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Gaining workplace equity

Gaining workplace equity

By Tim Oldman, CEO, Leesman As the war for talent rages on, the financial sector finds itself fighting on multiple fronts. First and f..

Office Workers Waste More Time on Slow Tech Than They Spend on Holiday

Office Workers Waste More Time on Slow Tech Than They Spend on Holiday

Working with technology could be detrimental to productivity in the workplace, costing businesses more then they are worth. Image In a..

Mercury FX boosts financial crime management capabilities with TruNarrative platform investment

Mercury FX boosts financial crime management capabilities with TruNarrative platform investment

By Mike Harriss, ,Head of Commercial Channels at TruNarrative,  London-headquartered global currency specialist Mercury FX has investe..

Top 5 Ways Your Business Could Benefit from a Team Breakfast

Top 5 Ways Your Business Could Benefit from a Team Breakfast

By Hannah Waters, Whether you agree or not, breakfast is commonly championed as the most important meal of the day. Yet, thanks to bus..

Financial considerations when embarking on a self-build project

Financial considerations when embarking on a self-build project

By Sandro Heitor, Founder of Trio. When exploring your options for renovating a property, or perhaps building from scratch, it can be ..

Don’t let compliance trip you up: how tech can ensure you’ve tied up your contracts 

Don’t let compliance trip you up: how tech can ensure you’ve tied up your contracts 

By Mike Skelly, Chief Financial Officer at AbacusNext For finance professionals, remaining compliant is a crucial part of the job—and ..

Seventy-Three percent of the C-suite state that increasing visibility into network and application performance will drive business innovation 

Seventy-Three percent of the C-suite state that increasing visibility into network and application performance will drive business innovation 

Over 80% of C-Suite, business and IT decision makers believe that digital performance is critical to business growth  More than 1,700..

5 Uplifting Entrepreneur Quotes to Overcome Setbacks

5 Uplifting Entrepreneur Quotes to Overcome Setbacks

By Maham Azam, Henley Training Associates Success is rarely ever on a linear path. Sometimes there are ups, sometimes there are downs,..

Fighting the threat within

Fighting the threat within

By Adenike Cosgrove, Cyber Security Strategist, International at Proofpoint.  Cybersecurity professionals spend much of our time focus..

Traditional Banks Threatened by Diminishing Customer Loyalty

Traditional Banks Threatened by Diminishing Customer Loyalty

Solution: Creating the Enterprise of Tomorrow through Hyper-personalization, Legacy Transformation, Open Banking  By Amit Dua, Preside..

P27: What’s next for Nordic Payments?

P27: What’s next for Nordic Payments?

By Peter Larsson, Principal Solutions Consultant for Real-Time Payments, Covering Europe and North America, ACI Worldwide.  The Nordic..

Does the ‘Monzo effect’ mean banks will need to rethink brand building?

Does the ‘Monzo effect’ mean banks will need to rethink brand building?

By Mark Chamberlain, Managing Director at Kantar The past few years has seen a whole new style of banks emerge, including Monzo, Starl..

Too Big to Fail  

Too Big to Fail  

By Peter Newton, Managing Director, Paul Chymiy, Co-Head of US operations and Darren Fortunato, D2 Legal Technology. The January 1st 2..

Financial Recruitment Trends to Look Out for in 2020

Financial Recruitment Trends to Look Out for in 2020

By Howett Thorpe, a finance recruitment specialist based in Surrey.   Staying up to date with the latest financial recruitment trends ..

Are we headed towards a Banking as a Service revolution?

Are we headed towards a Banking as a Service revolution?

By Madhur Kumar Jain, Senior Vice President and Global Head of Solution Consulting, SunTec Group Customers today expect the same expe..

C-Suite collaboration is key to moving the financial services sector into the new era of digital transformation

C-Suite collaboration is key to moving the financial services sector into the new era of digital transformation

By Nick Gold, founder and Chief Executive of Speaker’s Corner  Responsibility lies with the C-Suite to construct a digital transformat..

India’s aerospace suppliers see upside in parts-making from record jet orders

India’s aerospace suppliers see upside in parts-making from record jet orders

By Carolyn Corda, CMO, ADARA Financial brands, and particularly credit card businesses, used to lead the way when it came to customer ..

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Small businesses run out of cash before they run out of potential

Small businesses run out of cash before they run out of potential

By Rob Straathof, CEO of Liberis Small businesses are the engine of the UK economy. They are a powerhouse of unique and varied organisations, spannin..

