Revolut, the global financial super app with over 20 million retail customers, today launched Revolut Pay – a new secure online checkout feature which allows UK and EEA merchants to present ‘Revolut Pay’ as a payment method across product, cart, and checkout pages. Revolut Pay aims to disrupt the payments ecosystem by making shopping online even easier as it facilitates direct payments, while providing best-in-class security for Revolut users: payments will be validated via secure features such as Face ID, or fingerprint unlock, and no account number will be shared. This in turn will help to prevent fraud and keep…
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August 2022: With seniors returning to the workforce in their masses, Gen Z instant video messaging social media app, Frog, has launched a search for a senior intern to join their team. New statistics have found that in the UK a growing number of older people are entering employment once more with the latest figures revealing a record 173,000 people aged 65 and over were in work between April and June 2022. With an employee average age of 28, the Gen Z company seeks the wisdom of an intern aged 60 and over to join the team. The unique job…
Exactly one year since launch, Lottie – the UK’s leading later living marketplace – are one step closer to their mission of transforming the elderly care sector. Now valued at £45million and with the backing of American Venture Capital Firm General Catalyst and chief executives from Airbnb, Zoopla and Monzo, Lottie have completed their acquisition of Found – one of the UK’s leading CRM and occupancy care home software in a seven-figure transaction (£1.5 million). Plagued by their own experience of finding care for their family, brothers Chris and Will Donnelly launched Lottie – a care home comparison website that…
Making the decision to become an entrepreneur can be overwhelming at times, particularly if you’re deciding to completely reinvent your working life. Being an entrepreneur means becoming comfortable with the highs and lows that are common in this type of work environment – being able to be both flexible and adaptable is essential to the success of any entrepreneur. Aiman Kabli, digital entrepreneur, serial author, blogger, and speaker, provides SMEToday readers with some insight. Once you’ve decided to become an entrepreneur it can become especially tempting to focus all your attention on building your ‘hard skills’ like technical skills, analytical skills,…
More than 70% of people have experienced a better work life balance since working from home. With the number of people working from home more than double pre-pandemic levels, market-leading workplace health, wellbeing and ergonomics company Posturite is highlighting the need for a correct and comfortable work setup to boost productivity and general health and wellbeing. Posturite identified only 48% of people who work from home as having a designated room for working such as a study, home office or garden office. With over 50% of people using areas of a living room, kitchen and bedroom to work in, it…
The team at Black Nova Designs will be celebrating this year’s Video Games Day by staging a 24-hour gaming challenge on Monday September 12 to help raise awareness of mental health issues. Boss Kyle Holmes will be joined by website developer Steven Willis and IT technician Dean Baker for an entire day and night of non-stop gaming. The trio will be streaming the event live on Facebook, YouTube and Twitch from 23:59 Sunday 11th to 23:59 Monday 12th. Not only will this give viewers the chance to view the team, it will encourage and involve everyone who takes part, donates,…
By James Butland, VP of Financial Partnerships, EMEA at Airwallex Since the pandemic, the ways that SMEs define themselves might have gone through a series of shifts. With mass migration to online channels it’s not only big retail corporations that are able to serve online customers far and wide. To the contrary, this became crucial for all retailers. Since, digital platforms have enabled businesses of all sizes to reach new markets in different regions, so even SMEs can reach a multi-national customer base without the extra in-house staff. Sustaining growth in new markets is another challenge however; one that comes…
Three out of four SMEs are worried about a recession according to iwoca’s latest quarterly SME Expert Index. The cost of living continues to soar, and the Bank of England are predicting a long recession ahead. Considering this, it’s imperative for SMEs to review their financial forecast. Financial Services provider Finplicity, give their top five financial tips to help SMEs survive a recession. Analyse your Cash Flow How well do you know your income and expenditure? A survey by OnePoll in 2021 showed that small businesses struggle to understand where their money is being spent, and over a half (56%)…
MIDLANDS entrepreneur Kyle Raffo has conquered the Matterhorn – and three other peaks in four days to support the charity Help Us Help Others. On August 12 the 28-year-old climbed the mountain in the Alps which stands at over 4,400 metres and is the 12th highest peak in Western Europe. The climb was initially delayed because the heatwave which hit Europe caused ice to melt and triggered dangerous rock falls. “After weeks of preparation we were told we may not be able to tackle this challenging ascent,” Kyle said. “I love adventures and expeditions and I’ve already spent time in Everest…
Starting a business at any age will be tough, but starting a business when you’ve been on the planet for half a century may not be as difficult as it seems. Sanjay Wadhwani, chief executive, and founder of both investment and advisory firm Podium Ventures and next generation media company MetaFrames, talks to SME Today about why you’re more likely to be successful compared to younger people when starting a business – even though you may have been labelled as ‘past your sell-by date.’ Wadhwani has 30 years’ experience working with start-ups and a strong background in enabling others to…