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Digital payment tools: the new normal for charity fundraising?

Digital payment tools: the new normal for charity fundraising?

By Alison Taylor, Chief Executive Officer of the Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) Bank How people donate to charity is changing. Cash is..

U.S. FDA backs Pfizer’s COVID-19 booster shot for 12- to 15-year-olds

U.S. FDA backs Pfizer’s COVID-19 booster shot for 12- to 15-year-olds

By Ahmed Aboulenein and Ankur Banerjee WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday authorized the https://ww..

Business Texting: An Essential Communication Tool

Business Texting: An Essential Communication Tool

In your business, how often do you use your text messaging tool to communicate with clients, customers and co-workers? In fact, many c..

Gazprom books no Yamal-Europe gas transit capacity for Dec. 30

Gazprom books no Yamal-Europe gas transit capacity for Dec. 30

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian gas company Gazprom has not booked natural gas transit capacity for exports via the Yamal-Europe pipe..

Oil prices stay firm on fuel demand despite COVID-19 surge

Oil prices stay firm on fuel demand despite COVID-19 surge

By Florence Tan and Sonali Paul SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Oil prices rose on Thursday to extend several consecutive days of gains, buoyed b..

Samsung, Micron warn China’s Xian lockdown could disrupt memory chip manufacturing

Samsung, Micron warn China’s Xian lockdown could disrupt memory chip manufacturing

By Joyce Lee and Manya Saini (Reuters) -Samsung Electronics and Micron Technology, two of the world’s largest memory chip makers..

U.S. coronavirus cases hit new high, hospitalizations creep up

U.S. coronavirus cases hit new high, hospitalizations creep up

(Reuters) -The average number of daily confirmed coronavirus cases in the United States hit a record high of 258,312 over the past sev..

Australia seeks to ease COVID-19 test rules as cases hit records

Australia seeks to ease COVID-19 test rules as cases hit records

By Renju Jose and Sonali Paul SYDNEY/MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australia will seek to make urgent changes to COVID-19 testing rules ..

Dollar firms in soft holiday trading, outlook bullish

Dollar firms in soft holiday trading, outlook bullish

By Alun John HONG KONG (Reuters) – The dollar inched up on Wednesday as a recent rally in shares showed signs of petering out, b..

Analysis-Financial literacy or luck? The year small-time traders made a big impact

Analysis-Financial literacy or luck? The year small-time traders made a big impact

By Tommy Wilkes, Saqib Iqbal Ahmed and Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – In May, San Diego-based Emily was feeling ..

BUSINESS

Digital Wallets: The New Way to Pay

Digital Wallets: The New Way to Pay

By Anil Malhotra, Chief Marketing Officer at Bango.  Cash payments continue to be squeezed out in a new wave of digitisation, with the rise of mobile ..

TECHNOLOGY

Money and technology – the continued integration of fintech with daily lives

Money and technology – the continued integration of fintech with daily lives

By Petru Metzger, Head of Payments, Endava looks at how the rising fintech sector will become ever more present in our daily lives and how we handle m..

BUSINESS

Top business trends in 2022 for cybersecurity

Top business trends in 2022 for cybersecurity

By Milad Aslaner, Senior Director, Cyber Defence Strategy, SentinelOne  From the Colonial Pipeline attack in May 2021, where an American oil pipeline ..

FINANCE

The state of cybersecurity in today’s financial services sector

The state of cybersecurity in today’s financial services sector

Q&A with Yuval Wollman, President, CyberProof, a UST Company What is the state of cybersecurity in today’s financial services landscape in the wa..

BUSINESS

Why due diligence is so important for Direct Debit customers

Why due diligence is so important for Direct Debit customers

Bacs approved Direct Debit and payment solutions provider, Interbacs, is an industry leader in safeguarding and due diligence. Authorised by Bacs and ..

Are we at a ‘digitise or die’ tipping point in the telco space?

Are we at a ‘digitise or die’ tipping point in the telco space?

By Sara Rasmussen, Chief Commercial Officer at Telness Tech For years, growth and profitability within the telecoms sector..

BUSINESS

Risk Management redefined: navigating post-COVID disruption

Risk Management redefined: navigating post-COVID disruption

By Miles Elliott, Risk Management Advisory lead at SAS From the very top of the house to the bottom, COVID-19 poses a comprehensive challenge to finan..

How to implement ethical employee productivity monitoring for future business growth

How to implement ethical employee productivity monitoring for future business growth

By Michael Cupps, Senior Vice President, Marketing at ActiveOps, discusses the future of ethical employee management and how to keep g..

