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SaaS growth offsets IaaS slump in Western European cloud market

IaaS/PaaS revenue in Western Europe's top five markets fell 1% year-on-year, while SaaS revenue grew 5%, signalling stable overall cloud services demand through IT channels.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Tue, 20th May 2025

Fintech

AI startups lead in Viva Technology list of Europe's top 100

Viva Technology ranks Top 100 Rising European Startups for 2025, spotlighting 15 AI firms among emerging innovators across 22 sectors and 13 countries.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 3 min read • Thu, 15th May 2025

Fintech

Billie launches B2B Pay Later solution for Stripe merchants

Billie becomes the first B2B Pay Later solution widely available on Stripe, enabling merchants in 11 European countries to offer flexible payments to business buyers.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Wed, 14th May 2025

Customer Experience

TheFork launches new tools to boost UK restaurants for summer

TheFork unveils new tools in TheFork Manager to boost UK restaurant bookings, reduce no-shows, and enhance guest experience ahead of the busy summer season.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Tue, 13th May 2025

Artificial Intelligence

UK start-ups shortlisted in global challenge for female founders

Viva Technology's Female Founder Challenge 2025 shortlisted five women-led startups aiming to bridge venture capital gaps and boost women's entrepreneurship.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 4 min read • Wed, 30th Apr 2025

Enterprise Resource Planning

Geoficiency launches UK platform ahead of major fraud law changes

Geoficiency launches its AI-powered accounting investigation platform in the UK to help firms comply with upcoming fraud prevention laws from September 2025.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Tue, 29th Apr 2025

Global Stories

France stories

Data Protection

Sandrine El Khodry named new EVP of Global Sales at ALE

Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise names Sandrine El Khodry EVP of Global Sales and Marketing, aiming to boost sustainable growth and market presence worldwide.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 2 min read • Fri, 23rd May 2025

Digital Transformation

European brands shift eCommerce strategies beyond Amazon in 2025

Nearly 80% of European brands plan to expand eCommerce beyond Amazon in 2025, embracing hybrid models amid rising costs and operational challenges.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 22nd May 2025

Hybrid Cloud

Gigamon survey finds AI drives hybrid cloud breach rise to 55%

AI-driven cyber threats have pushed breach rates to 55%, with hybrid and public clouds seen as increasingly vulnerable, says Gigamon's 2025 survey.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 22nd May 2025

Firewalls

AI-driven threats prompt IT leaders to rethink hybrid cloud security

A new survey reveals 91% of IT leaders are reassessing hybrid cloud risks as AI-driven cyberattacks surge, with global costs hitting USD $3 trillion annually.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 22nd May 2025

Digital Transformation

Deliverect unveils AI platform to reduce refund fraud in eateries

Deliverect launches Resolve, an AI platform helping eateries cut refund fraud by up to 70% using Google's Gemini models and Vertex AI technology.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 16th May 2025

Large Language Models

OpenAI forum explores how reasoning AI will shape global economics

OpenAI's forum revealed how reasoning AI, like the new O-series models, is set to transform global economics, work, and international security strategies.

By Melvin Hipolito • 5 min read • Wed, 14th May 2025

Software-as-a-Service

Kyriba debuts TAI to boost CFOs' trust in safe finance AI

Kyriba launches agentic AI, TAI, to enhance financial workflows with data-driven insights, prioritising security and human oversight in finance operations.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 4 min read • Tue, 13th May 2025

DevOps

Survey shows enterprises shift towards software-driven pentesting

Over 50% of enterprises now use software-driven penetration testing as their primary method to identify IT vulnerabilities, reveals Pentera survey.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 8th May 2025

Digital Transformation

Sage expands AI tools with AWS to boost SMB financial accuracy

Sage advances its AI collaboration with AWS, enhancing financial tools and compliance support for SMBs across multiple countries with smarter, faster solutions.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 8th May 2025

Risk & Compliance

New platform aims to fix gaps in corporate cyber response plans

Semperis launches Ready1, a platform improving cyber crisis response, addressing major communication and coordination gaps revealed in new global report.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Thu, 8th May 2025

Disaster Recovery

Businesses turn to quantum AI despite high costs & confusion

A SAS survey reveals 60% of businesses are exploring quantum AI, despite barriers like cost, knowledge gaps, and lack of regulation hindering adoption.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Thu, 8th May 2025

Microsoft Windows

Desktop PC sales remain strong in Europe as mini PCs surge

Europe's PC desktop sales remain strong in early 2025, with consumer notebooks outperforming commercial ones amid uneven market recovery across countries.

By Melvin Hipolito • 3 min read • Wed, 7th May 2025