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PSD2 – Driving fintech innovation by giving consumers control of their bank data

PSD2 – Driving fintech innovation by giving consumers control of their bank data

To be by-lined to Craig James, CEO of Neopay Craig James In recent years innovative fintech companies have been driving a ..

Revealed: Banking and finance businesses failing to report data breaches

Revealed: Banking and finance businesses failing to report data breaches

The real extent of the banking and finance sector’s problem with data breaches has been revealed by a survey which suggests 2 in 5 IT ..

Top claims company recovers £128m for UK customers 

Top claims company recovers £128m for UK customers 

First Target Recoveries (FTR), one of the UK’s leading financial solutions companies, has successfully recovered more than £128m for t..

Brexit creates a complicated picture for commodities investors

Brexit creates a complicated picture for commodities investors

Adam Sharpe, Editorial Director, Informa’s Agribusiness Intelligence As the EU’s chief negotiator Michel Barniermade clear recently, t..

Board changes

Board changes

Walker Crips Group plc, the listed financial services group, with activities including stockbroking, investment and wealth management,..

Remote KYC: A competitive advantage for mobile only banking

Remote KYC: A competitive advantage for mobile only banking

The required procedures for Know Your Customer (KYC) have finally broken free of branch-based face-to-face meetings, and now enable ba..

Wyelands Bank launches market-leading savings account to support trade, industrial growth and job creation

Wyelands Bank launches market-leading savings account to support trade, industrial growth and job creation

A new bank, set up to help small and medium businesses, has launched a market-leading savings account.  It is available from www.wyela..

FICO Reports a 39 Percent Rise in Debit Cards Compromised at U.S. ATMs and Merchants

FICO Reports a 39 Percent Rise in Debit Cards Compromised at U.S. ATMs and Merchants

Consumers need to stay alert as skimming continues to grow Compromises of ATMs and point-of-sale (POS) devices in the U.S. rose 21 pe..

Artificial Intelligence in Banking: Where to Start?

Artificial Intelligence in Banking: Where to Start?

Daniel Latimore Artificial Intelligence takes many forms in banking, but most firms have yet to begin implementing the technology. Lea..

What your business needs to know about influencer marketing?

What your business needs to know about influencer marketing?

Carl Reader, author of The Start Up Coach, co-owner of dennisandturnbull.com Recently, there was a story in the media about a bakery w..

GDPR: Is the upcoming regulation killing off big data?

GDPR: Is the upcoming regulation killing off big data?

Yves LeRoux, Co-Chair of the (ISC)2 EMEA Advisory Council (EAC). Yves LeRoux Instead of promoting themselves via email cam..

Two-Thirds Of Companies Hiring For Gdpr, Reveals Robert Half Uk

Two-Thirds Of Companies Hiring For Gdpr, Reveals Robert Half Uk

66% of firms hiring permanent employees and 64% are looking for interim or temporary staff to cope with GDPR Analytics, regulatory ..

Hidden Costs of Selling on Amazon

Hidden Costs of Selling on Amazon

Selling your products on Amazon can be a great way to increase sales and grow your business. But people often forget that it isn’t fre..

Automation is disrupting every industry – even agriculture

Automation is disrupting every industry – even agriculture

By Dean McGlone, Sales Director at V1 Dean McGlone It’s no secret that disruptive products and services are emerging to ma..

Open Banking Selects Ping Identity to Underpin the UK’s Open Banking Framework

Open Banking Selects Ping Identity to Underpin the UK’s Open Banking Framework

Ping Identity, the identity security company for over half of the Fortune 100, has been selected byOpen Banking to provide the identit..

IMF Executive Board Concludes the Ex-Post Evaluation of the Second Precautionary and Liquidity Line Arrangement for Morocco

IMF Executive Board Concludes the Ex-Post Evaluation of the Second Precautionary and Liquidity Line Arrangement for Morocco

On August 1, 2017, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Ex Post Evaluation (EPE) of exceptional ..

Sicap Enters The World Of Artificial Intelligence To Reduce Telecom Churn

Sicap Enters The World Of Artificial Intelligence To Reduce Telecom Churn

Mobile operators lose millions of euro every year, due to customer churn. Global telecom solution provider, Sicap is pioneering AI Eng..

Redwood Bank launches four months after securing its initial banking licence

Redwood Bank launches four months after securing its initial banking licence

Offices open in Letchworth and Warrington Warrington Borough Council is a major shareholder New products launched include SME mortgag..

