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42% of retailers say payment-over-time solutions are ‘very important’ to ensuring future digital innovation

42% of retailers say payment-over-time solutions are ‘very important’ to ensuring future digital innovation

Econocom’s research highlights the true value of payment-over-time models in achieving digital transformation in retail An overwhelmin..

FINANCE

Dec 7, 2017 · 3 min read

Tips for first time buyers: saving for a deposit and avoiding common mistakes

Tips for first time buyers: saving for a deposit and avoiding common mistakes

In November’s budget statement, the government scrapped stamp duty for first time buyers on properties costing less than £300,000. Wit..

LIFESTYLE

Dec 7, 2017 · 2 min read

Automotive Cyber Security

Automotive Cyber Security

A ticking time bomb we may just prevent from going off… Automakers are crossing their fingers and hoping that connected cars wil..

TECHNOLOGY

Dec 7, 2017 · 4 min read

Russian funding claims spice up Italian election

Russian funding claims spice up Italian election

Murphy Wealth app allows single view of all financial information  Murphy Wealth, the Glasgow-based wealth and business advisory firm,..

NEWS

Dec 7, 2017 · 2 min read

ID Finance strengthens board with ex-CEO of 4finance

ID Finance strengthens board with ex-CEO of 4finance

Kieran Donnelly joins emerging markets fintech company as board advisor ID Finance, the emerging markets fintech company, has strength..

NEWS

Dec 7, 2017 · 3 min read

Robert Half reveals the top 10 roles set for the highest salary increases in 2018

Robert Half reveals the top 10 roles set for the highest salary increases in 2018

Junior developers and business analysts among the jobs seeing increased demand in a digital era  With an uncertain geopolitical and ec..

NEWS

Dec 7, 2017 · 5 min read

Tungsten Network to collaborate with BNP Paribas in offering e-invoicing linked Receivables & Supply Chain financing solutions to large corporates

Tungsten Network to collaborate with BNP Paribas in offering e-invoicing linked Receivables & Supply Chain financing solutions to large corporates

Tungsten Network will collaborate with BNP Paribas to offer e-invoicing linked Receivables Purchase and e-invoicing linked Supply Chai..

NEWS

Dec 7, 2017 · 2 min read

Lisa Radetsky, Advisor To Real Estate Developers, Joins Phillips Nizer As Partner

Lisa Radetsky, Advisor To Real Estate Developers, Joins Phillips Nizer As Partner

Radetsky handles acquisition, finance, construction and conversion issues for condo and cooperatives and for nonprofits; Associate Jen..

NEWS

Dec 7, 2017 · 2 min read

Mercia appoints new Head of Software & the Internet

Mercia appoints new Head of Software & the Internet

National investment group Mercia Technologies PLC has appointed Dr Alistair Forbes as head of its Software & the Internet sector t..

NEWS

Dec 5, 2017 · 3 min read

German coalition divided over Chinese bid for Hamburg port terminal

German coalition divided over Chinese bid for Hamburg port terminal

Synechron, Inc, the global financial services consulting and technology services provider, has today announced that Charles Bokman has..

NEWS

Dec 5, 2017 · 2 min read

Manchester-Beijing route drives inward property investment right on time for Christmas

Manchester-Beijing route drives inward property investment right on time for Christmas

Hainan Airlines’ new direct flights to China generated hundreds of millions for northern England’s economy (Steer Davies ..

LIFESTYLE

Dec 5, 2017 · 3 min read

Foresight launches new Infrastructure Income Fund

Foresight launches new Infrastructure Income Fund

New fund will invest in UK listed renewable energy and infrastructure equities and bonds Targeting annual income of 5% Capitalising o..

INVESTING

Dec 5, 2017 · 4 min read

CAMRADATA asks ‘Does style matter?’ in a new white paper on investment styles

CAMRADATA asks ‘Does style matter?’ in a new white paper on investment styles

CAMRADATA, a leading provider of data and analysis for institutional investors has published a new white paper  Does style matter? whi..

