Three-quarters of brands experienced trademark infringement in past year
Four in 10 companies report trademark infringement has increased CompuMark, the industry leader for trademark research and protection,..
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CES 2018 – How will new technologies affect markets?
By Soteris Phoraris, Market Commentator for easyMarkets We frequently hear the idiom “The future is now!” especially in th..
TECHNOLOGY
Why Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Technology is the Future of the Gaming Industry
By Egor Gurjev, CEO at Playkey Gamers all over the world are unable to play some of the biggest titles in the industry, due to the lac..
TECHNOLOGY
The Banking and Financial sector ends the year on a high, new research reveals
The UK’s Banking and Financial sector has ended the year on a positive note, with the growth of new companies up 18.56% to 5,775 and f..
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Dash Kicks Off 2018 With Three Business Partnerships, Teaming Up With Crypto Payments Processor GoCoin, Leading Adtech Firm Strike Social, and Mobile Recharge Provider Piiko
Integrations and partnerships flood in for the top digital currency for payments Dash, the top digital currency for payments, today an..
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Nucleus Vision Adds Blockchain and Technology Experts as Advisors
Microsoft executive Ausaf Ahmad, blockchain veterans Jaron Lukasiewicz and David Wachsman join as advisors Nucleus Vision, the blockch..
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Snapped Up – Snaptrip.Com Acquires Last Minute Cottages Limited And Closes A £2.1 Million Investment Round
Last minute holiday rental provider, Snaptrip.com has secured a £2.1 million investment round and completed the acquisition of Last Mi..
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Senior Managers & Certification Regime Presents an Opportunity for IT Transformation to Insurers
By Henry Umney, CEO, ClusterSeven The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), via its recently published proposals to extend the Seni..
INVESTING
Is it time to get off the cyber investment train?
With Fintech thriving and more than $1bin (£760m) already been ploughed into technology firms by venture capital investors hoping to d..
INVESTING
MiFID II: How Regulation Updates will Change Finance Communications
Alex Tebbs, founder, VIA The impending updates to the MiFID regulation will affect all finance businesses, from the smallest startups ..
FINANCE
Banking in 2018: Plus ça change
Alex Kwiatkowski, Senior Industry Consultant, Global Banking Practice, SAS UK Another year’s over, a new one’s just begun. And it’s ti..
BANKING
The digital transformation of the financial services: what to expect in 2018
By Jim Schulenberg, Market Development Executive, financial Services, DMI 2017 saw many functions within the finance industry being tr..
FINANCE
Top 10 financial services roles set for highest salary increases in 2018
High- performing financial professionals remain in high demand as the skills deficit grows in the financial sector The Robert Half 201..
FINANCE
New Squirro solution uses power of AI to bring deep customer insight to financial services firms
Squirro for Corporate Financial Services uses AI to maximise the potential of unstructured data, unearthing new deals and improving th..
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Coindirect makes digital currency trading simple, now live in UK, South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya
Coindirect.com, the easiest and fastest way to buy and sell cryptocurrencies online, is pleased to announce the initial launch of its ..
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Collinson Group strengthens its European team with appointment of Mike Caidan
Caidan joins as European Sales Director after four years leading global client relationships with Allianz Global leader in influencing..
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Bank of Baroda’s new digital Supply Chain Finance solution from iGTB to open up raft of working capital opportunities for clients of all sizes
India’s International Bank now offers its extensive client base a host of automated supply chain finance products via iGTB’s platform,..
FINANCE
Broadridge Enhances Focus on Global Growth, Creates Broadridge International to Accelerate Next Wave of Growth in EMEA and Asia Pacific
Tom Carey to Head International Efforts and Join Executive Committee Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:BR) today announced th..
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PatSnap enhances access to patent insights with Smart Search
PatSnap, the world’s leading provider of research and development (R&D) analytics, has today announced the launch of Smart Search,..
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Canada’s Volaris Group acquires Sicap
The Canadian Volaris Group Inc. has acquired Sicap Schweiz AG, including of all its subsidiaries. Sicap will become a Volaris Business..
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Workday expands security toolset with Duo partnership
Integration of Duo’s multi-factor authentication strengthens customer security to help ensure the right people access Workday Workday,..
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Houlihan Lokey Acquires Quayle Munro Limited And Establishes A New Global Data & Analytics Group
Acquisition substantially expands service offering to assist clients in dynamic, growing sector Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (NYSE:HLI), the g..
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First national lettings business to help ‘Generation Rent’ get on the housing ladder
No Agent partners with Experian, reporting rental payment history to enhance tenants’ credit histories Calum Brannan..
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5 tips for raising investment as a start-up
Sebastian Lewis, CEO at Mettrr Technologies There are myriad challenges to building and running a successful start-up. From drawing up..
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Solgari announces new investment in Product Enhancement and Sales Channel Acceleration
Accelerating market demand for cloud solutions that provide all digital communications & address key regulatory requirements Sol..
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UK job vacancies fall to post-pandemic levels, REC says
By Iya Datikashvili, Director, Brickendon The UK is becoming an automated economy and we believe 2018 will be the year that automation..
TECHNOLOGY
Eight in 10 Bankers See Open Banking as an Opportunity
Banks are re-thinking their business models and embracing fintech, in search for profitability, Temenos-Accenture reportt finds Eight ..
BANKING
Bitcoin Traders Can Now Trade on Lows AND Highs!
Traders shorting Bitcoin with CFDs now have an investment option for when they anticipate the value of the currency going down (AxiTr..
INVESTING
Giving the Control of the Payment Process Back to Consumers
By Shane Leahy, CEO of Tola Mobile Handing control of the mobile payment process back to consumers will help revolutionise the fintech..
FINANCE
Teleopti leads Cloud WFM space with strengthened Microsoft collaboration and Azure usage
Teleopti, an industry leader for agent-engaging Workforce Management (WFM) solutions, is strengthening its already leading presence in..
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IT team ‘in the dark’: The impact on banking
Carl Helling, Regional Director, Financial Services, UK & Ireland at Riverbed Technology Over the last decade, banks have focused ..
BANKING
Lord Alan Sugar named UK’s ‘Most searched for’ Director for second year running
As other high-profile names fall to the bottom Business mogul, Lord Alan Sugar has been revealed as the UK’s ‘most searched for’ comp..
BUSINESS
iGTB signals US growth ambitions with transformation strategist and business development hire
Ravi Pandit joins corporate banking technology specialist iGTB from Backbase, where he oversaw a significant increase in their US cove..
BUSINESS
Open Banking Levels the Playing Field for SMEs and Brings Hope of a Better Future for financial services
By Felicia Meyerowitz Singh, Co-founder & CEO, Akoni Hub It’s been a long time coming but we are entering an era of greater access..
FINANCE
Driverless cars are an opportunity which the insurance industry needs to embrace.
The UK government has been vocal about its desire to be ‘at the forefront’ of self-driving cars and is spending unprecedented amounts ..
INSURANCE
Fingerprints collaborates on biometric payment card market trial in the USA
World leading biometrics company Fingerprint Cards (Fingerprints™) is proud to collaborate with Visa on the first market trial of dual..
TECHNOLOGY
MyFirmsApp Makes It Simpler And More Affordable For Accountants To Have A Custom App In 2018
The OneApp platform goes above and beyond to deliver the next generation of future proofed custom Apps for accountants MyFirmsApp, op..
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