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Luxury to essential: Latam boosts internet access in pandemic

Luxury to essential: Latam boosts internet access in pandemic

By Anastasia Moloney and Fabio Teixeira BOGOTA/RIO DE JANEIRO (Thomson Reuters Foundation) -Huddled over a red tablet on loan from the..

Israel’s COVID-19 vaccine boosters show signs of taming Delta

Israel’s COVID-19 vaccine boosters show signs of taming Delta

By Maayan Lubell JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Less than a month into a COVID-19 vaccine booster drive, Israel is seeing signs of an impact on ..

Instagram rolls out ads on Shop tab globally

Instagram rolls out ads on Shop tab globally

By Sheila Dang (Reuters) – Instagram will launch advertising on its Shop feature globally, the Facebook Inc-owned app said on ..

McDonald’s milkshakes off the British menu after supply chain issues

McDonald’s milkshakes off the British menu after supply chain issues

LONDON (Reuters) – McDonald’s said it had taken milkshakes and bottled drinks off the menu at all of its British restauran..

Bitcoin price rises past $50,000 as rebound continues

Bitcoin price rises past $50,000 as rebound continues

LONDON (Reuters) – Bitcoin’s price surged past $50,000 on Monday for the first time since May, continuing its rebound from..

Fed chief Powell’s record ‘mixed,’ think tank says

Fed chief Powell’s record ‘mixed,’ think tank says

By Ann Saphir (Reuters) – A think tank highly critical of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s record on banking regulati..

Understanding company debt finance

Understanding company debt finance

The way that businesses of all natures, shapes, and sizes function and thrive is definitely something that has evolved time and again ..

What is the Best Broker for my Investment Style?

What is the Best Broker for my Investment Style?

Technology has brought a new age in the world of investing, and trading stocks has never been easier — and at practically no cost – fr..

UK economic growth slowed again in August as post-lockdown shortages bite – PMI

UK economic growth slowed again in August as post-lockdown shortages bite – PMI

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s post-lockdown economic bounce-back slowed sharply in August as companies struggled with unpre..

Shares in UK chain Sainsbury’s jump 11% on report of buyout interest

Shares in UK chain Sainsbury’s jump 11% on report of buyout interest

(Reuters) – Shares in Sainsbury’s jumped 11% to a three-year high on Monday after a report over the weekend said private e..

‘Paw Patrol’ unleashed: Behind ViacomCBS’s plan to take on Disney

‘Paw Patrol’ unleashed: Behind ViacomCBS’s plan to take on Disney

By Helen Coster (Reuters) -When “Paw Patrol: The Movie” hits theaters and the Paramount+ streaming service on Friday, it will kick off..

Wall Street bounces, oil slides as markets mull murky economic picture

Wall Street bounces, oil slides as markets mull murky economic picture

By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Stocks recovered ground on Friday amid concerns about global economic growth amid rising coron..

Factbox-How Big Tech is faring against U.S. lawsuits and probes

Factbox-How Big Tech is faring against U.S. lawsuits and probes

(Reuters) – Big Tech platforms Facebook Inc and Google have been hit with a series of antitrust lawsuits by the U.S. federal gov..

Musk says Tesla will launch prototype of humanoid robot next year

Musk says Tesla will launch prototype of humanoid robot next year

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Tesla Inc CEO Elon Musk on Thursday said it will probably launch the prototype of a humanoid robot cal..

COVID-fuelled semiconductor crunch chips away at carmakers

COVID-fuelled semiconductor crunch chips away at carmakers

By Nick Carey LONDON (Reuters) – In grim warnings this week, major carmakers including Toyota and Volkswagen offered fresh evide..

Factbox-European companies cut jobs as economy sputters

Factbox-European companies cut jobs as economy sputters

By Karl Plume GACKLE, North Dakota (Reuters) – There was barely a buzz in the air as John Miller pried the lid off of a crate, o..

Musk’s ‘AI Day’ confronts tough questions about Tesla’s technology

Musk’s ‘AI Day’ confronts tough questions about Tesla’s technology

By Hyunjoo Jin SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – At Tesla’s “Autonomy Day” event in April 2019, Chief Executive Elon M..

Shares edge higher; yen’s drop to 1990 low lifts Nikkei

Shares edge higher; yen’s drop to 1990 low lifts Nikkei

By Alex Saric, Smart Procurement Expert at Ivalua COVID-19 has shifted business focus on cost as revenues across most industries have ..

