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How to Best Protect Assets Following Major Global Shifts

How to Best Protect Assets Following Major Global Shifts

By Kimberly Patlis Walsh, President and Managing Director of Corporate Risk Solutions. As global financial, investment, an..

LIFE INSURANCE: WHY IS IT SO IMPORTANT?

LIFE INSURANCE: WHY IS IT SO IMPORTANT?

By Sophia Bhatti, Partner at Hoxton Capital Management. Life insurance provides a security cover to beneficiaries on the p..

In Shanghai, lockdown blues make way for COVID testing gripes

In Shanghai, lockdown blues make way for COVID testing gripes

By Brenda Goh and Andrew Galbraith SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Shanghai residents’ relief over the easing of a two-month COVID-19 lockdo..

Watchdog’s new chief says high prices can support greener palm oil

Watchdog’s new chief says high prices can support greener palm oil

By Michael Taylor KUALA LUMPUR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Palm oil producers profiting from a global price boom should use t..

Beaming Queen Elizabeth waves to crowds as Platinum Jubilee celebrations begin

Beaming Queen Elizabeth waves to crowds as Platinum Jubilee celebrations begin

By Michael Holden and Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) – A beaming Queen Elizabeth waved to cheering crowds massed outside Buckingha..

Can the Fed Rein in Inflation Before a Recession?

Can the Fed Rein in Inflation Before a Recession?

Americans are becoming increasingly worried about the possibility of a recession following rising prices for consumer goods and gasoli..

6 Tips to Save Money on Your Next Used Car Purchase

6 Tips to Save Money on Your Next Used Car Purchase

If you are in the market for a used car, then asking prices may surprise you. Inflation has affected many markets over the course of t..

FEATURE-Africa’s mobile money taxes risk driving poor out of digital economy

FEATURE-Africa’s mobile money taxes risk driving poor out of digital economy

• Mobile money helps Africa’s poor access financial services • Continent accounts for 70% of transactions by value • Taxes seen ..

FEATURE-South Africa flooding leaves survivors traumatised, homeless

FEATURE-South Africa flooding leaves survivors traumatised, homeless

• Floods leave more than 6,000 people homeless • Many victims traumatised, unable to look for work • Counselling vital to recovery eff..

FEATURE-As U.S. flooding worsens, South Carolina redraws risk maps

FEATURE-As U.S. flooding worsens, South Carolina redraws risk maps

• Climate change fueling more intense storms, floods • Homes outside federal floods zones deluged • Local officials create their own f..

Matchly, the US fintech platform that enables employees to access their 401(k) employer match, raises $1.7m in Pre-Seed Round

Matchly, the US fintech platform that enables employees to access their 401(k) employer match, raises $1.7m in Pre-Seed Round

New York, 01 June 2022, 9am CET: Matchly, the US fintech platform that enables employees to access their 401(k) employer match, today ..

Havas Media Group Partners with Lumen Research to Measure and Optimise Attention at Global Scale

Havas Media Group Partners with Lumen Research to Measure and Optimise Attention at Global Scale

New data-driven capability equips brands with the resources to identify meaningful, attention-commanding media experiences By Havas Me..

As the cost of living bites, tackling insurance quote manipulation is key

As the cost of living bites, tackling insurance quote manipulation is key

By Helen Richardson, senior product manager at LexisNexis Risk Solutions Insurance 83% of adults in the UK reported an increase in the..

How to unlock greater value from artificial intelligence

How to unlock greater value from artificial intelligence

Releasing the full potential of new technologies can be difficult. So, although finance firms are achieving success from a..

New Zealand PM meets Biden to discuss U.S. Indo-Pacific strategy

New Zealand PM meets Biden to discuss U.S. Indo-Pacific strategy

By Jeff Mason and Lucy Craymer WASHINGTON/WELLINGTON (Reuters) -New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern met U.S. President J..

Dollar stronger as inflation worries dampen risk sentiment

Dollar stronger as inflation worries dampen risk sentiment

By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar rose across the board on Tuesday as Treasury yields climbed and worrie..

Ukraine’s giant seed bank at risk of being lost as war rages

Ukraine’s giant seed bank at risk of being lost as war rages

By Maytaal Angel LONDON (Reuters) – In underground vaults near Ukraine’s battlefields, the genetic code for nearly 2,000 c..

B2B specialist PR agency The Digital Voice announces four key account wins as it celebrates its tenth birthday

B2B specialist PR agency The Digital Voice announces four key account wins as it celebrates its tenth birthday

Exit Bee, multilocal, Passendo and Tailify join The Digital Voice client roster in Q2 2022 as three staff at the boutique ..

