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Open Finance can help unlock innovation across the financial ecosystem

Open Finance can help unlock innovation across the financial ecosystem

By Anthony Badger, FS&I API Lead at Axway   With customers increasingly prepared to shop around for their banking needs and r..

Lasting Powers of Attorney – your client’s questions answered

Lasting Powers of Attorney – your client’s questions answered

By Samantha Warner, Associate at Winckworth Sherwood   There has been much talk in the media in recent months about Lasting Powers of ..

Global shares fall on pandemic fears ahead of jobs report

Global shares fall on pandemic fears ahead of jobs report

By Carolyn Cohn and Elizabeth Dilts Marshall NEW YORK (Reuters) – Global shares retreated from recent highs on Wednesday, as Asi..

Sterling gains vs euro after ‘sausage war’ ceasefire

Sterling gains vs euro after ‘sausage war’ ceasefire

By Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON (Reuters) -The British pound edged higher against the euro on Wednesday after the European Union agreed t..

Bounce Back Loans: what to do if you can’t repay?

Bounce Back Loans: what to do if you can’t repay?

John Bell is Director of licensed Insolvency Practitioners Clarke Bell It has been a turbulent and challenging time for thousands of b..

Hung Out to Dry: SMEs need further support to stay afloat

Hung Out to Dry: SMEs need further support to stay afloat

By Scott Donnelly, Director of Board at CapitalBox Ever since Boris Johnson announced his roadmap to easing lockdown restrictions earl..

China’s Didi raises $4.4 billion in upsized U.S. IPO -sources

China’s Didi raises $4.4 billion in upsized U.S. IPO -sources

By Echo Wang, Anirban Sen and Scott Murdoch (Reuters) – Chinese ride hailing company Didi Global Inc raised $4.4 billion in its ..

Asian shares rise after consumer confidence boosts Nasdaq to record high

Asian shares rise after consumer confidence boosts Nasdaq to record high

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Asian shares rose and a gauge of global equities hovered near record highs on Wednesday after rising c..

Why corporates must beware of using cryptocurrency

Why corporates must beware of using cryptocurrency

Kate Gee is a Senior Associate at Signature Litigation. Digital finance has been developing at speed over the last ten years, but legi..

Aviation sector sees no fast tech solution to GPS interference problem

Aviation sector sees no fast tech solution to GPS interference problem

By Elizabeth Dilts Marshall NEW YORK (Reuters) – Global shares edged lower on Tuesday, as new coronavirus outbreaks in Asia vied..

Where next for sustainable investing?

Where next for sustainable investing?

By Jessica Robinson   Markets are currently abuzz with talk of sustainable investing and all things related to ESG (environmental..

When not if: why a data breach response plan is more important now than ever

When not if: why a data breach response plan is more important now than ever

There was a point, a few years ago, when the language among security professionals evolved from talking about how organisations should..

Montenegro EU Admission Process Paved by Loan from Brussels

Montenegro EU Admission Process Paved by Loan from Brussels

In 2014 China granted a loan to Montenegro for construction of a highway from the city of Bar to the border of Serbia. This highway is..

U.S. dollar climbs as new virus outbreaks threaten global outlook

U.S. dollar climbs as new virus outbreaks threaten global outlook

By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss and Saikat Chatterjee NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar rose on Tuesday to a one-week peak..

Exclusive-New investor backs BT, says fibre JV may not be needed – source

Exclusive-New investor backs BT, says fibre JV may not be needed – source

By Paul Sandle and Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) -BT’s new billionaire investor is backing the British telecoms group to go it al..

Australia steps up vaccine push to stem COVID-19 outbreak

Australia steps up vaccine push to stem COVID-19 outbreak

By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia decided on Monday to make vaccinations mandatory for high-risk aged-care workers and employe..

Back in Barcelona, telecoms bosses stake claim to digital future

Back in Barcelona, telecoms bosses stake claim to digital future

By Clara-Laeila Laudette and Supantha Mukherjee BARCELONA (Reuters) -Telecoms bosses toasted the return of Barcelona’s Mobile Wo..

Investing during a still-evolving pandemic: 4 money mistakes you should avoid

Investing during a still-evolving pandemic: 4 money mistakes you should avoid

By Kunal Sawhney, CEO, Kalkine Group People often find it difficult to factor in the risks when it comes to investing in shares, mutua..

