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73% of employees in the banking and financial services industries are looking for better physical and mental wellbeing support in the workplace

73% of employees in the banking and financial services industries are looking for better physical and mental wellbeing support in the workplace

Three quarters believe that some of the National Insurance payments should be redirected towards improving wellbeing  70% do not bel..

CLOUD SERVICES CENTRAL TO SMALL FINANCIAL SERVICES BUSINESSES IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, YET DATA PROTECTION CONCERNS STILL A BARRIER TO ADOPTION

CLOUD SERVICES CENTRAL TO SMALL FINANCIAL SERVICES BUSINESSES IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, YET DATA PROTECTION CONCERNS STILL A BARRIER TO ADOPTION

By Sascha Ragtschaa, CEO and co-founder, Chainium Smoke and mirrors Initial Coin Offerings (ICO) – when a start-up offers early invest..

Almost a third of consumers see default as the responsibility of lenders – not the borrower

Almost a third of consumers see default as the responsibility of lenders – not the borrower

According to research by Callcredit Information Group, 30% of consumers see defaulting on a loan payment as being the fault of the len..

New Chief Financial Officer joins Timico at pivotal time and one year on from £50m investment

New Chief Financial Officer joins Timico at pivotal time and one year on from £50m investment

Fast growing Managed Service Provider, Timico continues to strengthen its senior management team with the appointment of Matthew Farro..

Squirro research reveals banks believe artificial intelligence can have a significant and positive impact on their business

Squirro research reveals banks believe artificial intelligence can have a significant and positive impact on their business

But 83% are unaware of how to deploy artificial intelligence & machine learning to address specific business problems, so much ben..

Aventus Protocol Availability Promises Strong Ticketing Blockchain Standard

Aventus Protocol Availability Promises Strong Ticketing Blockchain Standard

The Aventus Foundation, which successfully sold 6,000,000 Aventus tokens (AVT) for 60,000 Ether (ETH), roughly $30M, in a token-sale i..

A unified voice is needed for progress on digital trade

A unified voice is needed for progress on digital trade

As the UN’s E-Commerce Week Geneva and the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2018 commence, the International Chamber of Commer..

Exotix Draws Sberbank’s US Chief Executive in Triple Hire to Extend Global Capabilities

Exotix Draws Sberbank’s US Chief Executive in Triple Hire to Extend Global Capabilities

Exotix Capital, the leading developing markets investment bank, announces the appointment of Peter Urbanczyk, the former CEO of Sberba..

Consent under GDPR Call to Action

Consent under GDPR Call to Action

Vincent Rejany, principal product manager at SAS   How many of us have already failed to unsubscribe to newsletters or other email sol..

Spotcap Opens Applications for Fintech Fellowship to Address Skills Gap

Spotcap Opens Applications for Fintech Fellowship to Address Skills Gap

Industry considers attracting qualified talent as one of their top three challenges Online lender Spotcap today opened the Fintech Fel..

BBVA invests $50 million in Kai-Fu Lee’s Al investment fund Sinovation Fund IV

BBVA invests $50 million in Kai-Fu Lee’s Al investment fund Sinovation Fund IV

BBVA to invest $50 million into Sinovation Fund IV, a Chinese venture capital fund run by Sinovation Ventures and led by Dr. Kai-Fu Le..

ArchOver launches R&D funding bridge for UK innovators

ArchOver launches R&D funding bridge for UK innovators

ArchOver Research & Development Advance provides funds while businesses wait for HMRC rebate ArchOver, the P2P business lending pl..

Turkey courts the world’s golfers, as tourism numbers rise significantly

Turkey courts the world’s golfers, as tourism numbers rise significantly

Visitor numbers increased to 38.6 million in 2017 (Turkish Statistical Institute) Golf tourists spend 120% more than general tourists..

Why UK Buy-to-Let remains very much alive

Why UK Buy-to-Let remains very much alive

Property investment specialist SurrendenInvest‘s Business Development Director, John Parker shares his views on the UK buy-to-le..

Monese enables Smart Transactions and Google Pay™

Monese enables Smart Transactions and Google Pay™

UK Android customers can now benefit from a Monese card via Google Pay Smart Transactions, another new Monese feature powered by Googl..

Funeral plan investments FOUR TIMES better value than a cash ISA

Funeral plan investments FOUR TIMES better value than a cash ISA

The phrase ‘you can’t spend it when you’re gone’ is often used to encourage people to relax their purse strings a little and enjoy lif..

Three things to ask your management team and accounts payable vendor to overcome your AP challenges

Three things to ask your management team and accounts payable vendor to overcome your AP challenges

Accounts payable is an essential part of any business so being asked to research the best solution for your company can be a daunting ..

Open banking pioneer The ID CO. selected for UK fintech trade mission to New York

Open banking pioneer The ID CO. selected for UK fintech trade mission to New York

~ Scottish fintech specialist to showcase with DIT in USA following competitive selection process ~ Following a highly competitive rec..

