Over Half of Consumers Will Pay More for Brands That Are Transparent About AI Data Use, New Usercentrics Research Finds June 24, 2026 52% of consumers globally will pay a 7% premium for AI transparency — rising to 73% in Germany. Almost half have already taken an action with a direct revenue consequence.
Over a Quarter of UK Employees Admit to Using AI to Generate or Manipulate Expense Receipts to Top Up Their Salary June 23, 2026 New research from Emburse highlights growing financial strain on employees is leading to fraudulent expense claims
Retailers Lose £29 Million to Returns Fraud Across 1 Million Orders, as New ReBound Data Reveals Industry “Blind Spot” June 22, 2026 Analysis of one million real-world shopper returns finds £29 million in potentially fraudulent activity, with retailers exposed to significant gaps in detection
Top Summer Destinations 2026 Revealed by Leading Travel Agent Opodo June 18, 2026 Leading online travel agent Opodo (part of eDreams ODIGEO) launches its 2026 summer travel report, uncovering British traveller’s top destinations – and also diving deep into travel patterns for July and August compared to last year. Want to check out the full summer report? See Opodo’s latest blog post here. Top summer city destinations booked [...]
Finimize data: Fees alone won’t win UK retail investors June 18, 2026 Finimize reveals the best platforms and products as voted for by UK retail investors Fragmentation: Platform rankings vary significantly by wealth and investing experience, challenging the idea of an “average” retail investor The £50k divide: Higher-value investors prioritise trust, service and investment range, with different platforms leading in this segment Fees are table stakes: Low costs remain important, but investors are weighing up trust, usability and product quality alongside price
GoldenSource and InvestOps Research Reveals Weak Data Foundations Are Putting AI Outcomes at Risk, Slowing Growth and Costing Investment Managers Billions June 17, 2026 GoldenSource today announced the release of a new report with InvestOps Insights, The Basis Point Blind Spot: How Weak Data Failures Quietly Undermine Performance, Growth, and AI Ambitions. Produced in partnership with InvestOps Insights and informed by 100 global buy-side firms, the report highlights a growing industry challenge: firms do not have an AI model [...]
Survey: Nearly All European Organisations Feel Pressure to Scale AI for Customer Experience, Yet Only 38% Have a Clear Approach to Governance June 15, 2026 Survey of 200 senior leaders across Western and Central Europe reveals widening gap between AI adoption and governance exposing risks in compliance, multilingual CX and customer trust
Industry Execs Think Digital Transformation Is Working – but Staff Still Rely on Shadow IT to Get the Job Done June 11, 2026 New Cogna research reveals Britain’s physical industry workers are losing two days a week to manual tasks they feel AI could do
Assurant’s 2026 Global Connected Consumer Trends Report Finds That as Connected Tech Becomes More Critical, Reliability, Support, and Transparency Matter More Than Ever June 9, 2026 Global study of 11,000+ consumers highlight rising expectations for reliability, protection, and predictability as AI drives device complexity
Oxane Partners’ ‘Compass 2026’ Maps Private Credit Market Sentiments June 4, 2026 Survey of 380+ senior credit professionals highlights industry’s outlook for growth of assets, with inclination towards ABF, AI, and risk discipline