News•Jan 27, 2026
Binq Integrates with Iwoca
Binq, the UK business marketplace, has integrated with fintech lender iwoca, leveraging open‑banking data to streamline credit decisions. The partnership offers the nation’s 5.5 million small‑and‑medium enterprises funding options from £1,000 up to £1,000,000. Borrowers benefit from a digital application process and the ability to repay early without penalties. This marks a significant expansion of Binq’s service suite beyond marketplace matching into direct financing.
By Finextra
News•Jan 27, 2026
Institutional Real Estate Investment Platform GoCanopy Raises £2.1 Million
GoCanopy, an AI‑driven platform for institutional real‑estate investors, closed a €2.1 million seed round led by ISAI with participation from BNP Paribas Développement, Yellow and prominent angels. The solution consolidates fragmented deal, tenant and financial documents into a single searchable knowledge base, enhancing...
By Finextra
News•Jan 27, 2026
Just Eat Launches AI Voice Assistant to Tackle ‘Choice Overload’
Just Eat has introduced an AI‑powered voice assistant on iOS and Android in the UK, launching on 27 January. The conversational tool lets users speak naturally to the app, receiving personalised recommendations from its 100,000‑partner network that spans meals, groceries, pharmacy...
By Retail Gazette
News•Jan 27, 2026
How Applying Cognitive Diversity to LLMs Could Transform the User Experience
Recent research from Carnegie Mellon and Penn State demonstrates that large language models can be trained to reflect human cognitive styles, producing adaptive or innovative responses based on prompt framing. Adaptive prompts steer LLMs toward feasible, structured solutions, while innovative...
By TechRadar
News•Jan 27, 2026
Techficient Expands InsurTech Stack with Forthright Launch
Techficient unveiled Forthright, an AI‑driven fraud detection platform for insurance carriers and distributors. The solution continuously monitors common fraudulent behaviors, enabling earlier intervention and stronger compliance controls. Forthright extends Techficient’s InsurTech suite, which already includes the Dynamic quoting engine that...
By Fintech Global
News•Jan 27, 2026
MoneyHash Aligns with Tap Payments
MoneyHash, a leading payment orchestration platform, announced a partnership with Tap Payments, integrating Tap’s gateway across nine MENA markets. The integration lets merchants route, monitor, and optimize payments through a single control layer while accessing Tap’s extensive local payment methods...
By Finextra
News•Jan 27, 2026
Comparing Efsitora and Daily Insulin in Type 2 Diabetes
The provided page titled “Comparing Efsitora and Daily Insulin in Type 2 Diabetes” contains only a series of unrelated article headlines and images from the Bioengineer website, with no substantive discussion, data, or conclusions about the comparative efficacy, safety, or...
By Bioengineer.org
News•Jan 27, 2026
What Is the Outlook for Regulation in 2026?
Star Compliance’s 2025 Quarterly Executive Brief highlights a surge in regulatory expectations, especially around digital assets and the UK’s Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SMCR). Market‑abuse supervision is tightening, with regulators expanding insider‑trading definitions to include shadow trading. The report...
By Fintech Global
News•Jan 27, 2026
Krispy Kreme Jumps Aboard Ark for Advertising Rethink
Krispy Kreme has hired Ark Agency as its lead creative partner for the UK and Ireland, aiming to revamp its advertising in response to the UK’s new Less Healthy Food (LHF) legislation. The law, effective Jan. 5, imposes a near‑total ban...
By DecisionMarketing
News•Jan 27, 2026
EBay UK Up & Running Grants Awarded
eBay UK has announced the winners of its Up & Running Grants, selecting 25 businesses to receive a £10,000 cash grant, £1,000 in advertising credits, and personalised account management support. The programme, launched last year, attracted over a thousand applications...