Thinking about leasing a car? Read this first

Thinking about leasing a car? Read this first

When used correctly, leasing can be an easy and affordable way of driving the car you want. However, like any contract, it’s important..

Mobile apps: a golden or poisoned chalice?

Mobile apps: a golden or poisoned chalice?

Antoine Hemon-Laurens, Mobile Consultant at GMC Software Enterprise spending on apps shows no sign of abating. Gartner<http://www.g..

Alternative finance market in robust health, despite CAMFI indicating slight downturn

Alternative finance market in robust health, despite CAMFI indicating slight downturn

Crowdfunding and marketplace finance industry entering slight summer downturn, despite showing signs of long term growth E..

MyFirmsApp Accelerates Rapidly With 300% Growth and a Doubling of Customer Base

MyFirmsApp Accelerates Rapidly With 300% Growth and a Doubling of Customer Base

Apps come to the rescue of accounting firms worldwide that need a mobile solution to communicate with clients  Joel Oliver..

Cashless society: mobilisingmillennials to pave the way

Cashless society: mobilisingmillennials to pave the way

Rob Manning, Group Strategy Director, Jacob Bailey Group, creative business services agency Rob Manning The first cash mac..

OXIAL and the University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland (Hes-so) team up to mitigate human risk in financial services

OXIAL and the University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland (Hes-so) team up to mitigate human risk in financial services

New project aims to amplify weak signals around risk, enabling action to be taken before any damage is done The University of Applied ..

Regulatory efficiency at the heart of banking group profitability

Regulatory efficiency at the heart of banking group profitability

As regulatory changes continue to impact on profitability in the global banking sector, it is imperative that banks re-evaluate their ..

Putting the Action into Your Call to Action

Putting the Action into Your Call to Action

Andrea Blair, Digital Marketing Executive at Hallam Internet.  Calls to action (CTA) are arguably one of, if not the most important co..

Cryptocurrency Heavyweights Jehan Chu and David Drake Join Ambrosus Advisory Board

Cryptocurrency Heavyweights Jehan Chu and David Drake Join Ambrosus Advisory Board

The advisors join as Harvard-alum Esther Amstad takes on the role of Lead Scientist Ambrosus, the world’s first trusted blockchain-bas..

Dash &#038;BlockCypher Partner to Launch Grant Program For Companies Exploring Blockchain Technology

Dash &BlockCypher Partner to Launch Grant Program For Companies Exploring Blockchain Technology

Program provides funding for software, services and support for blockchain projects Dash, the leading payments-focused digital currenc..

Property investors pick up the pace: Surrenden Invest reports

Property investors pick up the pace: Surrenden Invest reports

Investors now far more clued up on basic property investment principles Enquiry to investment period reduced to just 5 days on averag..

The Financial Benefits of Renting your Office Gadgets

The Financial Benefits of Renting your Office Gadgets

Once you’ve decided to add some new hardware to your existing range of office gadgets, you’re then presented with a number of options...

Transfer Firm Moves Into Polish Markets With The Unbanked In Mind

Transfer Firm Moves Into Polish Markets With The Unbanked In Mind

UK-based money transfer brand, Imperial FX, have announced that they are now transferring funds into the Polish market, and can beat t..

My business has had a data breach, what next?

My business has had a data breach, what next?

By Emma Roe, Partner and Head of Commercial at Shulmans LLP Any type of data breach, whether due to an external hacking incident or an..

Cloud ERP: the risk and the reward

Cloud ERP: the risk and the reward

Mike Rogers, sales and marketing director, FormpipeLasernet Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems are the beating heart of organi..

Key GDPR facts that all businesses must understand

Key GDPR facts that all businesses must understand

 Andy Ward, director atbluesource, explains the key GDPR facts that all business must be aware of General Data Protection Regulation ..

To take or not to take? The self-employed bank holiday

To take or not to take? The self-employed bank holiday

Dominic Allon, Vice President and Managing Director, Intuit Europe Swathes of Brits are becoming self-employed, with nearly five milli..

Looking out for the UK’s overlooked SMEs

Looking out for the UK’s overlooked SMEs

VyasAdhikari, Credit Analyst at ThinCats explains how their offerings benefit those often overlooked SMEs. With stricter banking regul..

Synechron Partners with R3 in One of the Largest Distributed Ledger Consortium Projects of the Year

Synechron Partners with R3 in One of the Largest Distributed Ledger Consortium Projects of the Year

12 global banks sign on to create the foundation for corporate self-sovereign identity in financial services Synechron, Inc, the globa..