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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

RICH, Wanda · Jul 28, 2017 · 2 min read

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

RICH, Wanda · Jul 28, 2017 · 2 min read

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

RICH, Wanda · Jul 28, 2017 · 4 min read

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

RICH, Wanda · Jul 28, 2017 · 4 min read

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

RICH, Wanda · Jul 28, 2017 · 4 min read

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

RICH, Wanda · Jul 28, 2017 · 2 min read

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

RICH, Wanda · Jul 28, 2017 · 1 min read

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

RICH, Wanda · Jul 28, 2017 · 4 min read

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

RICH, Wanda · Jul 28, 2017 · 2 min read

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

RICH, Wanda · Jul 28, 2017 · 4 min read

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..

NEWS

RICH, Wanda · Jul 28, 2017 · 1 min read

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..

NEWS

RICH, Wanda · Jul 28, 2017 · 2 min read

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..

NEWS

RICH, Wanda · Jul 28, 2017 · 3 min read

Qualtrics launches “Qualtrics Pulse”

New quarterly satisfaction index benchmarks UK employee engagement Qualtrics, the leader in experience management software, today anno..

NEWS

RICH, Wanda · Jul 28, 2017 · 3 min read

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 ..

NEWS

RICH, Wanda · Jul 28, 2017 · 1 min read

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-..

NEWS

RICH, Wanda · Jul 27, 2017 · 2 min read

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 ..

NEWS

RICH, Wanda · Jul 27, 2017 · 1 min read

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..

NEWS

RICH, Wanda · Jul 27, 2017 · 0 min read

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

RICH, Wanda · Jul 27, 2017 · 2 min read

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

RICH, Wanda · Jul 27, 2017 · 7 min read

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

RICH, Wanda · Jul 27, 2017 · 1 min read

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

RICH, Wanda · Jul 27, 2017 · 5 min read

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

RICH, Wanda · Jul 24, 2017 · 1 min read

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

RICH, Wanda · Jul 22, 2017 · 5 min read

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

RICH, Wanda · Jul 22, 2017 · 3 min read

Disruptive Uk Bank Appoints Fearlessly Frank

Aldermore seeks help of London innovation agency Aldermore, the specialist bank, has appointed innovation consultancy Fearlessly Frank..

NEWS

RICH, Wanda · Jul 22, 2017 · 0 min read

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..

NEWS

RICH, Wanda · Jul 22, 2017 · 4 min read

Understanding the value of regtech

Graham Elliott, CEO of Azur The insurance industry is behind the times when it comes to using new technology. A recent report by the E..

INSURANCE

RICH, Wanda · Jul 22, 2017 · 2 min read

Why your business should embrace failure

Carl Reader, author of The Start Up Coach, co-owner of dennisandturnbull.com As children, we learn from our experiences, and the stro..

BUSINESS

RICH, Wanda · Jul 22, 2017 · 3 min read

Low market volatility: should investors be concerned?

Tom Elliott, deVere Group Stock market volatility has been low on most major stock markets this year. Furthermore, expectations of fut..

INVESTING

RICH, Wanda · Jul 22, 2017 · 3 min read

Chatbots: The secret weapon to customer engagement?

By Karen Wheeler, Vice President and Country Manager UK, Affinion It seems the Age of the Robots may be closer than we think. Major st..

BANKING

RICH, Wanda · Jul 21, 2017 · 5 min read

The Emperor’s New Idea

Jim Prior, CEO, The Partners Jim Prior, CEO, The Partners The Ufficio di San Giorgio, founded in the Republic of Genoa in..

BANKING

RICH, Wanda · Jul 21, 2017 · 3 min read

Children aren’t the only ones with changing attitudes to money

Richard Jenkings, demographics expert at Experian It’s tempting to think children will pick up everything they need to know about fina..

BUSINESS

RICH, Wanda · Jul 21, 2017 · 5 min read

Protecting the Enterprise Network: a People-Centric Approach

Derek Lin, Chief Data Scientist at Exabeam explains why adopting a people-centric approach to network security can significantly reduc..

BUSINESS

RICH, Wanda · Jul 21, 2017 · 3 min read

Safeguarding payments against cybercrime

Ross Macmillan, head of research and intelligence at allpay Limited, the UK’s leading payment specialist Cyber-attacks are worryingly ..

BUSINESS

RICH, Wanda · Jul 21, 2017 · 3 min read

Archover To Represent Peer-To-Peer Sector In Uk Finance Association

ArchOver joins new UK-wide finance body following entry to Asset-Based Finance Association ArchOver, the peer-to-peer (P2P) business ..

FINANCE

RICH, Wanda · Jul 21, 2017 · 1 min read

UK Finance: one giant leap for innovation in our financial sector

By Melanie Pittham, Creative Innovation Director at The BIO Agency The retail, music and media industries had to adapt years ago to th..

FINANCE

RICH, Wanda · Jul 21, 2017 · 4 min read