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Russian inflation accelerates to 7.61% m/m in March, highest since 1999

Russian inflation accelerates to 7.61% m/m in March, highest since 1999

(Reuters) – Consumer prices in Russia jumped 7.61% in March, their biggest month-on-month increase since January 1999, data show..

Oil prices set for weekly fall on stockpile releases

Oil prices set for weekly fall on stockpile releases

By Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON (Reuters) – Oil prices were stable on Friday in choppy trading but remained on course for a second ..

Explainer-Clock ticks down towards a Russian default

Explainer-Clock ticks down towards a Russian default

LONDON (Reuters) – Russia could face its first sovereign external default in over a century after it made arrangements to make a..

Winning FinTech SEO Tactics to Boost Traffic and Make More Sales

Winning FinTech SEO Tactics to Boost Traffic and Make More Sales

As a FinTech provider, knowing how to solve financial problems with smart and innovative technology solutions is essential. Sure, you&..

How has hybrid working impacted the gender gap?

How has hybrid working impacted the gender gap?

    By Julie Chakraverty, CEO and Founder, Rungway   The switch to hybrid working has impacted our wellbeing in unexpected w..

How speech recognition and AI are fighting fraud in financial services 

How speech recognition and AI are fighting fraud in financial services 

  By Nigel Cannings, CTO at Intelligent Voice  Rapid technological advances have created a fast-evolving culture wit..

The new wave of consumer-friendly banking

The new wave of consumer-friendly banking

    By David Ritter, Financial Services Strategist at CI&T   Recent financial news headlines of record bank profits..

Why Pay by Bank App will come into its own in 2022 

Why Pay by Bank App will come into its own in 2022 

  By Gary Prince, Chief Strategy Officer and Vice Chairman, SimplyPayMe A mobile payments solution designed to utili..

U.S. Congress votes to strip Russia of ‘most favored’ trade status, ban its oil

U.S. Congress votes to strip Russia of ‘most favored’ trade status, ban its oil

By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Congress voted to impose further economic pain on Russia over the invasion ..

U.S. and NATO allies pledge more arms to Ukraine

U.S. and NATO allies pledge more arms to Ukraine

By Daphne Psaledakis and Robin Emmott BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The United States will send new weapon systems to Ukraine, Washington’..

Dollar slides from near two-year high amid hawkish signals from Fed

Dollar slides from near two-year high amid hawkish signals from Fed

By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss and Tommy Wilkes NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – The dollar slipped from a near two-year high on Thursda..

Amazon faces shareholder vote on treatment of warehouse workers

Amazon faces shareholder vote on treatment of warehouse workers

By Simon Jessop and Ross Kerber LONDON (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc., the world’s biggest retailer, will face a shareholder ..

Defiance, tears, trepidation: Ukraine’s capital awakens after Russian troops withdraw

Defiance, tears, trepidation: Ukraine’s capital awakens after Russian troops withdraw

By Elizabeth Piper and Stefaniia Bern KYIV (Reuters) – Laden with bags, trolleys and the odd pet, Ukrainians are returning to th..

UK finance regulators should pay heed to energy security policy, says Sunak

UK finance regulators should pay heed to energy security policy, says Sunak

By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s finance minister Rishi Sunak on Thursday called on the country’s financial..

BUSINESS

How choosing the right MTD for VAT software can maximise business benefits

How choosing the right MTD for VAT software can maximise business benefits

Russell Gammon, Chief Solutions Officer at Tax Systems  Evolution of MTD for VAT We’ve reached the home straight for this April’s regulations for HMRC..

New £100 contactless limit is just another spend control reminder for finance teams

New £100 contactless limit is just another spend control reminder for finance teams

  By Steve Whiting, Soldo Head of Payments Technology While consumers may have embraced the convenience of higher contactless pay..

Financial services and sustainability: The time is now

Financial services and sustainability: The time is now

By Keith Pearson, AVP, Financial Services Industry Go-To-Market at ServiceNo The UK government has outlined its plans to ..

4 Tips for Landlords to Increase Rental Property Profits

4 Tips for Landlords to Increase Rental Property Profits

Are you a property investor trying to find ways to increase your profitability? If so, there are several ways to achieve your goal. Th..

Eastern Ukraine town empties as residents fear new Russian assault

Eastern Ukraine town empties as residents fear new Russian assault

By Vitalii Hnidyi DERHACHI, Ukraine (Reuters) – Dragging trolleys and clutching plastic bags with their meagre belongings, resid..