The future of financial services is in the cloud

The future of financial services is in the cloud

By Rajasekar Sukumar, Vice President Europe, Persistent Systems Once a land of physical cheques and paper paying-in books, the bankin..

Using Email Intelligence to Help Combat Insurance Application Fraud

Using Email Intelligence to Help Combat Insurance Application Fraud

By James Burton, senior director of insurance product management for U.K. and Ireland, LexisNexis Risk Solutions Insurance fraud has b..

Can rewards become the next currency?

Can rewards become the next currency?

By David Handlos, Founder of Europe’s leading mobile wallet company Stocard The power of rewards is on the rise as both companie..

A CCM platform is crucial to your customer communication plans: here’s why

A CCM platform is crucial to your customer communication plans: here’s why

By James Hall, Commercial Director, Doxim Most organisations operating today understand the importance of customer experience. They al..

5 Steps to Strengthening Your Online Financial Security

5 Steps to Strengthening Your Online Financial Security

In recent years, the advancements in digital banking have made managing money on the move as easy as checking your email. However, wit..

Benefits of Instagram ads agency Melbourne for online business

Benefits of Instagram ads agency Melbourne for online business

Attract large Instagram audiences and motivate them to take action. Successful marketing is about bringing customers to where they spe..

Benefits of Implementing Automated Testing

Benefits of Implementing Automated Testing

At the time of any resource provision a great work is done not only by programmers and those who work on code optimization. The result..

What’s in a Dot?

What’s in a Dot?

By Rupert Thompson, Chief Investment Officer at Kingswood Markets last week were dominated by just one event – the meeting of th..

Untapped Cost Savings: Why Smart Building Management Systems are a Finance Department Priority

Untapped Cost Savings: Why Smart Building Management Systems are a Finance Department Priority

By Kas Mohammed, VP of Digital Energy at Schneider Electric The priority for any finance team is keeping costs to a minimum while driv..

These are the technologies that will disrupt finance post-pandemic

These are the technologies that will disrupt finance post-pandemic

By Mark Crichton, Senior Director of Security Product Management at OneSpan The financial services industry had already been experienc..

How Bank CISOs Can Respond to a Digital Hostage Scenario

How Bank CISOs Can Respond to a Digital Hostage Scenario

By Tom Kellermann, Head of Cybersecurity Strategy, VMware Trust has always been the cornerstone of the banking industry. Without custo..

Seven golden rules to follow when implementing KYC process

Seven golden rules to follow when implementing KYC process

By Nora Beqaj, Business Director, The Nest UK Know Your Customer (KYC) is a regulatory requirement for all regulated financial service..

Anti-money laundering doesn’t have to be a painfully inefficient process

Anti-money laundering doesn’t have to be a painfully inefficient process

By Glenn Smith, EMEA Head of AML & Head of Fraud, SAS UK & Ireland Banks are being found out. As headlines continue to circula..

Talk the talk: How to nail meaningful messaging for your startup

Talk the talk: How to nail meaningful messaging for your startup

Amidst the turbulence of the pandemic in America, entrepreneurs are taking the leap en masse and are starting businesses at a stunning..

5 Things to Consider When Choosing a Challenger Bank

5 Things to Consider When Choosing a Challenger Bank

It will not have escaped anyone’s attention that the banking industry is changing rapidly, and what was normal ten or twenty years ago..

3 Essential Types of Stock Research Tools

3 Essential Types of Stock Research Tools

Trading is a financial activity that could easily be described as easy to start but challenging to master. Whether just starting on yo..

How to Budget for Legal Fees in Your Business

How to Budget for Legal Fees in Your Business

Businesses are often confused about how to budget for legal services. It isn’t hard to see why. It’s difficult to determine how much m..

Extended Reality Applications in Risk Management

Extended Reality Applications in Risk Management

Abstract   Post the 2008 Global Financial Crisis, risk management in banking has flourished with intensive regulations, processes..

Non-Finance Data Sets Increasingly Sit At The Heart Of Investment With Over 70% Of Decisions Impacted By ESG Factors, Bright Data Research Reveals

Non-Finance Data Sets Increasingly Sit At The Heart Of Investment With Over 70% Of Decisions Impacted By ESG Factors, Bright Data Research Reveals

Nearly half (49%) of respondents regularly change business decisions purely based on ESG considerations Or Lenchner, CEO, ..