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..
BUSINESS
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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..
FINANCE
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..
BUSINESS
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..
BANKING
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..
TRADING
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..
BUSINESS
Extended Reality Applications in Risk Management
Abstract Post the 2008 Global Financial Crisis, risk management in banking has flourished with intensive regulations, processes..
TECHNOLOGY
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, ..
INVESTING
Home Insurance: What to Look for and How to Save
Having home insurance gives you peace of mind that your home and its contents are protected should you experience unexpected events li..
INSURANCE
Preparing for normal: Advice on post-pandemic budgeting
Although we’re not there yet, the light is shining brightly through the end of the tunnel for many countries across the world – and th..
FINANCE
US Real Estate Analysis: Top Cities For Retirement Home Buying
A post-pandemic retirement for some vaccinated boomers may look a lot different than what they imagined a few years ago. The recent in..
LIFESTYLE
How to up your email marketing game in the financial industry
By Sam Holding, Head of International, SparkPost The secret to a successful marketing campaign, no matter the industry, comes down to ..
BUSINESS
Advisors must play a bigger role in unlocking scale up potential
By Simon Philips, CEO, Scale Up Capital As we look to recover from the pandemic and the economy starts to flourish again, we must ensu..
BUSINESS
Fraud Protection: Why Customer Onboarding Requires Digital Identity Processing
By Omid Aslani, Director of Commercial Product Management at Kofax In the financial services market, great customer experiences are ce..
TECHNOLOGY
Open banking as a means to enhance social commerce security
By Leon Muis, Chief Business Officer, Yolt Technology Services (YTS) The rise of social commerce has transformed the online shopping s..
TECHNOLOGY
Top tips for securing SoftPOS payments
By Christian Damour, Pre-sales Manager – Security at Fime Digital payments have sky-rocketed in popularity as consumers have sought ne..
FINANCE
UK at Forefront of FX Management Change
By Richard Eaddy, CEO Hedgebook The UK is front and centre in a global increase in foreign exchange hedging as both Brexit and Covid h..
INVESTING
Can banks compete in the digitisation race without effective data integrity?
By Douglas Greenwell, head of commercial strategy, Duco Banking has come a long way in the last couple of decades. Gone are the days w..
TECHNOLOGY
Looking beyond lockdown: the new opportunities for SME’s in a post-pandemic world
By Tim Vine, Head of International Finance & Risk Solutions at Dun & Bradstreet It’s fair to say that small and medium sized b..
BUSINESS
Incorporation News: Comparing the US with other jurisdictions
There are many considerations an entrepreneur needs to make before determining the best place for an offshore company. The US offers s..
BUSINESS
TRUiC Evaluates The Biggest Business Incorporation Companies in The US
Busy entrepreneurs have a lot on their plates, especially when starting a new venture. To help guide entrepreneurs through the sea of ..
BUSINESS
Building a relationship led bank requires a more human touch
By Zoha Zoya, Creative Director at R/GA London It is safe to say, we all have an intricate relationship with money. It’s a relationshi..
BANKING
AI in the finance department: augmenting, not replacing
By Ray Welsh, Head of Product Marketing, FISCAL Technologies Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic a year ago, finance departme..
FINANCE
12 Things That Don’t Hurt Your Credit Score
By Stefanie Gordon We often see doomsday articles about what can hurt or temporarily ding your credit score: Making late payments! Hav..
FINANCE
Wall Street futures flat, global stocks stumble, oil slides as inflation, earnings loom large
By Michael Chalmers, MD EMEA at Contino COVID is forcing extraordinary change in the financial services industry. It’s happening fast,..
FINANCE
How eCommerce went from surviving to thriving in a post Covid-19 world
By Ciaran Bollard, CEO at Irish eCommerce platform provider Kooomo The movement from bricks-and-mortar stores to digital shopping was ..
BUSINESS
How accountants can improve financial planning and results through Open Banking to help SMEs
Richard McCall, CEO of Armalytix, explains why Britain’s army of small businesses face a challenging road navigating the hurdles of ta..
FINANCE
Digital marketing for finance and insurance firms is changing — Are you ready?
By Paul O’Donoghue, VP Solution Engineering, Uberall In just two years, mobile searches for “financial advisor” grew by 75%, per Think..
BUSINESS
Building a Business Case for Integrated Payments
By Andrea Dunlop, managing director of Access PaySuite. The world is forever evolving to become increasingly digitally-focused, but th..
FINANCE
The Latest on Choosing Banks and Registered Agents for Startups
Choosing the right bank for your business is as important as choosing the right name for your brand. Every entrepreneur needs a bank a..
BUSINESS
California Attractions Smart Entrepreneurs Use to Attract Business
Disneyland, located in Anaheim, is undoubtedly California’s premier family destination. The massive amusement park is home to an assor..
BUSINESS
Carbon Zero: What it Means for Business Owners
Climate action must proceed faster if climate goals are to be reached, according to the World Economic Forum (WEF). During the 2015 Pa..
BUSINESS
7 Startup Trends That Matter Right Now
The huge shift to online working, shopping and socializing have seen major pushes for certain technologies, especially ones that can c..
BUSINESS
e-Commerce Report: The latest trends and forecasts
Last year over two billion people made use of the internet to purchase goods or services online and e-retail sales surpassed $4.2 tril..
BUSINESS
Capital Tax Hikes Looming: How Companies Soften the Blow
It is once again small EU countries like Hungary, Cyprus, Ireland and Malta who may act as the last bastions against G7 tax fixing as ..
FINANCE
Banks Deploy AI – 3 Major Technological Advances
Major banks and private financial institutions have for years been at the forefront of software and technology development. Although w..
BANKING
Coronavirus: How American Business Have Adapted to the New Normal
There is no doubt that the coronavirus greatly impacted our lives, especially in the way we do business and how we might conduct busin..
BUSINESS