Criminals have registered dozens of lookalike FIFA domains to harvest fans’ personal and banking data. The same tactic threatens any brand with customers online. The 2026 FIFA World Cup kicked off last week, with billions of fans worldwide turning to the tournament, and millions scrambling for tickets, hospitality packages and last-minute travel. That demand is exactly what criminals are counting on. With official tickets scarce and prices high, fraudsters have built convincing fake versions of FIFA and tournament ticketing websites designed to take fans’ money and personal data. The threat is serious enough that the FBI issued a public warning…
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AI could soon choose what we buy, sustainability has shifted from nice-to-have to non-negotiable, and second-hand shopping is rapidly becoming mainstream, according to new DHL eCommerce research. The 2026 E-Commerce Trends Report, based on survey findings from 29,000 online shoppers and 5,800 e-commerce businesses across 29 countries, highlights the biggest shifts retailers need to prepare for in the coming years and how best to respond to the changing e-commerce landscape. The global e-commerce market is experiencing rapid behavioral shifts, widening an expectation gap between what modern shoppers demand and what online businesses are prepared to deliver. AI is transforming buyer habits and accelerating innovation across…
Written by Tim Popiolkowsk, HR Director at Blackfinch Group Too many companies treat wellbeing as a safety net, something to catch people when they’re already struggling. But in a growing business, wellbeing can’t be a reactive, tick box exercise. It should be designed to drive performance. Organisations are already investing heavily in employee support, often spending between £100-£200 per employee each month on benefits and wellbeing initiatives. But much of that investment goes underused or fails to deliver meaningful impact because support is fragmented, difficult to access, and disconnected from what employees actually need. The impact of getting this wrong…
Global spending on corporate events is projected to reach £441.95 billion by 2029, revealing the continued importance of business travel and face-to-face networking.1 Against this backdrop, the business travel experts at Booking.com for Business have revealed the six key trends defining the corporate event market now: Corporate event spending continues to rise The global corporate events market is projected to grow from £241 billion in 2024 to £441.95 billion by 2029, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10.61%.1 B2B events alone generate approximately £1.26 trillion in direct spending globally each year, making it more important for businesses to treat events as…
The B2B buying journey is undergoing rapid change, with deals now hinging on more decision-makers, channels, and technologies. To help marketing and sales teams hit the mark, the experts at B2B demand generation agency Sopro have collated and analysed the latest industry statistics to highlight the most influential trends driving change. Top 5 current B2B marketing trends and statistics: Nearly a third of B2B marketers say buyers are further through research before engaging with sales Buyers are arriving later in the journey – by the time they speak to a sales rep, many have already searched, compared, read reviews, checked competitors, asked…
Partner Peter Woolley, in Thames Valley law firm Blandy & Blandy’s Corporate & Commercial team, highlights the role of directors and the statutory duties that come with holding this position, as detailed in the Companies Act 2006 (“CA 2006”). Becoming a director of a limited company involves much more responsibility than merely registering your name as a director of a company at Companies House. New directors are usually appointed by the existing board of directors, although they can also be appointed by shareholders. The directors are in charge of the management of the company, both at a strategic and at an operational…
From knocker-ups to human computers: the jobs that vanished within a generation. Imagine explaining to a teenager that people were once paid to wake workers up by tapping on their bedroom windows with long sticks. Or that thousands of people made a living manually connecting telephone calls, delivering telegrams, lighting street lamps, or performing calculations before computers existed. According to business marketplace AnyBusiness.com.au, entire professions that once employed thousands of people have disappeared in little more than a generation as technology transformed how people live, work and communicate. 15 Jobs That Have Almost Completely Disappeared Job What They Did What Replaced…
Tunley Environmental and CSR Accreditation (CSR-A) have launched a new whitepaper exploring how organisations can communicate sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) activity more credibly in an environment where claims are being examined more closely than ever before. Titled Evidence Over Claims: Safeguarding Corporate Social Responsibility, the whitepaper examines the growing pressure organisations face to ensure environmental and social claims are accurate, proportionate and supported by evidence. The publication addresses both greenwashing and green hushing, recognising that many organisations are already taking positive action but may struggle to communicate their progress with confidence. This is often due to evolving regulations,…
A new tax change which came into effect this month is set to deliver a long-awaited boost for freelancers, sole traders, and anyone using their own vehicle for work. The Chancellor has increased the mileage allowance by 10p, meaning workers can now claim 55p per mile for the first 10,000 business miles – the first rise since 2011. Commenting on the news, Joe Phelan, money.co.uk business savings expert, said: “Following rising fuel costs, the Government has announced a 10p-per-mile increase in mileage allowance for employees, the first such move since 2011 and a significant adjustment for self-employed people that rely on…
As FCC fines T-Mobile, AT&T and Verizon $196M for selling users’ real-time location data, the natural question arises: if the first failure is selling user data without consent and the second is losing control over who ends up with it, how should companies actually police both ends of the chain? Vaidotas Šedys, CRO at Oxylabs, shares his insights on the situation. 1. What does this case reveal about how user data is really handled? The issue is that companies sold user data without consent — users were never informed it was happening. Situations like this break the transparency contract between…