EMVCo Publishes QR Code Payment Specifications to Promote Global Interoperability
EMVCo, the global technical body that manages the EMV® Specifications, has publicly released two QR Code payment specifications that s..
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From City Slicker to Start-up Founder – How London’s Most Inspiring Entrepreneurs Are Leaving The Skyscrapers For A New Start
For years, it was the ultimate graduate dream – a secure training scheme with a big-name company in the City, plenty of perks an..
BUSINESS
Career Paths into Accounting
Accountancy is at the forefront of business growth and decision making. If you are looking for a skilled career with continual profess..
BUSINESS
Embracing the digital future with co-innovation
Martin Zahner, Head of Software Exchange, Avaloq Martin Zahner Digitisation is relentlessly permeating all areas of life ..
BANKING
What You Need to Know About the Petya and WannaCry Cyber Attacks
Sam Reed, Chief Technology Officer at Air IT Financial losses, data breaches and reputational damage are just some of the ways a cybe..
TECHNOLOGY
THE DOS AND DON’TS OF PROPERTY INVESTMENT
By Andy Phillips, commercial director at Knight Knox – a Manchester-based property investment consultancy With Brexit and Article 50 ..
INVESTING
Miton’s Anthony Rayner: Is diversification dead?
The same asset class won’t always be the best diversifier Likely that growth will remain decent and central banks will raise rates op..
INVESTING
Banks latest earnings – Rethinking profitable avenues to compete with new entrants
The bank results out this week show the impact of regulatory changes, evolving customer behaviour and new players entering the sector ..
BANKING
Why Fintech Alone Doesn’t Herald the Next Banking Revolution
By Nathan Snyder, Partner at Brickendon Consulting One of the largest technology shakeups in banking in recent years has been the use ..
BANKING
The 2018 regulatory landscape – an impending headache for Financial Services
Matthew Bryars, founder and CEO of Aeriandi In less than a year, a set of radical reforms designed to prevent history from repeating ..
FINANCE
Artificial Intelligence goes global: demand for AI reaches four continents in three months, new figures from Synechron show
28% of financial institutions set to implement Artificial Intelligence are based in Europe with 23% based in the UK, and 25% in the U..
FINANCE
Cyber security not a priority for most sectors, despite breaches costing UK firms £29 billion in 2016
Directors/senior management in finance and insurance are the most concerned about cyber security – with 60% classifying it as a very ..
FINANCE
The UK property market is evolving
Adults are choosing to buy homes with friends rather than wait for a partner Increased number of online searches for tenancy in commo..
LIFESTYLE
Key to GDPR compliance: Controlling access to personal data
By Thierry Bettini, Director of International Strategy, Ilex International Thierry Bettini The General Data Protection Reg..
TECHNOLOGY
Blockchain: Helping secure our digital identities
David Pollington, Senior Director Technology, GSMA Blockchain, the backbone technology behind Bitcoin, has grown rapidly since its cre..
TECHNOLOGY
P2P lending disrupts further with the launch of Assetz Capital-as-a-Service
Financial account aggregator and marketplace Bud announced as first user Financial services companies such as banks and money manageme..
INVESTING
T.Bailey Dynamic Fund Takes the Crown in FE Fund Ratings
Asset management firm T.Bailey has been awarded the distinguished top 5 Crown rating by FE Trustnet for its T. Bailey Dynamic Fund inv..
INVESTING
It’s been a long year in politics…
The Brexit vote: one year on… Hetal Mehta A week is a long time in politics, as Harold Wilson famously said. So one can on..
BUSINESS
GlobalPlatform Brings Annual TEE Seminar to China
Industry association responds to market demand following explosion of digital service innovation in China GlobalPlatform, the standar..
BUSINESS
It’s what you know: the role of data in mergers and acquisitions
Andrew Joss, head of industry consulting EMEA, Informatica Andrew Joss There’s a lot of jostling at the top of the tech le..
BUSINESS
AWS Customers Access New Global Cellular for IoT Devices
New Eseye Connectivity AmongFirst Featured Products onAWS Marketplace IoT Product Listing Eseye announced details of a new, fully int..
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Legal & General Insurance appoints Nick Frankland as the Managing Director for its new Fintech business
Legal & General Insurance (LGI) has appointed Nick Frankland into a new role of Managing Director, Fintech, effective from 1 Augus..
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How much!? Council tax, train tickets and rent voted worst value for money things in the UK
Over half (53%) of the UK thinks their council tax is overpriced Over three quarters (76%) feel their monthly bills are too expensive..
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Qualtrics launches “Qualtrics Pulse”
New quarterly satisfaction index benchmarks UK employee engagement Qualtrics, the leader in experience management software, today anno..
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ID Finance’s chatbot cuts client services workload by a third
ID Finance, the digital finance, credit scoring and emerging markets company has developed and introduced a self-learning chatbot for ..
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UniCredit prepares for multinational roll-out of instant payments
UniCredit has started testing with the first pan-European instant payment solution, RT1, in preparation for its instant payments go-..
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Kodak Alaris partners with UK Software
Kodak Alaris Information Management has announced a new partnership with UK Software, which will enable clients within the healthcare ..
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Capita Asset Services appoints Steve Lemka
Capita Asset Services has appointed Steve Lemka as managing director of its investor relations business. Steve will be based in London..
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Changes to the Insurance Model – Prevention and Cure?
What is Insurance? An old boss of mine articulated it nicely when he said it’s about putting customers lives back on track when things..
INSURANCE
What to do when the taxman comes knocking
Recent statistics suggest that HMRC has toughened its approach to tax avoidance as evidenced by the 12% increase in the number of wind..
INVESTING
What investors need to learn from Germany’s stock market crash
The German stock market crash is a timely reminder of the need to broadly invest, affirms one of the world’s largest independent finan..
INVESTING
Talent Acquisition – It’s Personal
Any organisation is only as strong as its people and their engagement. Within the financial services sector, the quality of talent wit..
FINANCE
PatSnap circumnavigates northern hemisphere with launch of Los Angeles office
New office reinforces support for PatSnap’s increasing US customer base Amir Achourie PatSnap, the Intellectual Property ..
LIFESTYLE
The Kids are Alright – Communicating with new generations of customers
David Webster, Financial Services Expert at GMC Software Lots has been made of the influx of new generations into society. From Mille..
FINANCE
All change in the skills department
By Phil Sheridan, senior managing director at Robert Half Companies around the world are facing challenges to find skilled profession..
FINANCE
Disruptive Uk Bank Appoints Fearlessly Frank
Aldermore seeks help of London innovation agency Aldermore, the specialist bank, has appointed innovation consultancy Fearlessly Frank..
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Decentraland Announces Anticipated Token Sale for Massive Virtual Reality Economy
Top industry executives join Board for first decentralized virtual world powered by blockchain Decentraland, a virtual reality platfor..
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