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..
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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..
TECHNOLOGY
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..
TECHNOLOGY
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..
FINANCE
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..
FINANCE
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..
FINANCE
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 ..
FINANCE
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 ..
BANKING
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..
BUSINESS
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..
NEWS
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..
NEWS
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..
LIFESTYLE
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...
FINANCE
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..
FINANCE
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
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..
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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