By ChannelX (formerly Tamebay)
News•Jan 27, 2026
Major Security Flaws Found in UK Retailer Websites
A recent Ethiack study of 1,722 European retailers uncovered that 19.7% of SSL certificates on UK retailer websites are invalid, expired, or misconfigured, exposing customer data to interception. Additionally, 19.6% of UK web servers reveal software type and version in...
By Finextra
News•Jan 27, 2026
Poundland Joins Retail Trust to Protect Staff Mental Health
Discount retailer Poundland has teamed up with the Retail Trust to extend mental‑health support to its 12,000‑strong workforce. Employees will gain access to a dedicated wellbeing helpline, counselling, financial assistance and resources for young dependents. Store managers will receive CPD‑accredited...
By Retail Gazette
News•Jan 27, 2026
Hackers Exploit SEO Poisoning to Target Users Seeking Legitimate Tools
Hackers are leveraging SEO poisoning to push malicious ZIP archives that contain BAT scripts masquerading as legitimate tools. The fraudulent pages rank highly in search results, directing users to fake repositories where the scripts contact command‑and‑control servers and download remote...
By GBHackers On Security
News•Jan 27, 2026
Brickanta Closes $8M Round to Expand AI Use in Construction Planning
Brickanta, a Stockholm‑based AI platform for construction, closed an $8 million seed round led by Northzone, with participation from tech‑savvy angels and Y Combinator. The startup’s AI‑native operating system focuses on pre‑construction workflows such as bid analysis, cost estimation, and procurement. It...
By Tech.eu
News•Jan 27, 2026
Revolut Business Moves Into Revenue Operations with Recurring Billing Tool
Revolut Business has launched a native recurring billing tool that lets merchants automate subscription payments without paying for separate billing software. The feature is built into the existing Revolut Business platform, so users incur no additional subscription fees. It integrates...
By Finextra
News•Jan 27, 2026
AI-Powered Video Processing Payload Moves Toward Flight on LizzieSat-4
Maris-Tech Ltd. and Sidus Space announced that Maris-Tech’s AI‑powered video processing payload will be integrated onto Sidus’s LizzieSat‑4 satellite, with a launch targeted for later this year. Joint hardware testing begins next week, marking a key integration milestone toward flight...
By Orbital Today
News•Jan 27, 2026
Visa Urges Banks to Rethink Loyalty Beyond Credit Card Rewards
Visa is urging banks to move beyond credit‑card‑centric loyalty programs toward contextual, data‑driven rewards. Margin pressure on interchange fees and the proliferation of consumer loyalty accounts are forcing banks to seek new funding sources, such as merchant‑backed offers. Visa’s suite...
By PYMNTS
News•Jan 27, 2026
Fiserv and Affirm Expand Partnership to Bring Pay-Over-Time to Debit Cards
Fiserv and Affirm announced an expanded partnership that will embed Affirm’s pay‑over‑time (BNPL) solution into debit card programs. The integration will be available to thousands of U.S. banks, allowing debit cardholders to access installment financing at the point of sale....
By PaySpace Magazine
News•Jan 27, 2026
China-Linked Hackers Have Used the PeckBirdy JavaScript C2 Framework Since 2023
Trend Micro researchers have uncovered a JScript‑based command‑and‑control framework called PeckBirdy, used by China‑aligned APT groups since 2023. The framework runs via living‑off‑the‑land binaries across browsers, MSHTA, WScript, Node JS and .NET, delivering modular backdoors such as HOLODONUT and MKDOOR. It powers...
By The Hacker News
News•Jan 27, 2026
CFOs Prepare for AI by Modernizing Payments
CFOs are accelerating payment modernization as AI becomes mainstream, according to Boost Payment Solutions founder Dean Leavitt. The COVID‑19 pandemic forced a rapid shift from checks and wires to digital platforms, boosting transaction volumes and highlighting the need for flexible,...
By PYMNTS
News•Jan 27, 2026
95% of Shoppers Research Influencer Picks Before Buying
A new PYMNTS Intelligence study of 3,196 U.S. consumers finds that influencers act more as discovery catalysts than direct sales drivers. While 56% of shoppers purchase an influencer‑recommended item at least once a year, 95% conduct additional research before checkout,...
