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UK banks told to reimburse customers tricked by scams

UK banks told to reimburse customers tricked by scams

By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Banks will have to reimburse customers tricked into sending money in a type of online scam that ..

Private equity funds approach Italy’s Serie A to explore media rights deal -sources

Private equity funds approach Italy’s Serie A to explore media rights deal -sources

By Elvira Pollina MILAN (Reuters) -Apax Partners, Three Hills Capital Partners, Carlyle Group and Searchlight Capital have approached ..

Bitcoin-sterling volumes spike to record high as British currency flounders

Bitcoin-sterling volumes spike to record high as British currency flounders

By Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON (Reuters) – Trading volumes between the British pound and the cryptocurrency bitcoin spiked to a re..

PIMCO CIO says UK market chaos not systemic but will have global impact

PIMCO CIO says UK market chaos not systemic but will have global impact

(Corrects name of conference to Delivering Alpha in first paragraph) WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The collapse of the British pound an..

Finland watching its waters closely after gas pipeline blasts, PM says

Finland watching its waters closely after gas pipeline blasts, PM says

HELSINKI (Reuters) – Finland is watching its territorial waters very closely following explosions of two Nord Stream gas pipelin..

Italy slashes 2023 growth forecast but sees public finances improving

Italy slashes 2023 growth forecast but sees public finances improving

By Giuseppe Fonte and Gavin Jones ROME (Reuters) – Mario Draghi’s outgoing Italian government on Wednesday slashed next ye..

Amazon.com unveils device that tracks breath while sleeping

Amazon.com unveils device that tracks breath while sleeping

(Reuters) -Amazon.com Inc on Wednesday announced a contactless gadget that can monitor people’s sleep, along with updates to its..

Explainer-Why is Bank of England acting again? What next in the UK crisis?

Explainer-Why is Bank of England acting again? What next in the UK crisis?

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s central bank resorted to buying bonds again on Wednesday in an emergency move to reduce the c..

UK housing market may face perfect storm as mortgage rates rise, house prices drop

UK housing market may face perfect storm as mortgage rates rise, house prices drop

By Andy Bruce, Sinead Cruise and Carolyn Cohn LONDON (Reuters) – A surge in borrowing costs and a likely slowdown in economic gr..

Britain’s market rout stokes contagion fears around the globe

Britain’s market rout stokes contagion fears around the globe

By Davide Barbuscia, Marc Jones and Dhara Ranasinghe NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – The scale and speed of the sell-off in British ..

Chile authorities scour mountains for missing British astronomer

Chile authorities scour mountains for missing British astronomer

By Natalia A. Ramos Miranda SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Chile authorities on Wednesday were scouring an arid mountainous region of the ..

Apple falls on fears of slowing iPhone 14 demand

Apple falls on fears of slowing iPhone 14 demand

By Medha Singh and Nivedita Balu (Reuters) -Apple Inc shares fell more than 4% on Wednesday after a report that the tech giant was dit..

Lilium aims to build 400 air taxis a year, seek grants

Lilium aims to build 400 air taxis a year, seek grants

PARIS (Reuters) – German air taxi developer Lilium Air Mobility plans to set up industrial capacity to make some 400 of its elec..

What is known so far about the Nord Stream gas pipeline leaks

What is known so far about the Nord Stream gas pipeline leaks

By Nina Chestney LONDON (Reuters) – Three unexplained gas leaks detected in the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines from Russia to Ger..

Bank of England statement on purchase of long-dated bonds

Bank of England statement on purchase of long-dated bonds

LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England said on Wednesday it would start a temporary programme of bond purchases to stabilise the..

Boohoo says exposure to sterling plunge is limited – finance chief

Boohoo says exposure to sterling plunge is limited – finance chief

LONDON (Reuters) – British online fashion retailer Boohoo said on Wednesday its exposure to the recent plunge in the value of th..

Lego posts strong growth on robust demand, new store openings

Lego posts strong growth on robust demand, new store openings

By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Lego on Wednesday posted double-digit sales growth in the first half of the ye..

Porsche’s blockbuster IPO is no ‘gamechanger’ for Europe’s battered markets

Porsche’s blockbuster IPO is no ‘gamechanger’ for Europe’s battered markets

By Lucy Raitano and Andres Gonzalez LONDON (Reuters) – Porsche’s landmark listing is defying market turmoil giving a welco..

