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Global disasters lead to at least $7bn in claims as insurers aid the recovery process following May wildfires, floods, and storms – Aon report

Global disasters lead to at least $7bn in claims as insurers aid the recovery process following May wildfires, floods, and storms – Aon report

Canada wildfires set to become costliest disaster in country’s history Impact Forecasting, Aon Benfield’s catastrophe mode..

Top 10 retro phone features we would like to see in modern smartphones

Top 10 retro phone features we would like to see in modern smartphones

With rumours circulating that Motorola is planning to bring back the much-loved flip phone at Lenovo’s Tech World event tomorrow, onli..

The biggest ever shake up of insurance law is finally here! Well…Almost.

The biggest ever shake up of insurance law is finally here! Well…Almost.

Michael Wood, a commercial litigator and insurance specialist at Keystone Law.  Michael Wood The long-awaited Insurance Act 2015 will..

INSURERS BEWARE: FRAUDSTERS LOVE DIGITAL!

INSURERS BEWARE: FRAUDSTERS LOVE DIGITAL!

David Hartley, Director Fraud and Financial Crime Practice, SAS EMEA & AP Insurers are embracing digital to meet the demands of th..

Improving risk management in the insurance industry

Improving risk management in the insurance industry

By Atul Sharma, Head of NIIT Insurance Technologies Ltd When it comes to the commercial insurance industry, one routine decision made ..

Health Tech takes off in the UK

Health Tech takes off in the UK

More and more people use apps and devices to manage health With over half of the UK population actively using health tech to manage th..

Owner of leading discount dining clubs tastecard and Gourmet Society appoints new Chairperson    

Owner of leading discount dining clubs tastecard and Gourmet Society appoints new Chairperson    

The Dining Club Group, owner of the UK’s largest dining clubs, tastecard and Gourmet Society, is delighted to announce that Annette Co..

The Fed’s rate hike that wasn’t and Brexit: a snapshot of global financial markets

The Fed’s rate hike that wasn’t and Brexit: a snapshot of global financial markets

By Tom Elliott, deVere Group’s International Investment Strategist This week: That was the Fed summer rate hike that wasn’t. Brexit fe..

Corporate Social Responsibility Within The Festival Industry

Corporate Social Responsibility Within The Festival Industry

With Festival Season now in full swing, those within the festival industry will hopefully have considered their effect on the Environm..

55% OF PEOPLE WHO REGULARLY PLAY SPORT DON’T THINK BEING VERBALLY ABUSIVE TO ANOTHER PLAYER MAKES THEM A BAD SPORT

55% OF PEOPLE WHO REGULARLY PLAY SPORT DON’T THINK BEING VERBALLY ABUSIVE TO ANOTHER PLAYER MAKES THEM A BAD SPORT

19% of women would do ANYTHING to win compared to just 13% of men Amateur athletes in the South West are the most competitive in the ..

ACCA Sets Out ‘Magnificent Seven’ Attributes Vital to Success in Modern Business

ACCA Sets Out ‘Magnificent Seven’ Attributes Vital to Success in Modern Business

Major new international study from ACCA discovers what makes the ‘perfect professional’ in 2016 and beyond. Majority of people unawar..

INCENTIVE FM GROUP ANNOUNCES LATEST STRATEGIC M&E ACQUISITION

INCENTIVE FM GROUP ANNOUNCES LATEST STRATEGIC M&E ACQUISITION

Leading independent facilities services  organisation Incentive FM Group has acquired ACE Environmental Engineering Limited , an HVAC ..

PEPPERMINT TECHNOLOGY REVAMPS COMMUNICATIONS WITH VIA VOICE SOLUTION

PEPPERMINT TECHNOLOGY REVAMPS COMMUNICATIONS WITH VIA VOICE SOLUTION

Peppermint Technology, the provider of specialist legal software, has overhauled its communications system to drive further efficienci..

CFOs need a focus on forex in financial planning tools, Accountagility reveals

CFOs need a focus on forex in financial planning tools, Accountagility reveals

Recent research by Accountagility, a leading solutions provider for the finance function, has revealed that almost half of CFOs and Fi..

What next for Cheque Imaging?

What next for Cheque Imaging?

The good old reliable paper cheque has seen a renaissance over the last few months as it once again becomes a key element in what is t..

Technology Preventing Minor Regulation Causing Major Problems: The Butterfly effect

Technology Preventing Minor Regulation Causing Major Problems: The Butterfly effect

By Mike Davies, VP EMEA North, GMC Software It already feels like an age since the Autumn Statement and Spending Review, when business..

Satago and ESF Capital cement £4.6m deal to finance SMEs

Satago and ESF Capital cement £4.6m deal to finance SMEs

Debt line and equity stake from marketplace lending accelerator sees Satago launch all-in-one cash-flow solution Satago, the all-in-on..

Shakedown on horizon for financial technology world

Shakedown on horizon for financial technology world

Much has been written of late about the imminent disruption of the asset management industry. These predictions concern organisations ..

The pensions deficit abyss – the time to review your situation is now

The pensions deficit abyss – the time to review your situation is now

Nigel Green, founder and CEO of deVere Group Too many people with final salary pensions are complacent to the alarming risks that burg..

