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Payhawk flags AI governance gap in finance leaders

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Payhawk survey finds 45% of self-described AI leaders in finance lack minimum use rules, exposing a wider gap between ambition and control.
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UK boards still see cybersecurity as top risk, survey finds

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UK boards still see cybersecurity as a top risk, but a five-year flat reading suggests awareness has not translated into stronger oversight.
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Scurri reports 22% Q1 growth as retail shifts local

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Scurri posts 22% parcel growth as retailers favour nearer European markets and faster delivery options amid shifting consumer demand.
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Mail Metrics appoints Chief Revenue Officer Karl Kohler

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Mail Metrics taps Avanade Ireland's Karl Kohler as Chief Revenue Officer to drive UK, Ireland and European expansion toward USD $1 billion.
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Canon named Leader in IDC's high-speed inkjet study

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Canon strengthens its position in IDC's high-speed inkjet rankings, with its own printhead technology, service network and market data praised.
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UK SAP users warn of data gaps slowing AI adoption

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UK businesses back AI and SAP transformation, but only 4% are very confident in data quality and 94% say silos hinder real-time decisions.
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Foresight sells TES Group to Legrand for fourfold gain

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Foresight sells Northern Ireland's TES Group to Legrand after revenue jumps 84% and a major datacentre expansion, locking in a fourfold return.
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Confirmo wins Irish approval for stablecoin payments

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Confirmo secures dual Irish licensing for stablecoin payments, positioning its European hub to serve businesses ahead of the EU's 2026 MiCA deadline.
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PortmanDentex signs AI deal to cut dental admin

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PortmanDentex expands Heidis clinical AI across UK and Ireland practices after pilot showed faster record keeping and lighter admin for dentists.
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SHE@CYBER training expands in Poland & North Macedonia

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SHE@CYBER cybersecurity training spreads in Poland and North Macedonia as post-grant uptake tests whether the women-focused model can endure.
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Renew Risk launches offshore windstorm models for Europe

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Renew Risk unveils first offshore windstorm catastrophe models for Europe, aiming to sharpen insurers' pricing as bigger turbines face harsher seas.
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CIOs learn on the go as AI pressure mounts at firms

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Logicalis study finds 89% of Chief Information Officers are learning AI as they go, with skills gaps, data issues and compliance concerns slowing roll-outs.
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Diverging paths: Monzo quits, Revolut hunts US charter

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Monzo abandons its US expansion and cuts about 50 jobs as Revolut pushes for a banking charter to build a direct American lending business.
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Benn tours Vertiv's Campsie site amid expansion plans

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Hilary Benn visits Vertiv's Campsie plant as the company steps up manufacturing, adds warehouse space and recruits for expansion in the north west.
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Veolia names Richard Kirkman as Northern Europe chief

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Veolia appoints Richard Kirkman to lead Northern Europe and the UK as the environmental group reshapes its top team for GreenUp growth.
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Advania names new UK CFO & CMO following expansion

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Advania names Sabrina Harris as UK Chief Financial Officer and Tara Allison as Chief Marketing Officer as it presses on with expansion after acquisitions.
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Kelleher visits ACI Worldwide's Limerick data centre

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Kelleher hails Limerick's role as ACI Worldwide marks decade of running European payments hub and data centre.
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Boldyn expands project software to lift margin control

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Boldyn widens project software use across UK and Ireland as live cost data, forecasting and reporting boost gross margins and cut spreadsheet reliance.
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Databricks to invest USD $850 million in UK expansion

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Databricks to quadruple London footprint with new Fitzrovia HQ as it backs UK AI demand, hiring and training with a USD $850 million plan.
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NIE Networks speeds map requests to cut cable strikes

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NIE Networks and Esri Ireland launch 24/7 map service to speed access to electricity data and reduce cable strikes across Northern Ireland.