INVESTING

Dec 5, 2017 · 6 min read

Open banking is coming and here is why customers should be excited

Open banking is coming and here is why customers should be excited

By James Varga, CEO, The ID Co James Varga The introduction of Open Banking and the Second Payment Service Directive (PSD2..

BANKING

Dec 5, 2017 · 4 min read

PSD2: Banking’s iPhone moment

PSD2: Banking’s iPhone moment

By Steve Lemon Steve Lemon Steve Lemon, VP of business development & co-founder of Currencycloud looks at the impact P..

BANKING

Dec 2, 2017 · 4 min read

Surviving the storm: how banks can overcome disruption with better customer communication

Surviving the storm: how banks can overcome disruption with better customer communication

Dave Webster, Financial Services Expert, Quadient The Competition and Marketing Authority (CMA)’s “Open Banking Revolution”<https:/..

INSURANCE

Dec 2, 2017 · 5 min read

FIME expands Discover® Global Network offer with consulting accreditation and PULSE® D-PAS end-to-end certification tools and services

FIME expands Discover® Global Network offer with consulting accreditation and PULSE® D-PAS end-to-end certification tools and services

FIME, a leader in U.S. payments consultancy, has achieved D-Payment Application Specification (D-PAS) consulting services accredita..

FINANCE

Dec 2, 2017 · 2 min read

New office expansion enables Vaisala to accelerate growth in industrial and environmental measurements businesses, professional services and customer support. The new office will cater for all Vaisala&#8217;s customers in the Latin America region.

New office expansion enables Vaisala to accelerate growth in industrial and environmental measurements businesses, professional services and customer support. The new office will cater for all Vaisala’s customers in the Latin America region.

Vaisala, the leading provider of environmental and industrial measurement solutions, launched a new office in Mexico. With the office ..

NEWS

Dec 2, 2017 · 2 min read

Aon Switzerland to acquire insurance broker Unidelta AG

Aon Switzerland to acquire insurance broker Unidelta AG

Aon plc (NYSE: AON), the leading global professional services firm providing a broad range of risk retirement and health solutions, is..

NEWS

Dec 2, 2017 · 2 min read

Workday announces fiscal 2018 third quarter financial results

Workday announces fiscal 2018 third quarter financial results

Subscription revenues of $463.6 million, up 37% year over year; total revenues of $555.4 million, up 34% year over year  Workday, Inc...

NEWS

Dec 2, 2017 · 4 min read

India takes the crown

India takes the crown

India rivals China as centre for M&A in Asia Number of deals for Indian firms overtakes its larger neighbour Keen interest from U..

NEWS

Dec 2, 2017 · 3 min read

Prehistoric Remains Uncovered In Bury St Edmunds

Prehistoric Remains Uncovered In Bury St Edmunds

New evidence of Bronze Age activity in Suffolk has been uncovered by a team of archaeologists working at the site of Countryside’s Mar..

LIFESTYLE

Dec 2, 2017 · 3 min read

Challenging the challenger banks: data is the key to survival

Challenging the challenger banks: data is the key to survival

Andrew Joss, head of solutions and data governance, Informatica  In this era of data-led business, where mobile apps, self-service ban..

BANKING

Nov 30, 2017 · 5 min read

Bottlenecks, supply problems improving at ABB robotics division &#8211; board member

Bottlenecks, supply problems improving at ABB robotics division – board member

84% of Brits want to be asked for permission before their personal computer is utilised for Bitcoin mining 83% of Brits would be wo..

FINANCE

Nov 30, 2017 · 4 min read

New research could revolutionise the future of electronic devices

New research could revolutionise the future of electronic devices

University leads innovative electronic states in solids research Research led by the Universities of St Andrews and Tokyo reveals a ne..

TECHNOLOGY

Nov 30, 2017 · 4 min read

The contextual revolution is coming: iGTB unveils vision for transaction banking future in two new whitepapers

The contextual revolution is coming: iGTB unveils vision for transaction banking future in two new whitepapers

Contextual banking, which uses predictive analytics and machine learning to understand and anticipate the needs of corporate banking c..