How Can Financial Firms Improve Customer Service after the Pandemic?

How Can Financial Firms Improve Customer Service after the Pandemic?

By Troy Meyers Chief Customer Officer at Intradiem Financial firms generate profits by borrowing short-term cash cheaply and lending o..

Are You Prepared for the Surge in Ransomware?

Are You Prepared for the Surge in Ransomware?

By Anthony Perridge, VP International at ThreatQuotient Ransomware attacks are on the rise. VMware recently surveyed 3,542 CISOs acros..

Can banks acquire customers with biometric payment cards?

Can banks acquire customers with biometric payment cards?

By Michel Roig, Senior Vice President, Head of Busines Line Payments & Access, Fingerprints When it comes to banking, ..

The top 5 demons of a business owner and how to overcome them

The top 5 demons of a business owner and how to overcome them

What does it take to be successful in business? Why do some people succeed in business, while others stutter, stumble and fail? Succes..

How data sharing can give brands confidence

How data sharing can give brands confidence

By Carolyn Corda, CMO and COO at ADARA Over the past year and a half, two stories have dominated the minds and work of financial marke..

How to use social media platforms to successfully scale your business

How to use social media platforms to successfully scale your business

By Tim Hyde, Founder and Director of Social Media Marketing Agency, TWH Media Scaling your business, whilst maintaining efficiency, is..

Boosting checkout conversion rates: tips for businesses chasing e-commerce success

Boosting checkout conversion rates: tips for businesses chasing e-commerce success

By Claire Gates, Chief Commercial Officer at PPRO A customer clicking “pay” means the sale is pretty much a done deal, right? Not so f..

Is Apple going to launch an advertising platform?

Is Apple going to launch an advertising platform?

By Tim Hyde, Founder and Director of Social Media Marketing Agency, TWH Media 3Tim Hyde, social media marketer and CEO of TWH Media is..

Open finance – the next step for global digital transformation

Open finance – the next step for global digital transformation

By Stefano Vaccino, CEO Yapily The pandemic turbo-charged digital transformation. Nowhere has this been more evident than ..

Achieving a Smooth Transition from Legacy Infrastructure to Hybrid Cloud

Achieving a Smooth Transition from Legacy Infrastructure to Hybrid Cloud

By John Atkinson, Director, Sales Engineering UKI at Riverbed Technology The pandemic, and the shift it triggered to remo..

Australian jobless rate drops, but lockdowns muddy the data

Australian jobless rate drops, but lockdowns muddy the data

By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s unemployment rate dived unexpectedly in July to a 12-year low, but the drop w..

Robinhood sees retail traders taking a breather in third quarter

Robinhood sees retail traders taking a breather in third quarter

By Sohini Podder, John McCrank and Sinéad Carew (Reuters) – Robinhood Markets Inc expects retail investors to become less active..

How to Address the Imbalance Sheet

How to Address the Imbalance Sheet

By Martin Gray, managing director in the Restructuring Advisory practice at Kroll Debt Driven Stabilisation Over the past..

Digital transformation in banking

Digital transformation in banking

By Manoj Mistry, Managing Director of international banking network IBOS Association Retail banking has always been focused on two key..

Are banks destined to merely become infrastructure providers in the banking industry of the future?

Are banks destined to merely become infrastructure providers in the banking industry of the future?

By Rivo Uibo, Co-founder and Chief Business Officer at Modularbank The banking industry is undergoing radical change. Incumbents, as w..

Digital ID Revolutionises End-to End Mortgage and Protection Platform

Digital ID Revolutionises End-to End Mortgage and Protection Platform

Founded in 2016, Smartr365 is an end-to-end mortgage and protection platform that connects advisors, estate agents and home buyers. He..

Why training your staff is key in spotting the warning signs of a cybersecurity breach

Why training your staff is key in spotting the warning signs of a cybersecurity breach

By Mark Brown, Founder of Psybersafe The banking and finance sectors are more at risk of a cybersecurity breach than any o..

Why faster reactivity to end-of-life deadlines is key for financial services

Why faster reactivity to end-of-life deadlines is key for financial services

By Mat Clothier, CEO, Cloudhouse Mat Clothier, CEO, Cloudhouse Across global industries, the financial services sector is ..

No Collateral, No Problem: Here is What You Need to Know to Secure a Business Loan

No Collateral, No Problem: Here is What You Need to Know to Secure a Business Loan

By Scott Donnelly, Director of Board at CapitalBox In the current climate, many businesses, especially small businesses, ..