing rolls out Cegid Retail Store Excellence across 217 UK stores, unifying operations and boosting multi-brand visibility in real time.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Mon, 12th Jan 2026
Credas trials digital wallet to streamline UK conveyancing
Data Protection

Credas trials digital wallet to streamline UK conveyancing

Credas and DezrezLegal complete first live home move using a reusable digital compliance wallet to cut repeated ID checks in conveyancing.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Mon, 12th Jan 2026
Monzo reveals AI & secondhand shopping boom in 2025
Data Analytics

Monzo reveals AI & secondhand shopping boom in 2025

Monzo data shows spending on AI platforms has more than doubled to GBP £19 million in 2025, as pre-loved shopping and coffee also surge.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • Mon, 12th Jan 2026