By PYMNTS
News•Jan 27, 2026
OPINION: Peak Gets Everyone Excited – but January Is Much More Revealing for Retailers
Retailers often treat Black Friday as the ultimate test of customer experience, yet the true test arrives in January when peak‑season buffers disappear. The post‑holiday period exposes weaknesses in returns processing, inventory synchronization, and delivery speed that were masked by...
By InternetRetailing
News•Jan 27, 2026
How the Grammys Are Adapting in a World of AI Music, ‘KPop Demon Hunters,’ and a Changing Music Marketplace
The 2024 Grammy Awards arrive as the music industry grapples with AI‑generated hits, genre‑blending chart‑toppers, and unprecedented cross‑media successes. Nominees—including Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga, Kendrick Lamar, Bad Bunny and Tyler the Creator—are chosen by roughly 15,000 professional voters, aiming to reflect current market...
By Fast Company AI
News•Jan 27, 2026
Abbott Increases Quarterly Dividend for 54th Consecutive Year
Abbott announced its board increased the quarterly common dividend to 63 cents per share, a 6.8% rise. The hike marks the 54th consecutive year of dividend growth and the 408th uninterrupted quarterly payment since 1924. The dividend has risen more...
By World Pharma News
News•Jan 27, 2026
Brickanta Raises $8M in Seed Funding
Brickanta, a Stockholm‑based developer of an agentic AI platform for construction, announced an $8 million seed round. The financing was led by Northzone with participation from Y Combinator, 20VC, and angels linked to OpenAI, Google and Meta. High‑profile athletes Mario Götze...
By FinSMEs
News•Jan 27, 2026
Orbit Media Group Rebrands to Orbit One, Expanding Into Unified Business and AI Solutions
Orbit Media Group has rebranded as Orbit One, shifting from a pure creative agency to a full‑service business solutions partner. The new brand emphasizes integrated data, automation, and AI tools that connect marketing, finance, HR, and communication platforms into a...
By AiThority
News•Jan 27, 2026
Why Cyber Fusion Centers and Zero-Trust Work Better Together
The surge in zero‑trust adoption has not delivered expected protection, as static implementations struggle against zero‑day exploits and a rapidly evolving threat landscape. A leading bank that integrated a cyber fusion center (CFC) with zero‑trust achieved 65% automated incident responses...
By Security Boulevard
News•Jan 27, 2026
OneBill and Linked2pay Partner to Streamline Billing and Payments for Merchants
OneBill and linked2pay announced a strategic integration that unifies billing and payment processing for merchants. The partnership embeds linked2pay’s gateway into OneBill’s cloud‑based revenue platform via real‑time APIs, supporting credit‑card, debit‑card and ACH transactions without separate systems. It promises faster...
By PaySpace Magazine
News•Jan 27, 2026
Beginner’s Guide to RBI Floating Rate Savings Bonds: Features, Returns & Risks
RBI Floating Rate Savings Bonds are a government‑backed, seven‑year debt instrument that allows investors to earn semi‑annual interest that resets every six months based on the National Savings Certificate rate plus a 0.35 % spread. The minimum investment is ₹1,000 with...
By TechBullion
News•Jan 27, 2026
AICA Launches New AI-Powered Product Classification Platform for UNSPSC, GS1 GPC, and More
AICA Data International unveiled an AI‑powered Product Classification Platform that automates mapping to UNSPSC and GS1 GPC standards. The solution delivers over 95% accuracy, handling 40,000 to 6 million items per hour, and provides a Reliability Score for each output. It...
By AiThority
News•Jan 27, 2026
EmergeGen Announces Scaled Quantum Initiative Advancing Enterprise AI Systems
AI startup EmergeGen announced an expanded quantum initiative that moves quantum computing from research to production within enterprise AI systems. The company has built a scaled quantum team across New York, the United Kingdom and Malta, leveraging partner infrastructure to...
