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..
BUSINESS
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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..
BUSINESS
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 ..
BUSINESS
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..
BANKING
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..
BANKING
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..
NEWS
IMF Executive Board Concludes 2017 Article IV Consultation with the Kingdom of Bahrain
On June 5, 2017, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with the Kingdom o..
NEWS
SmartContract.com, Used by SWIFT, Announces Technical Leaders as Advisors, Launches ChainLink to Connect Smart Contracts to Off-chain Data & Payments
Announces first fully decentralized Oracle network, created by industry leaders SmartContract.com, the secure blockchain middleware pr..
NEWS
MyFirmsApp Shortlisted for Top Accountancy Practice Product of the Year
UK software company is leading global mobile transformation in the accountancy profession by giving accountancy practices their own br..
NEWS
Lasernet grows UK based partner network
As part of aggressive expansion plans, customer communication management specialist, Formpipe Lasernet, has added UK-based IT reseller..
NEWS
London’s buy-to-let pain has become Manchester’s gain says Jean Liggett
It’s fair to say that uncertainty has been the order of the day in the UK’s buy-to-let property market at the hands of gov..
LIFESTYLE
Brits spend 8,084 hours commuting during their life
The average British worker spends 125 hours a year commuting Plus another 65 hours stuck in traffic, sat in delays or waiting for pub..
LIFESTYLE
Sompo International Deploys Guidewire System For London Market Policy Management
GuidewirePolicyCenter® implemented by global specialty carrier to enhance operational efficiency and client service Guidewire Software..
NEWS
PSD2 & Open Banking: The perfect marriage of technology and regulation
Maikki Frisk of Mobey Forum Maikki Frisk There’s no doubt that PSD2 is a big deal, but when considered alongside the terr..
BANKING
10 years of contactless
Paul Underwood, Managing Director of Thames Card Technology. It is staggering to write this down, but contactless in the UK is nearly ..
FINANCE
Carrier Billing: Mobile payments for the masses
By Stefan Kostic, CEO at Centili Mobile payment technology has never been in greater demand. From sophisticated banking payment flows ..
FINANCE
A quarter of UK adults have fallen for phishing scams
25% admit to having fallen for a scam email or text in the past Less than two in five (39%) can correctly identify if a bank email is..
TECHNOLOGY
SopraSteria Partners with Wallet.Services to Develop Innovative Blockchain Solution
Proof-of-concept platform SICCAR to better manage public sector data SopraSteria, a European leader in digital transformation, today a..
TECHNOLOGY
Doncaster delights investors with cultural appeal and solid property price rises
Doncaster house prices up 15.98% over past 5 years (Zoopla) New Northern Cultural Regeneration Fund to provide £15m for tech, creativ..
LIFESTYLE
IMF, AMF, AFESD and Government of Morocco To Host Regional Conference: “Opportunity for All—Promoting Growth, Jobs, and Inclusiveness in the Arab World”
The International Monetary Fund (IMF), Arab Monetary Fund (AMF), Arab Fund for Social and Economic Development (AFESD) and Government ..
NEWS
The New Normal: Cyber Security Insurance
By Kevin Cunningham, president and founder at SailPoint You may not have realised it, but in 2014 the IT security industry hit a tippi..
INSURANCE
The future of insurance is data driven
Dr. Richard Harmon, Director, EMEA Financial Services, Cloudera A perfect storm of rapid technological advances and changing customer ..
INSURANCE
5 Benefits of ISO 9001 Certification for SMEs
ISO 9001 is aninternational standard that specifies requirements to help businesses implement a Quality Management System (QMS). Busin..
BUSINESS
Six in 10 business believe automation will drive productivity, reveals Robert Half
New report highlights the impact digital transformation will have on businesses and recruitment strategies Robert Half’s new report, D..
BUSINESS
Investment outlook
By Tom Elliott, deVere Group International Investment Strategist Near-term market sentiment: Apprehensive. The benefits of a broadly d..
INVESTING
Comparison Creator launches UK’s first gadget insurance comparison site
Cwmbran-based business leads the market with first gadget insurance comparison offering Protect Your Gadget has been launched by Compa..
TECHNOLOGY
Cash is King – the ultimate SME cashflow Guide
Carl Reader, author of The Start Up Coach, co-owner of dennisandturnbull.com You don’t need to be an accountant, but as a business ow..
BUSINESS
Generation Y relying on friends and family to pay their energy bills
Nearly half (48%) of 18 to 34 year olds rely on their partner, family or housemates to pay their energy bill each month 46% of Millen..
LIFESTYLE
Advanced real-time reporting separates the serious players from the casual dabblers
When it comes to managing a business deal, those without access to real-time information on due diligence activity will always struggl..
BUSINESS
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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