A guide to building business resilience in the financial services sector

A guide to building business resilience in the financial services sector

By Chris Huggett, VP EMEA, Sungard Availability Services  Thanks to the UK’s new Open Banking initiative, the scale of IT problems wit..

Cryptocurrency and Blockchain offer financial inclusion to the unbanked

Cryptocurrency and Blockchain offer financial inclusion to the unbanked

By Mike Rymanov, CEO at DSX. 1.7 billion People don’t have access to a bank account. That shocking figure was released by the World Ba..

Launching Speed Boats from Cruise Ships: How incumbents can take on fintech challengers

Launching Speed Boats from Cruise Ships: How incumbents can take on fintech challengers

By Eugene Danilkis, CEO, Mambu  Digital technology has changed financial services.  It has facilitated innovation, increased competiti..

Democratising Financial Data Through Open Banking

Democratising Financial Data Through Open Banking

By Rahul Singh, President of Financial Services, HCL Technologies  While it’s difficult to overlook the importance of data in today’s ..

Major FinTech Trends 2020: Which Will Bring You A Golden Ticket?

Major FinTech Trends 2020: Which Will Bring You A Golden Ticket?

By Hugh Simpson Global Solution Leader, Data, Fintech & Financial services Vertical Lead at Ciklum It’s been 32 years since London..

Who’s feeling optimistic about the global economy in 2020?

Who’s feeling optimistic about the global economy in 2020?

By Chase Buckle, Trends Manager at GlobalWebIndex Fears of an imminent recession have dominated the headlines in recent months. Whethe..

How to compare business bank accounts

How to compare business bank accounts

By Nic Redfern, Finance Director,  www.knowyourmoney.co.uk When it comes to choosing a bank account for your business, it can be easy ..

Why finance teams are integral to the customer experience

Why finance teams are integral to the customer experience

By Marieke Saeij, CEO at Onguard While finance professionals aren’t traditionally associated with the customer experience, in some org..

HR data: taking centre stage in the financial sector

HR data: taking centre stage in the financial sector

By Fiona McKee, Director of Human Resources, SD Worx UK & Ireland Digital transformation is steering the future of finance. Digita..

Major FinTech Trends 2020: Which Will Bring You A Golden Ticket?

Major FinTech Trends 2020: Which Will Bring You A Golden Ticket?

By  Hugh Simpson Global Solution Leader, Data, Fintech & Financial services Vertical Lead at Ciklum It’s been 32 years since Londo..

7 ways cloud technology can transform business finances

7 ways cloud technology can transform business finances

By Donna Torres, Director of Small Business at Xero The cloud has and will continue to transform our lives in ways that we never even ..

3 key ways you can transition from finance to fintech

3 key ways you can transition from finance to fintech

Technological innovation has turned the financial services sector on its head in recent years, with new apps, software and cloud-based..

How can traditional banks deliver game-changing innovation in the digital age?

How can traditional banks deliver game-changing innovation in the digital age?

By Jake Ranson, Chief Customer Officer at Freedom Finance Trends in finance, from Open Banking to the rise of fintech start-ups, are s..

Why tokenisation of real estate will survive crypto winter

Why tokenisation of real estate will survive crypto winter

By Matthieu Bouchaud, Digital Asset Lead at ConsenSys Projects led to the reform of the ecosystem through the modification of the legi..

Digital Transformation is Key to the Future of the Insurance Industry

Digital Transformation is Key to the Future of the Insurance Industry

 By Paul Bryce, CCO at Node4 With global spending on insurance IT topping the $100bn mark, the industry clearly sees technology as a k..

Safeguarding the opportunities presented by the Fintech Revolution

Safeguarding the opportunities presented by the Fintech Revolution

As financial transactions have evolved from paper-based to digital in just a few years, the rate of the technological change driving t..

What Brexit blues? New research reveals over half of businesses in the financial sector believe Brexit will have a long-term positive impact

What Brexit blues? New research reveals over half of businesses in the financial sector believe Brexit will have a long-term positive impact

51% of businesses remain confident about business growth post-Brexit, but worry short term with 33% concerned with the initial impact..

How a Clean Desk Will Make You More Productive at Work

How a Clean Desk Will Make You More Productive at Work

With the average person spending around 37.5 hours a week at work, it can be easy for clutter and dirt to build up on your desk. Unfor..

The rise of the paraplanner: why consider a career in this up and coming role

The rise of the paraplanner: why consider a career in this up and coming role

By Alex Russon, Managing Consultant – Financial Services  While the financial services sector is abundant with career opportunities an..