THE CHANGING FACE OF PEER-TO-PEER
By SaschaBreite, SIX Payment Services There has been a growing acceptance and uptake of new peer-to-peer (P2P) payment methods in rece..
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INFLUENCE OF THE RISE OF MACHINERY ON BRITAIN’S WORKFORCE
By Shaun Simmons, Managing Director for Cordant Technical Recruitment In a digitally forward culture, technology is fast becoming the ..
TECHNOLOGY
MANAGING THE HIDDEN SECURITY GAP IN FINANCIAL SERVICES: THE OFFICE PRINTER
James Stelfox, MD of QuoStar MDS, a managed document solutions and print management service The financial services industry is under ..
TECHNOLOGY
AON ASSISTS FREDDIE MAC TO REACH $5BN RISK TRANSFER MILESTONE FOR U.S. MORTGAGE CREDIT BUSINESS
Milestone reached after completion of record $788m re/insurance transactions Aon Risk Solutions and Aon Benfield, the global risk mana..
INSURANCE
GOODBYE TO ALL VAT? EU INDIRECT TAX AFTER BREXIT
Nicholas Hallamchief executive of VAT consultancy Accordance considers VAT after Brexit A year or so ago, I asked DonatoRaponi, EU VAT..
FINANCE
INVESTING IN THE CITY THAT’S INVESTING IN ITSELF – WELCOME TO THE LIVERPOOL OF THE FUTURE!
Liverpool’s rental value expected to grow 5% per annum for the next several years (Sutton Kersch Rental Feasibility Report) New..
LIFESTYLE
AN APPLE A YEAR: HALF OF IPHONE USERS WILL UPGRADE TO THE IPHONE 7
Half (50%) of current iPhone users plan to upgrade to the new iPhone when it is released Only 19% plan on moving to Apple’s main comp..
LIFESTYLE
WHAT BREXIT MEAN FOR BRITISH BUYERS IN SPAIN
The UK’s decision to leave the European Union raises some important questions. Here’s how it will affect British buyers in..
LIFESTYLE
TURNING ‘BIG DATA’ COMPLIANCE INTO A COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
‘Big data’ is widely discussed within the financial markets, as it is elsewhere; particularly concerning how it could and should be us..
TECHNOLOGY
DANICH LOCAL AND REGIONAL BANKS LAUNCH MOBILE WALLET POWERED BY NET’S NEW HCE AND TOKENISATION PLATFORM
Nordic digital payments specialist, Nets, has been selected by Danish banking collective, the BOKIS partnership, to launch a new NFC m..
BANKING
BREXIT: WHY INVESTORS MUST NOW ‘THINK GLOBAL’ TO MAXIMISE AND PROTECT WEALTH
By Nigel Green, founder and CEO of deVere Group The Brexit vote outcome continues to send shockwaves throughout the world. Nigel Gree..
FINANCE
WHY ARE INVESTORS CHECKING OUT OF UK BUY-TO-LET AND CHECKING IN TO HOTEL INVESTMENT?
Hotel investment up by 50% globally in 2015 (JLL) UK hotel investment at 9 year high of £8.1 billion (Savills) Low price point, 10% r..
LIFESTYLE
MAKING YOUR ACCOUNTANT AN INVALUABLE ASSET TO YOUR BUSINESS
How accountants help to grow theirSME clients Paul Surtees, MD and Co-founder of Capitalise.com In the famous words of Charles Lyell, ..
INVESTING
ENTREPRENEURS WORLDWIDE TURN THEIR FOCUS TOWARDS DOING GOOD
New research from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) Global Report shows that social entrepreneurship is taking root in both de..
BUSINESS
DIFFERENT EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT OUTCOMES FOR U.S. AND CANADIAN COMPANIES AMIDST CONTINUED ECONOMIC GROWTH Pressures
Despite low-to-moderate economic growth in both regions, new research from Aon Hewitt, the global talent, retirement and health soluti..
