Why collaboration with senior management is vital for a CFO
By Lewis Miller, Chief Financial Officer at Frank Recruitment Group When I made my first forays into the finance sector almost twenty ..
BUSINESS
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ABB dispels industrial gloom to raise full-year outlook
By Adam Bamford, Expedite Services Director at Selenity Managing cash flow is an extremely critical aspect of financial planning for m..
BUSINESS
Tiffany, now owned by LVMH, reopens on a Fifth Avenue in flux
Data has become a modern-day asset to organisations. Using analytics to take full advantage of data is becoming an increasing priority..
BUSINESS
Fighting back against invoice fraud
By Neil Robertson, CEO of Compleat Software The effect of invoice fraud on SMEs is rarely discussed – but collectively, it costs these..
BUSINESS
How to make your manufacturing processes more eco-friendly
Barry Crackett is a product designer at Brushtec. Here, he outlines how the company has adopted greener manufacturing processes and ex..
BUSINESS
Putting your right foot forward – the secret of successful retail bank footprints is in the data
This week’s announcement that most of TSB’s Scottish branches will only open for two or three days a week from July once again illustr..
BANKING
The last mile of statutory reporting is absolutely crucial. Here’s how one global company does it with ONESOURCE
For finance teams, the last mile of statutory compliance is to generate and submit local company financial statements to local regulat..
BUSINESS
Adopting a Centralised Strategy – the Holy Grail of Statutory Reporting
Briony Kempton, senior proposition manager, ONESOURCE Statutory Reporting, EMEA at Thomson Reuters discusses how with a shared service..
BUSINESS
PGE signs wind turbine supply deal for Baltica 2
By Oletta Stewart, marketing specialist at MHR Analytics With all of the talk about the importance of analytics for finance profession..
BUSINESS
German automakers fight to defend their turf from Chinese rivals
ThirdWay Group continues its commitment to helping tackle poverty in developing countries and the UK with the announcement of a new pa..
BUSINESS
YIELD OF DREAMS: WHY PROOF-OF-STAKE COULD DRIVE THE NEXT BIG WAVE IN CRYPTO INVESTING
By Andy Bryant, COO at bitFlyer Europe Bitcoin’s value methodology is still a black box. It undoubtedly has value, the question is wha..
INVESTING
Getting the most out of cyber risk insurance
Garry Sidaway, SVP Security Strategy & Alliances at NTT Security Garry sidaway The number of insurers now offering cyb..
INSURANCE
Boosting business growth with pension funds
By Adam Tavener, chairman of Clifton Asset Management and Alternative Business Funding (ABF) Adam Tavener, chairman of Cli..
FINANCE
Compare By Review Launch Niche Comparison Site In The UK
Compare By Review is the first and only comparison site which ranks providers based upon customer experience and product quality, not..
BUSINESS
How you can make more money online
Who doesn’t want to make more money? Peter Watton, from matched betting service OddsMonkey, told us the top ways that we can earn some..
FINANCE
Funding Options bolsters senior team with appointment of new Commercial Director
Funding Options, the UK’s leading online marketplace for business finance, today announces Simon Cureton has been appointed as its new..
NEWS
Open Banking: Slow and steady wins the race
What UK Open Banking can learn from deregulation in the UK energy and telecoms sector By Lu Zurawski, Consumer Payments Practice Lea..
BANKING
Fiserv Survey Shows Digital Services Key to Customer Loyalty
Banks and building societies that deliver connected digital experiences are positioned to empower and retain customers in the ‘always-..
BANKING
One size does not fit all: customer personalisation in the finance industry
By Brian Brodie is Group Chief Executive at Freedom Finance with 37 years of experience in the personal finance industry. For the past..
FINANCE
Boardroom Attention to Tax Compliance Up 76%, Thanks in Part to Making Tax Digital for VAT
Thomson Reuters annual Tax Technology Report also found 20% year-on-year growth in businesses investigating new technologies to addres..
BUSINESS
The Expansion Journey: Insights from a Fintech
By Conrad Ford, Founder and CEO, Funding Options There’s no doubt that the UK, and specifically London, remains Europe’s fintech capit..
TECHNOLOGY
Easy as AMP: how Experian tapped into mobile-first consumer behaviour
By David Black, Managing Director, Financial Services, Google UK Things have changed in the banking and financial services industries...
BANKING
Challenger banks aren’t that different after all
By Andrew Mitchell, VP Development and Infrastructure Support at JCB International The financial landscape is changing at a dizzying p..
BANKING
The Cost of Buying a Leasehold: Why Can it Cost More in Conveyancing Fees?
In both England and Wales, the two primary types of property ownership are leasehold and freehold. The difference between both, in sho..
FINANCE
The changing focus for CFO’s
By Nick Swarbrick, Finance Director at Datel There was a time when finance was seen as a functional necessity to a business rather tha..
BUSINESS
Analysis-Rocket startups face adapt-or-die moment amid investment drought
By Paul Prendergast, managing director for the Consulting practice in the products industry at Accenture. The rules of the game are ch..
BUSINESS
Artificial intelligence: Could it spell the end of paper receipts?
By Deborah Saunby, Sales and Marketing Director at Selenity It might be surprising to hear but many organisations are still reliant on..
TECHNOLOGY
Sustainable businesses: A £9 trillion investment opportunity
By Sue Summers is CEO of Frontier Development Capital. ‘Sustainability’ is the business community’s latest buzzword. Sustainable pract..
INVESTING
FINANCE
The Impact Of Late Payments On SME
The Impact Of Late Payments On SME
By Jade at Total Processing, a payment solution supplier Late payments may just seem like a small annoyance to most, but, the detrimental effect it’s ..
FINANCE
Safe and secure payments for customers – what businesses need to know
By Pete Bettles, Chief Operating Office at Global Payments The sheer amount of data created and held by businesses is staggering. We c..
BUSINESS
Why change in banking is accelerating
By Renier Lemmens, Visiting Professor of Fintech and Innovation and Senior Advisor on Digital Education at The London Institute of Ban..
BANKING
Migrate to the cloud without ruining your business
By Dr. Gavin Scruby, CIO, SmartDebit Why is cloud migration different for SMEs and enterprises? Dr. Gavin Scruby Migration..
TECHNOLOGY
Innovative Finance ISAs: the building blocks for good investment?
Having launched in 2016, the Innovative Finance ISA (IFISA) might be a relatively young product in the investment market, but it is on..
INVESTING
Common Uses for Bridging Loans and What You’ll Need to Get One
There is nothing worse than a great property investment failing because you didn’t have your finances sorted. Therefore, a bridging lo..
FINANCE
Boosting customer retention by taking the fight against cybercrime seriously
By Karen Wheeler, Country Manager at Affinion Cybercrime is scarcely out of the headlines and customers are understandably wary. Bank..
BANKING
Building resilience in the UK banking sector
By Richard Mort, New Business Director, Edge Testing Solutions British banks are being hit by IT and security failures that prevent cu..
BANKING
Modernising Credit Assessment For Mortgages – Finding Real Insights To Create Real Opportunity
By Mahesh Raghavan, Senior Principle – Financial Services Digital Consulting, Infosys Modernising credit assessment for mortgages– Fi..
FINANCE