Inflation weighs on consumer morale in euro zone’s big three economies

Inflation weighs on consumer morale in euro zone’s big three economies

BERLIN (Reuters) -Consumer morale was down across the euro zone’s three largest economies as high inflation shows no sign of rel..

Stocks hit two-year lows, sterling comes under fire

Stocks hit two-year lows, sterling comes under fire

By Wayne Cole and Amanda Cooper LONDON/SYDNEY (Reuters) – World shares sank to two-year lows on Wednesday, hammered by spirallin..

New coins, banknotes, stamps and cypher for Britain’s King Charles

New coins, banknotes, stamps and cypher for Britain’s King Charles

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will gradually see coins, banknotes and stamps bearing the image of King Charles, while the new monar..

What VRPs should do to improve the experiences of Open Banking consumers

What VRPs should do to improve the experiences of Open Banking consumers

By Luke Ladyman, COO and Co-founder of Cheddar Variable Recurring Payments (VRPs) are an exciting topic of conversation wi..

Four Steps to a Successful M&A Workforce Integration

Four Steps to a Successful M&A Workforce Integration

By David Braun, founder & CEO of Capstone Strategic The M&A deal is done. Applause, champagne, and optimism fill t..

The (Surprising) Actual Goal of Successful Debt Recovery Agencies

The (Surprising) Actual Goal of Successful Debt Recovery Agencies

By Chris Ratigan, Vice President of Business Development at Monterey Financial Services What is the goal of a debt recover..

Why a liberated CFO and fintech solution are a dream partnership for navigating economic uncertainty

Why a liberated CFO and fintech solution are a dream partnership for navigating economic uncertainty

By Anita Szarek – CFO at Pleo Read the collective minds of UK business leaders right now and you’ll find a preoccupa..

Ireland dips into budget surplus to ease cost of living squeeze

Ireland dips into budget surplus to ease cost of living squeeze

By Padraic Halpin and Conor Humphries DUBLIN (Reuters) -Ireland dipped into one of Europe’s few budget surpluses to fund higher-..

Advice on launching a business in a new market space

Advice on launching a business in a new market space

    By Suzanne Mahoney, co-founder of LiBi   The current business climate in the UK According to research ..

How Partnerships Fuel Fintech Innovation and Help Banks Deliver a Better Customer Experience

How Partnerships Fuel Fintech Innovation and Help Banks Deliver a Better Customer Experience

  By Shawn Conahan, Chief Revenue Officer, Wildfire Systems It is an exciting time to be in the financial services i..

Why pharma CFOs are embracing a new era of agile decision making

Why pharma CFOs are embracing a new era of agile decision making

  By Mark Bodger, Director at ICit Business Intelligence   Across the country and the globe, organisations are demanding their finan..

Why anti-spoofing fingerprint technology is essential for the continued growth of digital payments

Why anti-spoofing fingerprint technology is essential for the continued growth of digital payments

  By Anthony Eaton, CTO, IDEX Biometrics The digital payments revolution is being driven by consumer demand for ever..

Virtual cards in the travel industry

Virtual cards in the travel industry

  Virtual cards are becoming increasingly popular after companies realised the advantages offered by the payment met..

6 Keys to Managing a Remote-First Workforce

6 Keys to Managing a Remote-First Workforce

Kapil Kale. co-founder and COO, Tremendous I’ve been an executive at both in-person and remote-first work cultures. The fo..

How payment institutions can leverage data to support merchant customers

How payment institutions can leverage data to support merchant customers

  By Sophie Flynn, CFO of Nucleus365, a UK-based payments institution offering a centralised platform for global pay..

Online marketplaces: embracing embedded finance to benefit both customers and vendors     

Online marketplaces: embracing embedded finance to benefit both customers and vendors     

  By Tom Bentley, CCO, Vodeno Global retail eCommerce sales are expected to total $5.5 trillion worldwide in 2022, an..

What B2B businesses can learn from B2C e-commerce

What B2B businesses can learn from B2C e-commerce

    By Michiel Schipperus, CEO Sana Commerce Business purchasing habits have drastically changed over the last ..

The Next Wave of Fintech is here

The Next Wave of Fintech is here

  Much has been made of the ‘second generation’ fintech movement recently, but what have these businesses learned fr..

Factbox-The challenges automakers, and now Tesla, face with humanoid robots

Factbox-The challenges automakers, and now Tesla, face with humanoid robots

By Hyunjoo Jin SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk is set to unveil its prototype humanoid robots at an event ..