Why contactless has changed the face of payments in the UK
By Ralf Gladis, CEO, Computop Contactless payments have been experiencing a steep rise over the period of the pandemic in the UK. Acco..
BANKING
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Power squeeze curbs Chinese growth, leaves Europe in a gas bind
By Muyu Xu, Oksana Kobzeva and Jason Hovet BEIJING/MOSCOW/PRAGUE (Reuters) – China’s power shortages hit growth in the wor..
NEWS
The Future for Banks and Digital ID
Identity thieves typically target one’s digital identity when they want to steal your identity. But what is digital identity? Why do t..
BANKING
Former U.S. President Clinton leaves hospital, heads to New York
ORANGE, Ca. (Reuters) -Former U.S. President Bill Clinton walked out of a Southern California hospital on Sunday after being admitted ..
NEWS
Ford to invest around $300 million to build electric car parts at UK plant
LONDON (Reuters) – Ford said on Monday it would invest up to 230 million pounds ($316 million) to build electric car components ..
INVESTING
Oil prices climb as COVID recovery, power generators stoke demand
By Jessica Jaganathan SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Oil prices hit their highest level in years on Monday as demand recovers from the COVID-19 ..
BUSINESS
Taiwan’s Foxconn shows off three electric vehicle prototypes
By Yimou Lee TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan tech giant Foxconn unveiled its first three electric vehicle prototypes on Monday, unders..
BUSINESS
For Britain’s chicken farmers, Brexit and COVID brew a perfect storm
By Kate Holton and James Davey DRIFFIELD, England (Reuters) – When Nigel Upson checks the plucked chicken carcasses dangling fro..
NEWS
Hungry for fuel, China looks to the U.S., Europe eyes relief plans
By Chen Aizhu, Jessica Jaganathan and Scott DiSavino (Reuters) – China’s energy crisis deepened on Friday with coal prices..
NEWS
The Easy Guide to Debt Consolidation
Are you drowning in debt but don’t have a clue on how to start paying it off? Debt consolidation is a tried and tested strategy ..
FINANCE
Entrepreneur & Investor Dale W Wood Shares How He Is Using His Funds to Create Change
Great things come from humble beginnings. This could be a personal mantra for Dale W Wood who has enjoyed an inspiring career that has..
FINANCE
Adele makes music comeback with new single ‘Easy On Me’
By Marie-Louise Gumuchian LONDON (Reuters) -British singer-songwriter Adele made her highly anticipated music comeback on Friday, rele..
NEWS
Pearson pounded after COVID hits U.S. community college enrolment
By Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) -Global education group Pearson said enrolments at community colleges in the United States had been hi..
NEWS
Italian fashion group OTB joins LVMH-led blockchain platform
MILAN (Reuters) – Italian fashion group OTB has joined a consortium formed by luxury goods heavyweights LVMH, Prada and Richemon..
BUSINESS
The logo of French cloud computing company OVHcloud is seen on a data-center building in Strasbourg, France, October 13, 2021. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann
LONDON (Reuters) – Royal Dutch Shell has appointed Wael Sawan as head of its integrated gas and renewables division, replacing M..
BUSINESS
Shares in French tech champion OVHcloud gain 6% in Paris debut
PARIS (Reuters) -Shares in French cloud computing company OVHcloud climbed around 6% on their first day of trading on Friday, after a ..
BUSINESS
How finance firms can unify two data approaches to improve both compliance and security
By David Walker, Field CTO, EMEA, Yugabyte, the leader in open-source distributed SQL databases. Finance and banking orga..
FINANCE
2021 and the fintech market bonanza
By Mike Rhodes, CEO and Founder of ConsultMyApp The Covid-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented disruption for many busine..
TECHNOLOGY
Automating business processes is essential to digital transformation
By Colin Dean, Director, Western Europe at M-Files Information management, business processes and business systems need to come togeth..
BUSINESS
Why Open Banking Heralds a New Era of eCommerce Merchant and Bank Collaboration
By Ron de Bos, Dir. of Product Management, Payments, Digital River What do banks fear most? You might think it would be another Black ..
BUSINESS
Companies’ climate disclosures still lacking -task force
By Huw Jones and Simon Jessop LONDON (Reuters) -Around half of companies assessed have begun to apply globally-agreed climate-related ..
BUSINESS
IKEA warns supply chain disruptions likely to last into 2022
By Anna Ringstrom STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -IKEA, the world’s biggest furniture brand, is leasing more ships, buying containers and r..
BUSINESS
What You Should Know Before Getting a Loan Online
Having a loan is good, but having the right loan at the right interest rate isn’t necessarily. This is because you can end up pa..
FINANCE
Britain’s binge on cheap food is over, biggest chicken producer says
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s 20-year binge on cheap food is coming to an end as food price inflation could hit double digi..
NEWS
From beef bowls to coffee, cost surge squeezes Japan’s salaryman staples
By Daniel Leussink and Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – In 50 years running a cafe in Tokyo, Shizuo Mori can’t remember a ti..
NEWS
Digital ad demand helps Publicis hike 2021 growth outlook
By Milla Nissi (Reuters) – French advertising group Publicis raised its outlook for 2021 on Thursday as a global shift towards d..
BUSINESS
Enabling decision-making success in the banking industry – 3 considerations
By Neil Shah, Head of Financial Services, Board The move towards strategic decision-making Now, with the pandemic restrictions lifting..
BANKING
Exploring the Evolution of Mobile Payment Technologies
By Steve Hennessy, Head of Cyber at Babble Cloud Cyber-attacks don’t just happen to large corporations. Any business can ..
BUSINESS
Should your company be considering a hybrid-cloud strategy?
By David Johnson, Director of Strategic Architecture EMEA at Domo, explains why organisations are adopting a hybrid-cloud strategy, an..
BUSINESS
4 questions to consider before embarking on a contract packaging expansion
By Mick Clark, Managing Director, WePack Ltd Statistics show approximately 65 percent of new companies fail during their first 10 year..
BUSINESS
How to balance freedom and productivity while hybrid working
By Neal McMahon, Regional Sales Leader UK&I Financial Services offices in the UK are opening up, meaning employees have the freedo..
BUSINESS
Publishers and Brands View Commerce Content as a Key Revenue Driver
Two new reports from impact.com show brands with at least 20 content publisher partners are 2X as likely to see increased..
BUSINESS
Rocking down to Electric Avenue? Good luck charging your car
By Nick Carey and Tina Bellon LONDON (Reuters) -European and U.S. cities planning to phase out combustion engines over the next 15 yea..
TECHNOLOGY
JLR parent Tata Motors surges nearly 20% on TPG fundraise, EV plans
BENGALURU (Reuters) – Shares of India’s Tata Motors rose nearly 20% on Wednesday, a day after the Jaguar and Land Rover ow..
BUSINESS
UK economy picks up in August, underpinning BoE rate hike bets
By David Milliken and William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s economy returned to growth in August after contracting for t..
NEWS
Asia’s airlines ramp up flights, offers as tough COVID travel curbs ease
By Jamie Freed and Aradhana Aravindan SYDNEY/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Asia-Pacific airlines have lost billions of dollars this year..
BUSINESS
Marston’s says Q4 sales above pre-pandemic levels
(Reuters) – Pub operator Marston’s said on Wednesday that sales were above pre-pandemic levels in the fourth quarter, as p..
BUSINESS