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AI tools will be woven into Baker Tilly's advisory, tax and assurance work as firms race to boost efficiency without losing professional judgement.
The change comes as business schools face mounting pressure from rapid technological shifts and tougher global competition for students and staff.
Customer demand across Europe has fuelled a 72% rise in Kong's regional base, prompting new offices in Milan and Paris.
Brussels' move could reduce reliance on non-EU tech, while London's new AI minister signals tighter oversight of a fast-growing sector.
Smaller firms face faster and costlier breaches as AI cuts the time hackers need to exploit software flaws from weeks to hours.
Businesses facing outages now have a physically separate UK-EU link, as traffic remains concentrated on a handful of cross-border corridors.
Institutions using Fireblocks can now tap OpenPayd's sterling and euro rails without extra integration, widening access to stablecoin payment flows.
MBV customers in Vietnam will gain quicker overseas transfers without a costly systems overhaul as TerraPay opens access to 156 markets.
Merchants on Recurly will gain access to more than 300 payment providers through one integration, helping curb failed recurring charges.
Two million customers could see cheaper, faster transfers as the remittance firm shifts settlement onto regulated stablecoin rails.
Stricter anti-money laundering rules are driving more banks and fintechs towards live company register data, lifting revenue at Kyckr 46%.
Retailers risk losing loyalty when AI acts on fragmented data, as shoppers now expect instant, relevant responses to every signal.
Support for 38,000 smaller firms helped lift pre-tax profit to GBP £426 million, with most funding going outside London and new jobs expected.
The broadband provider aims to cut manual contract work and improve oversight as its supply chain and network footprint expand.
Failed recurring charges are costing subscription firms an average 9% of revenue, prompting a push to recover payments before customers quit.
The North London club generated GBP £37.7 million from Instagram in early 2026, widening the gap over rivals and boosting commercial clout.
Vietnamese customers will gain faster overseas transfers as TPBank taps TerraPay's network for real-time payments to 156 countries and territories.
The Manchester-based investor aims to deploy GBP £1.5 million into early-stage AI start-ups across the UK by the end of the tax year.
London's labour market is recovering, with small firms hiring again as AI use and confidence among workers outpace the UK average.
UK firms can now keep observability and security data in-region, easing compliance pressure as cloud and AI systems grow more complex.