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£2B a year is lost to transactions wrongfully rejected as fraudulent
New research by fintech unicorn Checkout.com shows the UK is losing over $2B annually due to legitimate transactions being rejected as fraudulent, a fact that naturally causes frustration for customers who go buy elsewhere online. Recovery could be slowed down or delayed unless businesses plug an annual $20B hole in online transactions to tackle this massive issue.
News by " Maddyness
16.07.2020
How the travel industry can use social media to stay relevant in and beyond a crisis
Social media is a tricky world to navigate for brands at the best of times, but especially hard during COVID-19. What makes social media the powerhouse that it can be for a brand? What are the rules that brands and startups should be following? We broke it down for you by speaking to an expert.
News by " Cleo McGee
15.07.2020
Why solving a big problem isn’t enough to build a billion-dollar startup
If you want to be a successful entrepreneur, you need to find a big problem and solve it. But if you stop there, you might just wind up being the inventor of an amazing solution that no one ever uses. As Joe Procopio suggests, that is probably not your goal.
News by " Joe Procopio
14.07.2020
10 bad habits of unsuccessful people
Instead of looking for traits to emulate, focus on ones to avoid. The first successful person I ever met — truly successful, with accomplishments I admired and ambition I strove to emulate — was an entrepreneur in his forties, a client of mine in the first real business I’d ever started. I was 24 and eager to learn; he was constantly cheerful and had more money than he could count.
News by " Darius Foroux
14.07.2020
Virtual summer parties: The six mistakes you don’t want to make
The office summer party is a staple in the annual business calendar, allowing colleagues to bond and employers a chance to recognize and acknowledge their teams’ achievements. However, summer parties are going to look a little different this year.
News by " Maddyness
13.07.2020
Crowdfunding: support Nude, Span Health or FTNetwork
Every week, Maddyness brings you MaddyCrowd revealing our selection of projects available on crowdfunding platforms. Here's this week's selection.
News by " Maddyness
12.07.2020
23 of the best and most innovative COVID-19 pivots
During lockdown, startups across the country were forced to make tough decisions to stay alive and with global restrictions this meant quickly adapting activities to remain profitable, and this often meant pivoting. Over the last three months, Maddyness compiled various lists highlighting companies and their pivots during the pandemic - here's a wrap-up of the most creative initiatives.
News by " Maddyness
10.07.2020
Startups raise over £180M this week with biotech leading the way
Every week, Maddyness brings you the latest investment news from the UK startup ecosystem. Here's a recap of this week's investments.
News by " Maddyness
10.07.2020
Make the distinction between diversity and inclusion to drive real change
The fundamentals of diversity and inclusion in the work environment should be reflected by companies promoting acceptance and respect of all individuals regardless the differences that may exist in gender, age, race, religion, sexual orientation, language spoken or various communication styles.
News by " Darren Rebeiro
09.07.2020
UK startups behind Europe in seeking government support
UK startups are far less likely to have applied for Government funding during the coronavirus crisis than their counterparts in France and Germany, according to new data published by the EuropeanStartups.co project, an initiative that uses data to support European startup ecosystems by informing policy makers with real-time insights into the health of startups across the European Union.
News by " Maddyness
07.07.2020
Should I stay or should I go? Travel: the big dilemma
In these ever changing uncertain times it is hard to decide if travelling is indeed worth the risk. With so much still uncertain about COVID-19 or ‘the virus’, everything we do in a day has risk attached to it. Yet with air bridges opening up to Europe and further afield, the desire to travel is very strong, especially since the 100+ days of lockdown, which have been cooping us all up (and keeping each other safe).
News by " Cleo McGee
07.07.2020
Where do conspiracy theories come from?
The human mind is wired to seek patterns, whether to identify potential threats or aid learning or even to stay calm in a crisis, these patterns are everywhere. Ramsey Theory states that if there are enough elements in a set or structure, a pattern will emerge within it. These two rationales can be used to explain where conspiracy theories come from; the human necessity to find links and meaning in text, events and disasters, in short: our brains.
News by " Tali Ramsey
06.07.2020
CEO networking, femcare, and a second-hand marketplace; crowdfunding now
Every week, Maddyness brings you MaddyCrowd revealing our selection of projects available on crowdfunding platforms. Here's this week's selection.
News by " Maddyness
04.07.2020
This week, startups in multiple verticals raise over £75M
Every week, Maddyness brings you the latest investment news from the UK startup ecosystem. Here's a recap of this week's investments.
News by " Maddyness
03.07.2020

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