By AiThority
News•Jan 27, 2026
Dr Martens Boosted by Turnaround Progress
Dr Martens reported progress in its turnaround, with full‑price direct‑to‑consumer (DTC) sales up 2% year‑to‑date, while overall group revenue fell 2.7% to £253 million in Q3. The company’s wholesale channel rebounded, growing 9.3% as DTC revenue slipped 6.5% due to a...
By The Retail Bulletin
News•Jan 27, 2026
Canada Marks Data Privacy Week 2026 as Commissioner Pushes for Privacy by Design
Canada’s Privacy Commissioner Philippe Dufresne launched Data Privacy Week 2026 (Jan 26‑30) with a focus on privacy‑by‑design, urging organizations to embed data protection from the outset. He highlighted recent high‑profile breaches—including Aylo, 23andMe, TikTok, and an investigation into X’s Grok chatbot—to...
By The Cyber Express
News•Jan 27, 2026
Ecer.com: Driving Foreign Trade Into the Era of ‘Mobile Transactions’
Ecer.com’s mobile marketplace is reshaping cross‑border B2B trade by enabling end‑to‑end transactions on smartphones. Guangzhou Dinghao Furniture reduced a week‑long order cycle to a single call, leveraging instant messaging, real‑time video and 360° factory tours. Platform data shows response times...
By MarTech Series
News•Jan 27, 2026
Cymulate Joins the Wiz Integration Network (WIN)
Cymulate has joined the Wiz Integration Network, embedding its Continuous Threat Exposure Management platform into Wiz’s cloud‑security ecosystem. The partnership enables automated pre‑ and post‑exploitation simulations across Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud, delivering continuous validation of security controls. Joint customers...
By AI-TechPark
News•Jan 27, 2026
“The US Is Still Our Core, Asia Is Where Growth Happens”: How Singapore Family Offices Balance Scale and Opportunity
Singapore’s family office sector is experiencing rapid growth, driven by an influx of first‑generation wealth since 2019. These offices allocate a sizable portion of portfolios to alternative assets—particularly private equity, private credit, and digital infrastructure—leveraging Singapore’s tax‑friendly fund regimes and...
By Finance Magnates Fintech
News•Jan 27, 2026
Canadian Retailers Urged to Build Trust and Personalization Through Technology: SOTI Study
Canadian retailers are under pressure to rebuild consumer trust and deliver personalized experiences as inflation curtails spending, according to SOTI’s latest global retail tech study. The survey of 1,000 Canadians shows 83% are shopping more carefully, while 53% expect retailers...
By Retail Insider Canada
News•Jan 27, 2026
How to Safeguard Executives Through Proactive Planning and Managing Online Presence
Recent high‑profile attacks, including the 2024 assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, have highlighted severe gaps in executive protection, especially online. Organizations are reassessing security operations, investing in physical safeguards while recognizing that digital exposure often reveals executives' locations and...
By Security Magazine (Cybersecurity)
News•Jan 27, 2026
Conquer Launches Voice Plus, A Mobile-First Field Sales App That Eliminates Manual Work
Conquer has introduced Voice Plus, a mobile‑first app that lets field sales reps capture calls, meetings and notes in under 30 seconds, removing the need for end‑of‑day CRM admin. The solution is built natively within Salesforce, syncing activity instantly to...
By MarTech Series
News•Jan 27, 2026
New Relic Data Report Reveals Clear Link Between AIOps Usage and Increased Engineer Productivity
New Relic’s 2026 AI Impact Report, based on 6.6 million users in 2025, shows that engineers leveraging the platform’s generative AI and AIOps features ship code 80% more frequently than peers without AI. AI‑strengthened observability cuts alert noise by 27% and...
