IMF Executive Board Concludes 2018 Article IV Consultation with Algeria
On May 30, 2018, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation[1] with Algeria. A..
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Traditional Security Defences May Prove Inadequate for Effective GDPR Strategies, Warns Aruba
With future attacks on personal data almost certain, it’s time to add a new layer of security analytics and monitoring to enable fast ..
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ID TECH Joins nexo standards as an Associate Member
nexo standards, the international association dedicated to enabling fast, interoperable and borderless payments acceptance, today anno..
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New figures show 31% increase in loan applications, as economists look for growth in consumer confidence
Hitachi Personal Finance has reported a 31% increase in the number of motoring, leisure and home improvement loans between 2015/16 an..
FINANCE
GDPR: Are your spreadsheets making you an easy target?
Ruth McFarland, ACA, Finance and Operations Manager, Synapse, writes about how to protect financial data on the move The Data Prote..
BUSINESS
Cardstack and DotBC Partnership Tackles Murky World of Music Rights
Blockchain-based project puts music and media metadata back into hands of artists New York, NY— May 30, 2018 —Cardstack Syndicate Inc...
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Game Changer: Ultra Announces Platform to Revolutionize Gaming Industry
Former Xbox, Atari, Dell, Unity, Uber and Time Warner Executives Join Forces to Create Ultra The blockchain-powered platform aims to s..
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Synechron opens new office and Financial Innovation Lab in Paris
Opening will support Synechron’s European growth and build local FinTech opportunities Paris, New York, London, Dubai, Pune, May 31st,..
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KPMG and Google Enter an Alliance to Help Organisations Transform Digital Experiences
New solutions combine Google Cloud’s security and artificial intelligence (AI) leadership with KPMG business acumen, industry knowledg..
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HMRC report on Off Payroll shows worrying brain drain of contractors
Visionary to lead gamification of Jaxx Liberty platform Toronto, Canada — May 31, 2018 — Decentral Inc., Canada’s leading blockchain..
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Bitfinex and Ethfinex Introduce Trading for Lympo, Utrust, BLOCKv, and DADI
The new tokens currently have a combined market cap of $200 million Taipei, Taiwan – May 31, 2018 –Bitfinex, the world’s l..
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ThinCats funds Evans Entwistle’s acquisition of SBMC Business Management
Penarth-headquartered accountancy and business advisory firm, Evans Entwistle has secured a £450,000 funding facility from ThinCats to..
BUSINESS
Navigating a buoyant M&A market: Does the deal corridor with the US or EU offer British companies the better scope for growth?
The UK is at the centre of a buoyant global M&A market.In the first quarter of this year, M&A activity involving British compa..
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UK employment sector set for huge shift: Over 1.5 million people to trade in full-time work for ‘the gig economy’
More than 6 million UK adults are already self-employed or working as a contractor, with 6% of full-time professionals looking to make..
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Employers and the Government should support employees’ dependency on high-cost credit, says Neyber
According to Neyber, the Financial Conduct Authority’s announcement that it will crack down on high-cost credit can’t come soon enough..
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UK Finance Responds To FCA’s Outcome Of High-Cost Credit Review
Responding to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)’s publication of the outcome of its high-cost credit review, Eric Leenders, ..
FINANCE
Why so critical?: Making crypto credible
By Erik Wilgenhof Plante, CCO at Sequant Capital Cryptocurrency, whether it is Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple or the others on the market, ..
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CryptoIndustry Heavyweights Back Platform for Social Good, Social Alpha Foundation
The Hong Kong-based not-for-profit is the world’s first blockchain for social impact grant-making platform Hong Kong — May 31, 2018 — ..
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Digital Disruption Is The New Face Of Banking
By Christopher Baldwin, Head of Marketing, Northern Europe, Selligent Marketing Cloud Change is the only constant The writing is on t..
BANKING
Angels and Assets: Should Wealth Managers Take an Interest in Angel Investment?
The economies of the world are more competitive than ever, running neck-and-neck with each other, and currently, Asia’s economy is lea..
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Trunomi joins forces with Shyft Network to to launch fully interoperable Global e-ID framework and power Global ID and KYC
Trunomi data rights management solution enters partnership with Shyft Network Amsterdam, the Netherlands — Trunomi, the industry’..
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CIPURSE Specification Chosen for Fare Collection Solution in Moscow’s Innovation Hub
01 June 2018 – Global technical association, OSPT Alliance, today announces that its open, non-proprietary CIPURSE™ standard has been ..
TECHNOLOGY
How banks can stay relevant in a changing world
Elina Mattila, Executive Director at Mobey Forum Earlier this week, futurists and innovators from across financial services industry g..
BANKING
Menzies snaps up top forensic accounting specialist
Top 20 accountancy firm, Menzies LLP, continues to grow its forensic accounting service by snapping up high profile forensic accountan..
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AID:Tech partners with PharmAccess to Transform Antenatal Care in Tanzania Through Blockchain Technology
Announcement comes as the initiative sees Africa’s first baby born on the blockchain Dublin, Ireland — June 1, 2018 — AID:..
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Pelican Group launches PelicanPay – an Interoperable Pan-European API Hub
The launch of PelicanPay gives fintechs and TPPs pan-European market access through a single-API – dramatically streamlining the onboa..
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Orvium, The Decentralized Platform For Scholarly Publication, Counts CERN, NASA, Amazon and Oracle Experts in Senior Team
Token Generation Event announced for 2018 to fund development and foster platform use by the research community Orvium, the open-sourc..
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3 ways financial institutions can leverage Live Engagement on social media
By Priya Iyer, Chairman & CEO, Vee24 With nearly 2.62 billion people having active social media accounts[1],the finance industry ..
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Recipe for Success: Sausalitos Announces Blockchain-Powered Loyalty Program
German cocktail bar chain rolls out loyalty program on the blockchain Germany´s leading cocktail bar and restaurant chain, Sausalitos,..
BUSINESS
A missed opportunity: research reveals that while small finance & accounting businesses view themselves as cost-savvy, most aren’t switching water suppliers, or other services
Research has revealed that just four per cent of small businesses in the finance & accounting sector with an office in England hav..
BUSINESS
Santander Scam Avoidance School (Sas)1 Graduate Turns Ethical Hacker To Help The Fight Against Fraud
Alec Daniels, 86, successfully sent a ‘controlled’ phishing email and breached a public WiFi hotspot in only 16 minutes 40 seconds 4..
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Brickendon Achieves 300% Growth
Challenger Consultancy achieves substantial growth in an uncertain market Brickendon, the award-winning transformational consultancy, ..
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UK200Group Corporate Finance – 2022 M&A deal volumes flatline but average deal size decreases £800,000
Nick Hammond, Lead Adviser for Financial Services at World Wide Technology, highlights the need for Financial Services to take a futur..
FINANCE
Doing nothing is not an option when it comes to the customer experience
By Fabrice Martin, Chief Product Officer, Clarabridge When was the last time you visited your bank or building society? Probably not v..
BANKING
Triple Point launches Impact EIS
A managed portfolio service designed to generate a market return for investors whilst actively selecting businesses that have a measur..
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How to successfully expand and manage your businesses in multiple industries
Andy Scott, Chairman of Rel Capital Every entrepreneur dreams of their company, or companies, thriving in a wide variety of sectors. C..
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Americaneagle.Com Joins OSPT Alliance Board
Leading U.S. system integrator expands role in the organisation in-line with increasing industry demand for open, non-proprietary stan..
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