Hyper-personalisation – the future for fintechs

Hyper-personalisation – the future for fintechs

By Alistair Cotton, CEO, Integrated Finance The B2B financial services market is fragmented, and the banking ecosystem con..

How To Form An LLC As An International Founder

How To Form An LLC As An International Founder

As an international founder, one of the first decisions you’ll need to make when starting your business is whether to form an LLC or a..

Top 5 trends in Decentralised Self-Sovereign Identity (SSI) and Privacy-Preserving Technology in Web 3.0 

Top 5 trends in Decentralised Self-Sovereign Identity (SSI) and Privacy-Preserving Technology in Web 3.0 

By Ankur Banerjee Chief Technology Officer at cheqd  In January 2022, at cheqd, we conducted a survey to find out what ar..

Intuition in business

Intuition in business

  By Nicolai Elmqvist, CEO and co-founder of Arkyn, a SaaS startup that provides an app to simplify SAP for enterpri..

Document redesign: clarifying communications for CX excellence

Document redesign: clarifying communications for CX excellence

    By Nick Cole, Managing Director, Go Inspire Solutions This year, businesses are turning their focus back to..

The three “must haves” of cyber security that you need to stay cyber safe

The three “must haves” of cyber security that you need to stay cyber safe

  By Mark Brown, Founder of Psybersafe I worked in cybersecurity in the finance sector for many years, and I know fr..

The Rise of Challenger Banks

The Rise of Challenger Banks

By Stuart Tarmy, Global Director, Financial Services Industry Solutions at Aerospike Revolut, Monzo and Starling Bank may ..

Fintech & Cloud Computing: A Perfect Match

Fintech & Cloud Computing: A Perfect Match

By Adam Gaca, Head of Cloud Ops at Future Processing As inflation rises and the economy fluctuates, a significant number o..

How a cheap component could help kill off combustion cars

How a cheap component could help kill off combustion cars

By Nick Carey and Christina Amann LONDON/BERLIN (Reuters) – The humble wire harness, a cheap component that bundles cables toget..

Russians, Ukrainians fight on outskirts of Sievierodonetsk, EU haggles over oil ban

Russians, Ukrainians fight on outskirts of Sievierodonetsk, EU haggles over oil ban

By Pavel Polityuk and Natalia Zinets KYIV (Reuters) – Ukrainian and Russian forces battled on Monday on the outskirts of Sievier..

World stocks turn positive in May on Fed bets

World stocks turn positive in May on Fed bets

By Danilo Masoni MILAN (Reuters) – World share markets rose on Monday and the dollar was anchored at five-week lows on bets of a..

UK to grant visas to graduates from the world’s best universities

UK to grant visas to graduates from the world’s best universities

By Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will offer work visas to graduates from the world’s best universities in an..

Analysis: Russians feel little economic pain now, long-term outlook darkens

Analysis: Russians feel little economic pain now, long-term outlook darkens

By Jake Cordell LONDON (Reuters) – For Oleg Kechin, owner of a chain of barbershops, forecasts that Russia will be plunged into ..

COVID-hit Shanghai to end two-month lockdown on June 1

COVID-hit Shanghai to end two-month lockdown on June 1

By Brenda Goh and Ryan Woo SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) -Shanghai on Monday announced an end to its two-month long COVID-19 lockdown, al..

Johnny Depp, awaiting verdict, turns up on stage with Jeff Beck in England

Johnny Depp, awaiting verdict, turns up on stage with Jeff Beck in England

LONDON (Reuters) – Hollywood star Johnny Depp, awaiting a ruling in a U.S. defamation case involving his ex-wife and actor Amber..

NATO’s support for Ukraine is unbreakable, Spain’s PM Sanchez says

NATO’s support for Ukraine is unbreakable, Spain’s PM Sanchez says

MADRID (Reuters) -NATO’s support for Ukraine is unbreakable and Russian President Vladimir Putin will not achieve his objectives..

China, Pacific islands unable to reach consensus on regional pact

China, Pacific islands unable to reach consensus on regional pact

By Kirsty Needham (Reuters) -China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Monday urged the Pacific region not to be “too anxious..

China-Swiss trade talks stall over rights issues – newspapers

China-Swiss trade talks stall over rights issues – newspapers

GENEVA (Reuters) -Efforts by Switzerland to refresh its free trade agreement with China have stalled as Bern takes a more critical vie..

Israel renews gas exploration, expects export deal to Europe

Israel renews gas exploration, expects export deal to Europe

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel is renewing offshore natural gas exploration and hopes to reach an agreement soon for exporting gas..