No poop for you: Manure supplies run short as fertilizer prices soar

No poop for you: Manure supplies run short as fertilizer prices soar

By P.J. Huffstutter, Tom Polansek and Bianca Flowers CHICAGO (Reuters) – For nearly two decades, Abe Sandquist has used every ma..

U.S. charges Russian oligarch with violating sanctions, disrupts botnet

U.S. charges Russian oligarch with violating sanctions, disrupts botnet

By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department has charged Russian oligarch Konstantin Malofeyev with viol..

Stock Trading Platforms for Beginners

Stock Trading Platforms for Beginners

The most important thing for a beginner investor is to find a broker that is able to educate them. This is often the case if you are n..

Digitisation is transforming financial inclusion – here’s how

Digitisation is transforming financial inclusion – here’s how

By David Ritter, Financial Services Strategist at digital consultancy CI&T. One customer segment that has been historically neglec..

Technology will kick-start the UK housing market

Technology will kick-start the UK housing market

By Ian Humphreys, co-founder and head of lending, Brickflow   When Chancellor Rishi Sunak made his first Mansion Hou..

How to Overcome the Challenges Faced by Women in Business

How to Overcome the Challenges Faced by Women in Business

By Dulcie Swanston, founder and director of Top Right Thinking providing accredited training across the country. She also recently pub..

We Researched Dfinity’s Internet Computer and This Is What We Learned

We Researched Dfinity’s Internet Computer and This Is What We Learned

In an age where user privacy has never been more important, more people are trying to reclaim their independence through the power of ..

Why embedded finance will be integral in the future of B2B Marketplaces

Why embedded finance will be integral in the future of B2B Marketplaces

    By Louis Carbonnier, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Hokodo Embedded finance services are on the rise. With a new audience within ..

Death and taxes—why you won’t be able to escape one in the metaverse

Death and taxes—why you won’t be able to escape one in the metaverse

  By Jackie Kyle, director of strategy and corporate development at e-commerce service provider Digital River  ..

Cryptoverse: NFT bubble gets that shrinking feeling

Cryptoverse: NFT bubble gets that shrinking feeling

By Elizabeth Howcroft (Reuters) – The NFT bubble isn’t popping, but it may have sprung a leak. A year on from when a singl..

Frameplay Announces New Attention Metric in Video Game Environments, Validated in Partnership with dentsu’s Attention Economy Team by First-to-Market Studies

Frameplay Announces New Attention Metric in Video Game Environments, Validated in Partnership with dentsu’s Attention Economy Team by First-to-Market Studies

SAN FRANCISCO – April 5, 2022 – Frameplay, the global leader in enabling intrinsic in-game advertising, today announced the first-to-m..

Jason Colodne of Colbeck Capital’s April 3 Market Rewind

Jason Colodne of Colbeck Capital’s April 3 Market Rewind

Jason Colodne, co-founder of Colbeck Capital Management The past week involved mixed news about the economy and the close ..

HYBRID THEORY PROMOTES INÊS MARTINS TO GLOBAL HEAD OF PRODUCT; NAMES SEAN BADLISHAH MANAGING DIRECTOR OF APAC REGION.

HYBRID THEORY PROMOTES INÊS MARTINS TO GLOBAL HEAD OF PRODUCT; NAMES SEAN BADLISHAH MANAGING DIRECTOR OF APAC REGION.

LONDON, UK (April 5th, 2022) — Hybrid Theory, the data driven digital services partner to brands and agencies, today annou..

Adverty appoints Jonas Söderqvist as CEO as brands wakes up to the power of in-game advertising

Adverty appoints Jonas Söderqvist as CEO as brands wakes up to the power of in-game advertising

London, UK, 5th April: Adverty AB (publ), the leading in-game advertising specialist, has appointed industry veteran Jonas..

Starbucks’ Schultz announces halt to stock buybacks, shares fall

Starbucks’ Schultz announces halt to stock buybacks, shares fall

By Hilary Russ NEW YORK (Reuters) -Starbucks Corp will pause billions of dollars of stock buybacks, longtime former chief executive Ho..

Common Reasons for MOT Test Failure

Common Reasons for MOT Test Failure

Every driver knows that their car must have an MOT test once it is three years old, to be repeated annually for the life of the car. D..

Women Entrepreneurship in the Construction Industry

Women Entrepreneurship in the Construction Industry

According to recent research from the Women in Construction Summit, just 11 percent of jobs within the construction sector are held by..

Education Security in 2022: Hybrid-Cloud, Device Management Drives IT Challenges

Education Security in 2022: Hybrid-Cloud, Device Management Drives IT Challenges

By Mike Arrowsmith, Chief Trust Officer, NinjaOne The past two years have presented endless challenges to the education s..