NEWS

Nov 30, 2017 · 3 min read

Leading credit reference agencies launch industry-wide information notice to support lenders and consumers in GDPR world

Leading credit reference agencies launch industry-wide information notice to support lenders and consumers in GDPR world

Callcredit, Equifax and Experian are launching an industry-wide Credit Reference Agency Information Notice (CRAIN) in readiness for th..

NEWS

Nov 30, 2017 · 3 min read

Foresight Metering appoints ex npower CEO, Volker Beckers, as Non-Executive Chairman to lead smart meter funding drive

Foresight Metering appoints ex npower CEO, Volker Beckers, as Non-Executive Chairman to lead smart meter funding drive

Foresight Metering Limited (“Foresight Metering”), a second-generation meter asset provider (“MAP”), is delighted to announce the appo..

NEWS

Nov 30, 2017 · 5 min read

MONESE SHOWS SIGNIFICANT GROWTH ON TRACK FOR £1BILLION WORTH OF TRANSACTIONS PER YEAR AND 1,000 ACCOUNTS OPENING DAILY

MONESE SHOWS SIGNIFICANT GROWTH ON TRACK FOR £1BILLION WORTH OF TRANSACTIONS PER YEAR AND 1,000 ACCOUNTS OPENING DAILY

Monese, the provider of instant mobile current accounts, has revealed new figures that show strong growth as the company nears £1Bn wo..

NEWS

Nov 30, 2017 · 2 min read

Norwegians can now pay their bills via Facebook Messenger

Norwegians can now pay their bills via Facebook Messenger

Nordea launches the first Nordic bank service via Facebook Messenger. Powered by Nets, it initially allows for payment of Norwegian bi..

NEWS

Nov 30, 2017 · 2 min read

Running and growing a start up in London

Running and growing a start up in London

by Steph Fiala, COO of flubit.com There are many reason for running and growing a start-up in London – with a large population and ple..

BUSINESS

Nov 29, 2017 · 5 min read

Nintendo shares jump 5% on record &#8216;Splatoon&#8217; launch

Nintendo shares jump 5% on record ‘Splatoon’ launch

Brian Martin, Regional Director for UK and Ireland, Spitch  Brian Martin For many businesses in the technology industry, 2..

BUSINESS

Nov 29, 2017 · 5 min read

PwC grows data protection practice to support increasing client demand for GDPR expertise

PwC grows data protection practice to support increasing client demand for GDPR expertise

PwC has hired Fedelma Good as a director in its expanding multi-disciplinary data protection practice in London. Fedelma joins PwC fro..

NEWS

Nov 29, 2017 · 2 min read

Video firm focuses on global growth with funding boost from Mercia

Video firm focuses on global growth with funding boost from Mercia

Voxpopme, a leading platform that provides innovative video analytics for brands such as Microsoft, Tesco, Verizon and Clorox has secu..

INVESTING

Nov 29, 2017 · 2 min read

Brits would pay £107 for an extra week’s holiday allowance

Brits would pay £107 for an extra week’s holiday allowance

Brand new online tool reveals exactly what Brits would pay for the good life Londoners willing to pay eight times more than minimum w..

FINANCE

Nov 29, 2017 · 3 min read

Three of the world’s biggest asset bubbles– willBitcoin be next?

Three of the world’s biggest asset bubbles– willBitcoin be next?

By James Trescothick, Senior Global Strategist, easyMarkets James Trescothick As anyone who is in the industry will tell y..

FINANCE

Nov 29, 2017 · 8 min read

How GDPR will impact the banking and finance sector?

How GDPR will impact the banking and finance sector?

GDPR is a hot topic in the news at the moment. Scaremongering is rife because the penalties for non-compliance are huge –with fines of..

FINANCE

Nov 29, 2017 · 5 min read