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Tesla and Google named most investible brands in the driverless market
Survey reveals UK investor confidence in autonomous vehicle manufacturers. Results from the second quarter of a year-long research stu..
TECHNOLOGY
2043: The year Britain will turn cashless
Current rate of decline in cash means UK could be completely cashless by 2043 Two-thirds (68%) of Brits avoid businesses which only a..
FINANCE
SONM Launches Updated Platform With Discovery Algorithm
Algorithm lets miners on the platform connect to hubs without knowledge of IP address SONM, the universal fog supercomputer powered by..
TECHNOLOGY
Half of firms avoid investing in tech because of cost
Equipping a modern sales team is complex and expensive, according to research from SugarCRM Almost half of firms (48%) are putting off..
BUSINESS
Investment needs design led apps to find their purpose
Scott Ewings, Big Radical Scott Ewings New regulation in the form of the updated Payment Services Directive (PSD2) means w..
INVESTING
Build trust and transparency to get more women investing
Scott Ewings, Big Radical Scott Ewings Strides in gender parity are being made in many walks of life but when it comes to ..
INVESTING
Portafina shares top tips on how to ditch debt
With the UK level of unsecured debt in July 2017 reaching a staggering £199.7 billion1 it may seem harder than ever to get out of debt..
INVESTING
Asia records $10bn economic loss as severe flooding continues in July, according to Aon catastrophe report
Japan suffers $1bn flood loss amid series of devastating global flood events during month Impact Forecasting, Aon Benfield’s cat..
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Leading global trade finance specialist becomes adviser to GFG Alliance firm, Wyelands Capital
The relentless international growth of Sanjeev Gupta’s GFG Alliance has received a further boost with the appointment of leading globa..
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Former Barclaycard CEO joins award winning payment start-up APEXX
Valerie Soranno Keating bolsters senior team of UK start-up aiming to transform global payments market Valerie Soranno Keating, CEO of..
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Come Together: Finance and Real Estate Collaborate to Tackle IFRS 16
Steven Fox, Corporate Real Estate Solutions, Qube Global Software Steven Fox Leasing is a widely used source of financing ..
FINANCE
iPhone 8 set to be the most popular yet
69% of current iPhone users plan to upgrade to the new iPhone 8 when it’s released A third (34%) of smartphone users will be switchin..
TECHNOLOGY
Avalara Announces TrustFile GST to Support India’s Implementation of a National GST Tax Regime
Global leader in tax automation to offer cloud-based solution for compliance with new Indian regulations Avalara, Inc., a leading prov..
BUSINESS
Delivering Strong Customer Authentication in the Banking Sector
By Howard Berg, Senior Vice President and Managing Director, Gemalto UK Howard Berg When innovations start to create real ..
BANKING
Aon announces agreement to acquire UnirobeMeeùsGroep
Aon Groep Nederland today announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire UnirobeMeeùsGroep (UMG) from Aegon for EUR 295 million..
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New Report Reveals New ‘Resetting’ Social Trend As People Take Control Of Their Lives
One third of ‘Resetters’ set up their own business The rise of Hobbypreneurs A new report launched today by Britain Thinks and Inves..
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We can’t stop splashing the cash! A third of the UK population admit to being spenders, with a quarter of us saving less than £40 a month
But can people really be trained to become savers? 4 people put the challenge to the test. With the summer holidays u..
FINANCE
Catastrophe bond market hits series of historical highs as second quarter closes, according to Aon ILS study
ILS market surpasses all-time annual issuance record at half-year stage Aon Securities, the investment banking division of global rein..
INVESTING
How to get insurance as a young / inexperienced driver
For young and experience drivers, your first car insurance policy can be expensive and overwhelming. Subsequently more and more young ..
INSURANCE
Manufacturing surveys: What do they tell us about the health of the global economy?
By Graham Bishop, Investment Director at Heartwood Investment Management July’s readings of the Markit Purchasing Manufacturers’ Surv..
INVESTING
Late payments not just a smaller business issue
Solution must come from business community, not government Late payments are an even bigger challenge for those medium-sized companies..
BUSINESS
The Education of Business Education’
My son came to me recently saying he had no idea what he wanted to do with his life, but was adamant he wanted to go to university. I ..
BUSINESS
Cornerstones of effective organisational change management
“Change is hard because people overestimate the value of what they have and underestimate the value of what they may gain by giving th..
BUSINESS
Lacklustre spelling attitude could be crossing a quarter of adults off job shortlists
One in four UK residents wouldn’t feel embarrassed about making a spelling mistake on their CV, according to new research by distance ..
BUSINESS
Fidor Invests Invests Close To S$800,000 (€500,000) To Develop First-Of-Its-Kind Student Academy Programme For Polytechnics In Singapore
More than 500 polytechnic students and lecturers to be trained on developing FinTech applications using Fidor’s API sandbox and fidorO..
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ID Finance and Da Vinci Capital launch $200m fintech fund
FinTech Credit Fund to provide affordable debt financing for scaling fintechs Financing available within four weeks following approval..
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Financial crime professionals believe that increased personal liability has been good for the UK financial services industry, according to research from LexisNexis® Risk Solutions
The Senior Managers Regime (SMR) has already had a positive impact on the financial services sector, despite making the day-to-day job..
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Thomson Reuters adds alternative finance intelligence to Eikon with TAB Dashboard
Developed by TAB U.K. and available on Eikon App Studio, TAB Dashboard facilitates access to one of the fastest growing financial mark..
TECHNOLOGY
SKILLS GAP COULD ACT AS A BRAKE ON IOT INNOVATION IN THE ENERGY SECTOR, FINDS INMARSAT
New research finds that over a third of energy companies lack the skills they need at both a management and a delivery level to succes..
TECHNOLOGY
Assessing Cyber Security Risk: 10 New Questions UnderwritersShould be Asking
By Tom Beale, CTO, Corax Today, companies are facing the difficult challenge of encouraging employees to innovate with data while mana..
TECHNOLOGY
There’s a clearing in the cloud for financial services
By Monica Brink, Director of EMEA Marketing, iland The financial services sector is one of the prime markets that stands to gain many..
FINANCE
Nearly half the nation believe all payments will be made in-app by 2022
Cash-only retailers lose out on TEN MILLION consumers Cash dies a death: UK shoppers turn backs on self-checkouts, cashiers and notes..
FINANCE
On the road to success: technology changing motoring insurance
By Paul Ridge, Banking & Insurance Specialist, SAS UK & Ireland Disruptor, innovator, challenger. These are all words associat..
INSURANCE
The Road to an Open Payment Platform: Making the Most of BOJ-NET
Celent has released a new report titled The Road to an Open Payment Platform: Making the Most of BOJ-NET. The report was written by Ei..
FINANCE
A quarter of UK consumers would trust a robot for some form of insurance advice
New research from CenturyLink EMEA, an IT Services company specialising in digital transformation, indicates that consumers are becomi..
INSURANCE
Ion Pacific strengthens global leadership team as it launches new European headquarters in London
Ion Pacific chooses London to become its fully regulated European headquarters, led by Claire Hoey, former Lehman Brothers and Rothsc..
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