Germany blocks Chinese stake in two chipmakers over security concerns

Germany blocks Chinese stake in two chipmakers over security concerns

Vaultbank Fund to provide main asset-backing of each VB token, firm partnering with Gordian Compliance Solutions to secure ATS and NFA..

Mobile Scan-and-go Shopping: The Future of Retail is Now

Mobile Scan-and-go Shopping: The Future of Retail is Now

Julian Wallis, Retail Director at Rambus As brick-and-mortar retailers look to enhance the in-store experience to compete with the eco..

Insuring a brighter future with AI

Insuring a brighter future with AI

By Iain Brown, Senior Data Scientist, SAS UK & Ireland How ready is your insurance organisation for the advent of AI? In the summe..

æternity Launches “House of Blockchain” Coworking Space to Support Blockchain Startups in Liechtenstein

æternity Launches “House of Blockchain” Coworking Space to Support Blockchain Startups in Liechtenstein

Co-working space will bring together new generation of blockchain innovators and enthusiasts   æternity, the blockchain 3.0 platform d..

CAMRADATA announces top asset class searches for investors in March 2018

CAMRADATA announces top asset class searches for investors in March 2018

CAMRADATA, a leading provider of data and analysis for institutional investors has just released its latest monthly snapshot of the to..

Make a positive impact through innovative business practices

Make a positive impact through innovative business practices

By Gerry Kouris, Marketing Manager at ALPHERA Financial Services The FCA’s recent comments on motor finance, and PCP in particular, ha..

Three steps to ensure best practice in your ICO

Three steps to ensure best practice in your ICO

Laurent Leloup, CEO of Chaineum  Initial Coin Offerings, or ICO’s, are a way to create and sell your own token which is based on an ex..

Cavendish Further Strengthens Its Leading Sell-Side M&A Advisory Services With The Recruitment Of Duncan Chandler As Head Of Its Financial Services Team

Cavendish Further Strengthens Its Leading Sell-Side M&A Advisory Services With The Recruitment Of Duncan Chandler As Head Of Its Financial Services Team

Chandler’s specialist areas include payments, mortgages and the debt sector Appointment marks a period of strong growth for Cavendish..

How to Ensure A Successful and Trustworthy ICO

How to Ensure A Successful and Trustworthy ICO

Zheng Zhang, Co-Founder and CEO of EnvisionX  2017 saw a meteoric rise for Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs). So meteoric in fact that a r..

Tangoe Announces Tangoe LIVE Global User Conference in Orlando

Tangoe Announces Tangoe LIVE Global User Conference in Orlando

World’s Largest Technology Expense Management User Conference Tangoe, Inc., the global technology expense management and enterprise mo..

Imitation may be the sincerest form of flattery – but competition muddies the message

Imitation may be the sincerest form of flattery – but competition muddies the message

Workday, Inc. (NASDAQ: WDAY), a leader in enterprise cloud applications for finance and human resources, today announced it is expandi..

Businesses set for blockchain transformation

Businesses set for blockchain transformation

Nearly all (94%) of finance professionals believe blockchain will accelerate the order to cash process More than a quarter (30%) of fi..

MINDBODY releases insight report to support fitness and leisure businesses in the UK

MINDBODY releases insight report to support fitness and leisure businesses in the UK

MINDBODY’s report is based on data from almost 70,000 UK businesses in the wellness sector, combined with consumer insight, from a su..

Can Artificial Intelligence Give the MVNO Business Model Wings? 

Can Artificial Intelligence Give the MVNO Business Model Wings? 

Author: Eric Vidal, Chief Technology Officer at Sicap   The Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) business model first emerged in Jap..

MarketInvoice partners with NatWest to fund British businesses

MarketInvoice partners with NatWest to fund British businesses

MarketInvoice is the first invoice finance provider to join the Capital Connections panel Initiative is raising awareness of alternat..

Hastings Insurance Brokers chooses Solgari to deliver GDPR Compliant Cloud Business Communications Solution

Hastings Insurance Brokers chooses Solgari to deliver GDPR Compliant Cloud Business Communications Solution

Leading Irish Insurance broker using compliant, cloud communications software to integrate customer communications, address GDPR compl..

Codex Protocol, ConsenSys and Rare Art Labs to Hold Live Auction at Ethereal Summit in NYC

Codex Protocol, ConsenSys and Rare Art Labs to Hold Live Auction at Ethereal Summit in NYC

Artworks Sold Will Be The First To Register On The Codex Blockchain Codex, a decentralized title registry for the $2 trillion dollar a..

Mobey Day Toronto to Explore Changing Spending Habits, AI and Robotics

Mobey Day Toronto to Explore Changing Spending Habits, AI and Robotics

Mobey Forum, the global industry association empowering banks and other financial institutions to lead in the future of digital financ..

Banks recover 75% of defaulted debt owed by large corporate borrowers, finds new Global Credit Data report

Banks recover 75% of defaulted debt owed by large corporate borrowers, finds new Global Credit Data report

First ever report of extensive analytics on LGD data highlights high recovery rate for banks on defaulted debt from large corporate bo..