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How to prepare your business for the end of the government’s furlough scheme

How to prepare your business for the end of the government’s furlough scheme

By Steve Watmore, Product Manager HR/Payroll, Sage Introduced in April, the Job Retention Scheme (JRS) has helped many businesses squa..

Interviewers on How to Exceed in a Zoom Interview

Interviewers on How to Exceed in a Zoom Interview

It has been announced that during the current pandemic, 175,134 people have been made redundant across the UK, with a total of 9,373,0..

Making video security a priority in financial services

Making video security a priority in financial services

By Amit Walia, EVP Managing Partner at Compodium In 2016, a seemingly innocuous photograph of Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg, sat b..

PSD2: The Countdown is on

PSD2: The Countdown is on

With the second Payment Services Directive (PSD2) still set to take place on December the 31st, FS organisations across Europe are run..

Board Report Highlights Complex Decision-Making Process Across Banking and Finance sector

Board Report Highlights Complex Decision-Making Process Across Banking and Finance sector

‘The State Of Decision-Making’ report from Board, reveals business decisions made in silos without modern planning tools A third (33%)..

The impact of a recession on your pension

The impact of a recession on your pension

By James Turner, Director at Turner Litte. The stock market is beginning to show signs of life as measures introduced to help business..

How to Recover Deleted Files Using EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard?

How to Recover Deleted Files Using EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard?

We have all been there and encountered the baffling second when we coincidentally erase some valuable data from our PCs. That data can..

The lockdown money revolution

The lockdown money revolution

By Granville Turner, Director at Turner Little. Many Brits have found that lockdown has been beneficial for their money, having cut ba..

Self-employed taxpayers and Making Tax Digital

Self-employed taxpayers and Making Tax Digital

By John Hemming, CEO of Cirrostratus Exedra, the company that runs the VAT Direct Making Tax Digital Service The HMRC’s ambition is “t..

Auditor regulation and litigation – down to the Wire(card)?

Auditor regulation and litigation – down to the Wire(card)?

By Tom Snelling, partner at Signature Litigation and David Entwistle, a regulatory lawyer and legal risk specialist Introduction The c..

Dollar struggles before payrolls test; Aussie rebounds

Dollar struggles before payrolls test; Aussie rebounds

By Tony Hughes, CEO at Huthwaite International, a leading global provider of sales, negotiation and communication skills development V..

Protecting against man in the middle attacks with dynamic linking

Protecting against man in the middle attacks with dynamic linking

By David Vergara, Senior Director of Product Marketing at OneSpan In recent years, the booming growth of mobile applications has chang..

The Case for Banks to Digitally Transform: Iterating out of lockdown

The Case for Banks to Digitally Transform: Iterating out of lockdown

By Sudeepto Mukherjee, Senior VP, Banking EMEA & APAC, Publicis Sapient. Before COVID-19 disrupted every imaginable part of societ..

Difficulties of Getting on the Property Ladder Post-Pandemic

Difficulties of Getting on the Property Ladder Post-Pandemic

There is a lot of talk about what’s going to happen to the housing market over the next few months. Some experts predict there will be..

Russian Doll: Building digital capabilities into a bank’s core

Russian Doll: Building digital capabilities into a bank’s core

By Ian Johnson, Managing Director of Europe, Marqeta COVID-19 has left its mark on every industry, and banking is no exception. Cash u..

How the US and Europe’s COVID-19 Responses Have Affected Exchange Rates

How the US and Europe’s COVID-19 Responses Have Affected Exchange Rates

In living memory, few events have thrown the reputations of different countries and regions under such intense scrutiny as the COVID-1..

At Europe’s big banks, women make some gains despite Rose exit

At Europe’s big banks, women make some gains despite Rose exit

By Martin Soderberg, partner at SPEAR Capital. An event of historic significance passed largely unnoticed in the world’s media recentl..

Why Banking is experiencing a second wave of transformation

Why Banking is experiencing a second wave of transformation

By Keith Pearson, Head of Financial Services EMEA, ServiceNow The financial landscape has seen significant changes in the last six mon..

Making your mark: an introduction to trademarks

Making your mark: an introduction to trademarks

By James Turner, Director at  Turner Little  Are you looking to protect your brand? The chances are, you are – but without a trademark..

