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..
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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 ..
TECHNOLOGY
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..
FINANCE
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..
BANKING
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..
FINANCE
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..
TECHNOLOGY
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..
TECHNOLOGY
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..
BUSINESS
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..
BUSINESS
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..
FINANCE
The UK Care Home Market: An Economically Viable Investment Opportunity
By Silas Campbell at Blueleaf Forget crypto currency, stocks and bonds – the care home market is arguably the most up and coming..
INVESTING
What happens if a company doesn’t have any records of its R&D activities?
By Cale Bannister at Myriad Associates Launched in the year 2000, R&D (Research and Development) Tax Credits essentiall..
BUSINESS
The New Wave of Technology, What Does the Future Hold for Businesses?
The latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) analysis shows that around 1.5 million jobs in England could be impacted by technology..
TECHNOLOGY
Crypto investors step up risk management after last year’s meltdowns
By Christopher Burke, CEO, Brickendon In my experience, there are two primary challenges when it comes to managing and running office ..
BUSINESS
Looking beyond the payments price tag
By Rob Straathof, CEO,Liberis Group The race to the bottom is an age-old problem that we, as financial professionals are all too famil..
BUSINESS
Fighting Fraud in the 2020’s
By Sune Gabelgård, Head of Digital Fraud, Intelligence & Research at Nets, unpacks the likely evolution of payment card fraud and ..
NEWS
Finance transformation with analytics
By Laura Timms, Product Strategy Manager, MHR Analytics Finance transformation is all about improving the overall value that finance p..
FINANCE
How to free yourself from business energy debts
Businesses face plenty of challenges in the current economic climate. They need to ensure they remain competitive enough to attract n..
BUSINESS
5 Countries You Need To Have An Offshore Account In
By James Turner, Director at company formation specialists, Turner Little, The current unstable political and economic situations hav..
NEWS
Top Tips For Protecting Your Assets In 2020
How often do you think about how you can make more money versus how you can protect what you’ve already got? Essentially, anyone with..
INVESTING
Checking out the goods gets easier with SCA Delegation
By Ralf Gladis, CEO and co-founder of Computop Retailers had accepted that with the Payment Service Directive 2 (PSD2) regulations, th..
BANKING
A Fast-Track Route to Updating Legacy System Code
By Emil Eifrem, co-founder and CEO of Neo4j Legacy systems are usually large in terms of both their code base and functionality, whic..
TECHNOLOGY
Battling uncertainty is the key to property investment success
By Javed Khattak As we draw the the end of 2019, the property market has shown clear signs of slowing down, leading many investors to ..
INVESTING
Robots Will Do More for Banks Than Simple Cost Cutting
Will Davenport explains why Robotic Process Automaton (RPA) is a ‘must have’ tool for contact centre managers in streamlining processe..
BANKING
Will Hong Kong Remain The Jurisdiction Of Choice For Offshore Banking?
Hong Kong has traditionally been seen as a tax haven and the financial hub of Asia, if not the world. The island is well-known for its..
BANKING
A 2020 ‘perfect vision’ for the financial services sector: what will your bank do for you?
By Doug Gross, CEO at NGDATA It’s been an exciting year in the banking sector. Along with innovation being pushed along by the industr..
BANKING
Mail Services an Emerging Vector for Financial Fraud
By Abigail Showman, Tactical Monitoring Analyst, Flashpoint Threat actors are not shy about using a legitimate means to satisfy their ..
FINANCE
Over two-thirds of consumers do not understand how their data is used
Over half (58%) of consumers want long term relationships with brands, but there might be a personalisation pitfall One in three (3..
TECHNOLOGY
OMV Petrom makes largest crude oil discovery in decades
By Ben Revill, Business Consultant at Xpedition Everything you think you know about customers’ experiences with money has changed. Th..
BANKING
How SD-WAN can help financial services secure data & improve CX
By Paul Vidic, Director, Certes Networks In this current digital age where customers expect businesses to be available and contactable..
TECHNOLOGY
Making the case for cybersecurity investment
By Spencer Young, Regional Vice President of EMEA at Imperva 2018 turned out to be a significant year for cybersecurity with breaches ..
TECHNOLOGY
10 ways automation has changed the role of the CFO
By Magali Michel, Director, Yooz The role of the CFO has changed radically in recent years. Significantly affected by the large-scale ..
FINANCE
5 Common Mistakes Around Accounts Payable Automation
By Magali Michel, Director, Yooz These days, automation is an indispensable tool for businesses looking to increase productivity and a..
TECHNOLOGY
6 Expert Tips to Turn Your Photography Passion into a Business
Turning a hobby into a career is a common aspiration among today’s workforce. “Do what you love, and you’ll never work a day in your l..
BUSINESS
Innovate or Die: What the UK and the Western Powers Can Learn from China
In the last five years, China has cemented itself as one of the world’s leading innovators. At least that is according to the World In..
BUSINESS
UK taxpayers compare the stress of filing self-assessment return with undergoing medical and dental surgery
HMRC received over £70,000,000 in late fees alone from people who missed the self-assessment deadline for 2017/18 in 2019 A survey co..
BUSINESS
Sustainability: Get Used to the New Normal
By Vincent Manier, CFO, ENGIE Impact Once considered an added bonus, sustainability has become the new business imperative. This new ..
BUSINESS