By MarTech Series
News•Jan 27, 2026
Sam Altman Says OpenAI “Screwed Up” GPT-5.2 Writing Quality via @Sejournal, @MattGSouthern
Sam Altman publicly acknowledged that OpenAI "screwed up" the writing quality of GPT‑5.2, noting it feels unwieldy compared to the earlier GPT‑4.5. The company deliberately prioritized technical strengths—reasoning, coding, and engineering—over prose in the 5.2 release. GPT‑4.5 was marketed for...
By Search Engine Journal
News•Jan 27, 2026
Atrium Launches AIR, Its New Innovation Lab and Product Incubator, and Unveils ZephyrIQ, a Conversational AI Platform for On-Demand Workforce...
Global talent solutions provider Atrium announced the creation of Atrium Innovation & Research (AIR), a dedicated technology lab and product incubator. AIR’s first offering, ZephyrIQ, is a conversational AI platform that delivers instant, on‑demand insights from complex extended workforce data....
By MarTech Series
News•Jan 27, 2026
Cisco Launches New Cisco 360 Partner Program
Cisco has launched the Cisco 360 Partner Program, a revamped partner ecosystem aimed at accelerating AI‑driven outcomes for customers. The program introduces new partner designations, a Partner Incentive (CPI) model, and tools such as the Partner Locator and AI Assistant...
By AI-TechPark
News•Jan 27, 2026
Perioperative Medications Impact Emergence Agitation Risk
A recent clinical analysis links specific perioperative medications to the incidence of emergence agitation (EA) in surgical patients, especially children. The study found that dexmedetomidine and midazolam premedication reduced EA rates by up to 30%, while high‑dose sevoflurane and rapid...
By Bioengineer.org
News•Jan 27, 2026
Why the Brain Rejects Ads Marketers Love
The article presents a five‑question framework—attention, memory, choice, trust, and emotion—derived from cognitive psychology to evaluate ad effectiveness. It shows how inattentional blindness, the serial‑position effect, choice overload, thin‑slicing, and emotional resonance shape a viewer’s split‑second decisions. Practical tips include...
By MarTech Series
News•Jan 27, 2026
Aligne Appoints Ellie Dickinson as Global DTC Director
Aligne, the London‑based contemporary womenswear label, has named Ellie Dickinson as its global Direct‑to‑Consumer (DTC) director. Dickinson arrives from a commercial director role at Australian brand Dissh, where she oversaw the UK, EU and US markets since September 2024. Her...
By The Retail Bulletin
News•Jan 27, 2026
Flowla Raises $2.5M to Scale Sales and Customer Automation
London‑based Flowla, an AI‑assisted automation platform for sales and customer success, closed a $2.5 million seed round led by Revo Capital. The funding will accelerate development of its buyer‑journey automation engine and fund a U.S. go‑to‑market team. Flowla’s no‑code digital sales...
By Tech.eu
News•Jan 27, 2026
Wonderful Announced the Launch of Agent Builder
Wonderful introduced Agent Builder, an autonomous AI system that creates, tests, and refines enterprise agents. Powered by Anthropic’s Claude, it ingests policy documents, knowledge bases, and call recordings to iteratively meet production standards. The tool claims up to 50% faster...
By AI-TechPark
News•Jan 27, 2026
Descope Introduces Dedicated Identity Infrastructure for AI Agents and MCP Ecosystems
Descope has launched an upgraded Agentic Identity Hub that treats AI agents as first‑class identities alongside human users. The platform adds OAuth 2.1, PKCE, DCR, CIMD and tool‑level scopes to MCP servers, letting developers secure agent access with enterprise‑grade policies. It...
By Help Net Security
News•Jan 27, 2026
75% of Visitors Will Switch to a Competitor When a Website Feels Unsafe, Liferay Survey Finds
Liferay’s 2026 Broken Trust Report, based on a survey of 1,000 U.S. adults, finds that 75% of users will abandon a website they perceive as unsafe and often turn to a competitor. A single “off” moment erodes trust for 61%...
By MarTech Series