You’re a woman, Harry! Brits back Game of Thrones’ Maisie Williams to play Potter

You’re a woman, Harry! Brits back Game of Thrones’ Maisie Williams to play Potter

●     Study asked the public which actresses they would cast in on-screen portrayals of iconic male literary characters ●     Kate Win..

FIRST GLOBAL INDEX OF MAKERS AND SHAKERS IN EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY REVEALED

FIRST GLOBAL INDEX OF MAKERS AND SHAKERS IN EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY REVEALED

Global Committee of EdTech experts select candidates from Raspberry Pi, RefMe and Lego Education to join inaugural ranking of 50 inter..

Global Sharing Week (5th-11th June): Over 90% of Brits Reluctant To Share Within Their Community

Global Sharing Week (5th-11th June): Over 90% of Brits Reluctant To Share Within Their Community

Despite huge growth within the Sharing Economy, just 10% of Brits are aware of what it is. Renting out an idle car has the potential ..

IFORCE SECURES FOUR-YEAR CONTRACT EXTENSION WITH CATH KIDSTON

IFORCE SECURES FOUR-YEAR CONTRACT EXTENSION WITH CATH KIDSTON

iForce, the fastest growing supply chain business in the UK, has been awarded a four-year extension to its contract to provide a wide-..

RUSSIA’S NATIONAL PAYMENTS SYSTEM: THE JOURNEY SO FAR

RUSSIA’S NATIONAL PAYMENTS SYSTEM: THE JOURNEY SO FAR

By Alexey Parshin, Chief Payments Technology Officer, Compass Russia has been discussing the creation of a national payment system sin..

HOW ADVANCED DATA ANALYTICS IS PIONEERING A REVOLUTION IN FINANCIAL SERVICES

HOW ADVANCED DATA ANALYTICS IS PIONEERING A REVOLUTION IN FINANCIAL SERVICES

By James Blake, founder and CEO of big data firm Hello Soda James Blake One out of every six waking minutes is spent on social media...

Battling online fraud in a post-EMV world: what can the US learn from Europe?

Battling online fraud in a post-EMV world: what can the US learn from Europe?

Luke Reynolds, Director of Fraud, www.featurespace.co.uk Luke Reynolds Payments are changing fast – as soon as financial institutions..

Passwords still have a role to play in personal finance

Passwords still have a role to play in personal finance

Bill Carey is Vice President of Marketing & Business Development at RoboForm Back in 2005, when I first started working in the pas..

The new CEOs?

The new CEOs?

Marina Cheal, CMO at Reevoo The power shift that’s catching the big banks off guard In almost every industry, businesses are adapting ..

Don’t take your eye off working capital management this summer

Don’t take your eye off working capital management this summer

Small and medium-sized businesses must not take their eye off the ball when it comes to managing working capital through the summer se..

REVOLUTIONISING RETAIL; ZAPPER’S SMART PAYMENT SOLUTION ENABLES STORES TO INSTANTLY UNDERSTAND AND REWARD SHOPPERS

REVOLUTIONISING RETAIL; ZAPPER’S SMART PAYMENT SOLUTION ENABLES STORES TO INSTANTLY UNDERSTAND AND REWARD SHOPPERS

Whilst mobile payments are gaining momentum within the hospitality industry, Zapper has crossed verticals, launching into the UK conve..

What will £10 buy you around the world?

What will £10 buy you around the world?

Supply and demand, exchange rates, local economies and import prices all combine to make the amount you can get for your money wildly ..

CREDIT SCORING SERVICE ADOPTS PIONEERING TECHNOLOGY IN FIGHT AGAINST FRAUD

CREDIT SCORING SERVICE ADOPTS PIONEERING TECHNOLOGY IN FIGHT AGAINST FRAUD

A new cloud-based service, letting consumer lenders improve loan quality and acceptance rates through the use of big data, is leading ..

Brits still heading for McDonald’s when holidaying abroad

Brits still heading for McDonald’s when holidaying abroad

35% admit to visiting McDonald’s while on holiday More than a quarter (29%) ‘only like the food we eat in Britain’ 1 in 10 beli..

Global Report Predicts EdTech Spend to Reach $252bn by 2020

Global Report Predicts EdTech Spend to Reach $252bn by 2020

EdTechXGlobal releases key market drivers in global EdTech review and highlights changing nature of the workforce Leading education te..

STAY AHEAD OF THE CURVE AND MEET YOUR CUSTOMERS PAYMENTS NEEDS

STAY AHEAD OF THE CURVE AND MEET YOUR CUSTOMERS PAYMENTS NEEDS

By Raj Sond, General Manager at First Data As a small to medium sized retailer, thinking about your payments acceptance strategy proba..

WIZZCASH-Payday spending

WIZZCASH-Payday spending

  Payday is approaching and it is interesting to know how we spend our monthly wages. With one of the most anticipated days of th..

HERMES SUPPORTS SME CLIENTS WITH ZENSTORES PARTNERSHIP

HERMES SUPPORTS SME CLIENTS WITH ZENSTORES PARTNERSHIP

Hermes, the consumer delivery specialist, has launched a partnership with an innovative order and shipping management platform to prov..