• Tackling the hidden risks of payment data in a fragmented digital landscape

    Payment data creates hidden risks in fragmented digital systems. Large organisations are increasingly exposed as customer and supplier payment details spread across spreadsheets, shared folders, and manual processes. Mark Bish, Principal Product Manager at Bottomline, explains how tokenisation can reduce vulnerabilities, strengthen compliance, and streamline operations without disrupting payment workflows.


  • Whistleblowing in the wind

    Whistleblowing reform in the UK remains a slow process. Francesca Titus examines the gaps in the Office of the Whistleblower Bill, from insufficient protections to missing financial incentives, and asks what companies should be doing now to prepare for a new era of corporate accountability.


  • The Oasis Effect: The new visual strategy for brands targeting Gen Z

    Gen Z’s nostalgia kick is fuelling a Britpop visual revival. Jacqueline Bourke of iStock explains how Oasis-inspired aesthetics are helping brands connect with younger audiences by prioritising authenticity over AI polish and leaning into raw, relatable imagery that builds trust.


  • Reversing data debt: Insurance’s untapped growth engine

    Insurance generates data at an extraordinary scale every day. But for all its analytical muscle, most insurers remain constrained by legacy systems and siloed data environments. Rory Yates, Global Head of Strategy at EIS, argues that industry growth requires reimagining how data is managed, shared, and operationalised.


  • Is the Bank about to cut again?

    A fifth rate cut looks likely despite persistent inflation signals. With the labour market cooling and GDP contracting, the Bank appears ready to resume easing. Our read: a divided MPC will vote for a 25bps cut, with caution in its tone but confidence in direction.


  • AI is ready. Are your people?

    AI is fast becoming essential for businesses of all sizes. Kevin Fitzgerald, UK Managing Director at Employment Hero, explores how SMEs can drive real gains through people-first AI strategies. Recognition, support, and leadership — not just tools — are key to making AI work.


  • Getting personal: How AI-driven content & strategic partnerships can change the game for lead nurturing

    AI-powered content is reshaping B2B marketing at record pace. As UK marketers navigate tighter budgets and prolonged sales cycles, generative tools are helping teams scale content and personalise outreach. But tech alone isn’t the answer — collaboration and strategy matter just as much. Pipeline360’s Elizabeth D’Arcy-Potts writes.


  • The business case for effective mental health provision

    Mental health support is now a critical issue for employers. Onebright’s Alison Bromley examines the economic and strategic imperatives behind effective workplace mental health provision — making the business case for investing in employee wellbeing and showing why organisations cannot afford to treat mental health as optional.


  • Comment — Imagine this: the one skill you can’t afford to undervalue

    Louise Sheeran explains why future-ready businesses prioritise imagination, not just data.


  • Free thinking: Is Nigel Farage the real Prime Minister?

    With everyone in Westminster dancing to Nigel Farage’s tune, we have to ask: is the Reform UK leader the real prime minister?