MoneySuperMarket selects ActiveQuote as new income protection insurance partner
by Nicholas Fearn , October 19
Cardiff-based fintech firm ActiveQuote has been chosen by leading price comparison website MoneySuperMarket to power its new income protection service. This is the first time ActiveQuote will be providing its white-label comparison services to MoneySuperMarket. Customers are able to get both short and long-term income protection insurance policies. Speaking about the launch of the service, ActiveQuote CEO...
Read More >Cardiff digital agency marks next stage of growth with new appointment
by Nicholas Fearn , October 18
Station Rd, a digital communications agency based in Cardiff, has marked its next phase of growth with the appointment of a new senior employee. Mike Palmer has joined the company as head of creative to lead brand strategy, creative and campaign activation. He’ll also oversee its growing creative team. Over the past ten years, Palmer...
Read More >Welsh data science sector to rival London with launch of graduate scheme
by Nicholas Fearn , October 17
Business management consultancy the Welsh Contact Centre Forum is on the lookout for bright data science graduates to apply for its new training programme. Launched recently, the Welsh Data Science Graduate Programme is aimed at giving the country’s top talent added incentive to build careers in Wales’ booming digital sector. Supported by £2.3 million of...
Read More >DevOpsGroup and BGF win big at the 2018 Wales Dealmakers Awards
by Nicholas Fearn , October 16
BGF’s £3 million investment into high-performance IT consultancy DevOpsGroup has been named the Venture Capital Deal of the Year. DevOpsGroup and BGF received the prestigious honour at the 2018 Wales Dealmakers Awards on Thursday, September 27th. Organised by Insider Media, these awards recognise milestone corporate finance deals made in Wales as well as the people and organisations behind...
Read More >Tech jobs in Wales are continuing to grow
by Nicholas Fearn , October 15
The number of digital technology jobs in Cardiff has grown by nearly a third over the past three years, according to research from Tech Nation. Wales is experiencing an employment boost as it continues to build one of the UK’s most promising tech clusters. That was one of the core findings at the Cardiff leg...
Read More >Welsh digital storytelling app to be presented at San Francisco expo
by Nicholas Fearn , October 12
Traces, a bilingual storytelling app that takes you on a journey around the St Fagans National Museum of History, is to be presented in San Francisco this month. Alison John and Dr Jenny Kidd will travel to the US to demo their app at the Digital Heritage Expo in San Francisco between October 26th and 30th. It’s a...
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