BUSINESS

What will 2022 hold for the insurance industry?

What will 2022 hold for the insurance industry?

By Rupert Jarron, Managing Director of EMEA, EIS 2021 saw the eventual relaxation of COVID-related restrictions and vaccine rollouts on an industrial ..

BANKING

How banks can help tackle property fraud

How banks can help tackle property fraud

By Jamie Melling, CEO, Smartnumbers Every year, fraudsters attempt to take hundreds of millions of pounds from consumers using sophisticated property ..

2022 – the year ‘future payment trends’ become reality?

2022 – the year ‘future payment trends’ become reality?

The payment world today is unrecognisable from the beginning of last year. Consumers are so much more willing to try new p..

U.S., Russian officials set for security talks on January 10 – U.S. official

U.S., Russian officials set for security talks on January 10 – U.S. official

By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. and Russian officials will take part in security talks on Jan. 10 as the countri..

Australia COVID numbers hit a peak as Omicron outbreak strains domestic politics

Australia COVID numbers hit a peak as Omicron outbreak strains domestic politics

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia recorded another record surge in COVID-19 infections on Tuesday as an outbreak of the highly infect..

4 Ways to Get a Bad Credit Loan

4 Ways to Get a Bad Credit Loan

Tell us your financial woes… Low credit score? Already paying mortgage? No income source? Can’t find a lender to trust you? What if ..

How to Make Sure You Get a Loan the Same-Day You Apply for It

How to Make Sure You Get a Loan the Same-Day You Apply for It

Stuck in a financial bind? Additional expenses often arise in a month when you least expect them to. From house repairs to car problem..

Questions to Ask When Applying for a Bad Credit Personal Loan

Questions to Ask When Applying for a Bad Credit Personal Loan

COVID has done a number on all of us. Just when it seems like the situation is under control, a new wave arises with a deadlier varian..

Verasity Joins the Brightcove Marketplace to Provide Customers With Proprietary Ad-Tech Technology

Verasity Joins the Brightcove Marketplace to Provide Customers With Proprietary Ad-Tech Technology

Blockchain ad-tech leader Verasity is pleased to announce its partnership with video for business platform, Brightcove (Nasdaq: BCOV)...

Top Social Media Growth Companies in the UK

Top Social Media Growth Companies in the UK

Growing a social media account comes with many benefits. Besides generating income from being an influencer, you can easily market you..

Gazprom says it will not sell gas on its spot platform this week

Gazprom says it will not sell gas on its spot platform this week

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian gas giant Gazprom does not plan to hold auctions for spot gas sales on its Electronic Sales Platform ..

Vaccine and infection data mark small victories in Omicron battle

Vaccine and infection data mark small victories in Omicron battle

By James Macharia Chege and Josephine Mason JOHANNESBURG/LONDON (Reuters) -Two vaccine makers said their shots protected against Omicr..

Scotland reports fewer COVID-19 hospitalizations with Omicron

Scotland reports fewer COVID-19 hospitalizations with Omicron

By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) – In Scotland, the Omicron variant of the coronavirus appears less likely to result in COVID-19 hospita..

COVID-testing rules spark Christmas travel chaos in Australia as cases hit records

COVID-testing rules spark Christmas travel chaos in Australia as cases hit records

By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s COVID-19 testing facilities were severely stretched on Thursday amid a record..

Oil prices keep climbing even as Omicron COVID-19 variant fans out

Oil prices keep climbing even as Omicron COVID-19 variant fans out

By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Oil prices rose on Thursday for a third straight day, underpinned by a weaker dollar on opt..

Tesla CEO Musk says he is ‘almost done’ with stock sales; shares rally

Tesla CEO Musk says he is ‘almost done’ with stock sales; shares rally

By Hyunjoo Jin SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Wednesday he was “almost done” with hi..

UK reduces COVID-19 self-isolation to 7 days for most in England

UK reduces COVID-19 self-isolation to 7 days for most in England

LONDON (Reuters) – The British government said that from Wednesday it was reducing the COVID-19 self-isolation period to seven d..

Is Disability Insurance Right for You?

Is Disability Insurance Right for You?

Deciding whether or not to get disability insurance is not always straightforward. Depending on your circumstances it could be a savvy..

UK retail sales growth slides as Omicron hits – CBI

UK retail sales growth slides as Omicron hits – CBI

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -British retail sales growth fell sharply in the first half of December as concerns about the Omicr..