Tax evasion, avoidance and efficiency: which are legal?

Tax evasion, avoidance and efficiency: which are legal?

By James Turner, Director at York-based Turner Little Tax is a subject close to the hearts of most individuals, and business owners.  ..

Financial services firms must ‘cut the cord’ in order to weather the COVID-19 storm

Financial services firms must ‘cut the cord’ in order to weather the COVID-19 storm

By Graham Brooks, Strategic Account Director, Cradlepoint This year, the financial sector’s plans have been thrown off course by a glo..

Strange new world: What next for banks?

Strange new world: What next for banks?

By Simon Wilson, Director, Payment Solutions, Icon Solutions What’s next for banks in this strange new world we find ourselves in? For..

Alone together: How to maintain a positive company culture while working remotely

Alone together: How to maintain a positive company culture while working remotely

By Paul Rowlett, from branded corporate gift specialist EverythingBranded, shares his tips for keeping staff morale and engagement hig..

How can banks overcome the challenges posed by COVID-19?

How can banks overcome the challenges posed by COVID-19?

By Andrew Warren, Head of Banking & Financial Services, UK&I, Cognizant Businesses around the world are falling victim to the ..

Agent Retention is Central to Improving the Customer Experience Across Financial Services   

Agent Retention is Central to Improving the Customer Experience Across Financial Services   

By Jonathan Mobbs, Head of Finance Vertical at Maintel   Recent events, especially the rush to enable remote working, have impacted th..

Another Lockdown is the Top Concern of nearly Half of UK’s Small Businesses

Another Lockdown is the Top Concern of nearly Half of UK’s Small Businesses

As many small businesses tentatively reopen, new figures from Amaiz, the small business banking app, has revealed that nearly half (47..

Inspiring Spending – How to incentivise customers to shop

Inspiring Spending – How to incentivise customers to shop

Coronavirus has created unprecedented challenges for businesses, but the economic fightback is on. Read our tips on encouraging custom..

Bridgepoint Development Capital to take minority growth capital investment in Reassured

Bridgepoint Development Capital to take minority growth capital investment in Reassured

Reassured, one of the UK’s biggest life insurance brokers specialising in finding people life insurance cover, has agreed today an und..

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Are event suppliers being disproportionately affected by the coronavirus, and how can the industry resolve this

Are event suppliers being disproportionately affected by the coronavirus, and how can the industry resolve this

By Sam Dimond is Director at Spotlight Sound, lighting, video and sound specialists, supporting the events industry, and working with brands such as t..

Tough times and risky business – which emerging market assets are a bet worth taking

Tough times and risky business – which emerging market assets are a bet worth taking

By Bryan Turner, partner at SPEAR Capital. Emerging markets will need to be vocal about where their value lies for Private Equity (PE)..

Decision-making in times of crisis: should they be based on gut feeling or data?

Decision-making in times of crisis: should they be based on gut feeling or data?

By Marieke Saeij, CEO at Onguard Decision-making is a crucial part of every business and is something organisations do each and every ..

How sonic branding can build trust and confidence

How sonic branding can build trust and confidence

By Luc van Stiphout, Head of Music & Brands and partner at international creative music agency MassiveMusic Over the past years we..

How start-ups can avoid common financial mistakes

How start-ups can avoid common financial mistakes

By Jack Seymour, who is Business Development Manager at Pinnacle Business Finance  Hindsight is a wonderful thing! And it’s never more..

How millennials can get ahead with their money

How millennials can get ahead with their money

By Granville Turner, Turner Little Millennials are often painted as globe-trotting creatures that spend more money on avocadoes than t..

Stopping the chargebacklash

Stopping the chargebacklash

By Gabe McGloin, Head of Intl. Merchant Sales @ Verifi Brands have been encouraging consumers to move their shopping online for years...

Protecting the unbanked as we move to a cashless Britain

Protecting the unbanked as we move to a cashless Britain

By Rebecca Crook, chief growth officer, Somo You would be hard pressed to find a definitive statistic, but it is fair to ubiquitously ..

Technology partnership models in FM – what are they and why do they matter?

Technology partnership models in FM – what are they and why do they matter?

By Nils J.van der Zijl, VP Sales & Marketing, Softbank Robotics EMEA The current innovation model is broken Innovation within the ..