BUSINESS
The signals in the noise – what to look out for in the economy
EsaTihilä, CEO, Basware When looking at stories about the economy, there are many, they are diverse and it’s often difficult to find ..
BUSINESS
The politics, economics and investment implications of Brexit
By Tom Elliott, deVere Group’s International Investment Strategist Investors should above all remain calm. Today’s Brexit vote does no..
FINANCE
Why data is the best weapon in the war for digital talent
The world of retail banking has rapidly changed over recent years and continues to do so. The age-old days of a physical branch being ..
BUSINESS
Discount dining clubs tastecard and Gourmet Society grow their offering as Chimichanga and Spaghetti House both sign up
tastecard and Gourmet Society membership cards are now accepted in 37 Chimichanga restaurants nationwide Gourmet Society membership c..
LIFESTYLE
NEW GLOBAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN RECKON SOFTWARE AND MYFIRMSAPP DELIVERS CLOSER INTERACTION BETWEEN ACCOUNTANTS AND THEIR CLIENTS
For the first time accountants and clients can interact together through a document portal directly from the firm’s own app Reckon So..
TECHNOLOGY
AON BOOSTS CYBER EXPERTISE WITH LONDON APPOINMENT
Aon plc (NYSE:AON), the leading global provider of risk management and human resource consulting and outsourcing, has appointed Luke F..
BUSINESS
UNDER-SAVED AND UNDERPREPARED: WOMEN FACE CHALLENGES SAVING FOR RETIREMENT
Aon research finds five out of six women are not saving enough for retirement Men and women are on equal footing when it comes to 401(..
INSURANCE
Struggling Banks Need to Modernise and Improve Software Quality Management
By Lev Lesokhin, EVP Strategy and Analytics, CAST Lev Lesokhin Recent outages at the Post Office and the official EU Referendum voter..
FINANCE
ARE YOU GETTING WHAT YOU ARE PAYING FOR WHEN IT COMES TO CYBER LIABILITY INSURANCE?
Garry Sidaway, SVP Security Strategy & Alliances, NTT Com Security In the latest Global Threat intelligence Report (GTIR), over th..
INSURANCE
To be or not to be?
BY RECKON TEAM “To be or not to be (part of the European Union)… that is the question…” In a matter of days, UK voters are bein..
FINANCE
Is Google’s payday lender ad ban singling out the industry?
Daniel O’Boyle, Director at Provenir Google’s move to ban payday loan adverts has caused ripples throughout the industry and could pro..
NEWS
Why are there so few apartments to rent in Liverpool city centre?
70% of the world’s population will live in urban areas by 2050 (UN) A new home needs to be built every 4 minutes in the UK (UKI..
NEWS
IFORCE’S ROUTE GENIE TO DRIVE EFFICIENT CARRIER MANAGEMENT FOR FREESTYLEXTREME
FreestyleXtreme, the action sports retailer, has replaced its existing carrier management platform with Route Genie as it looks to dri..
NEWS
BRIEFING : LONDON ANTI-CORRUPTION SUMMIT,12 MAY 2016
“We are talking about stopping the corrupt hiding their loot from authorities. When people steal from your country and hide it in mine..
BUSINESS
HERMES EXTENDS PARCELSHOP NETWORK WITH DODDLE LOCATIONS
In a move designed to continue to offer its customers unrivalled levels of choice and convenience, Hermes, the consumer delivery speci..
NEWS
PREVENTING AN OPERATIONALLY CRIPPLING RANSOMWARE ATTACK – DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOUR RISK EXPOSURE LIES?
By Jim Culverwell, Vice President, Research & Development, ClusterSeven Given the fast pace of technological advancement and the g..
INVESTING
LEARNING THE LESSONS OF THE BANGLADESH BANK HEIST
By Matt Middleton-Leal, regional director of UK & Ireland at CyberArk Banks remain a top target for cyber criminals given the vast..
BANKING
TALK TO ME :THE CHANGING FACE OF CUSTOMER COMMUNICATIONS
JF Sullivan, CMO & EVP Enterprise, Xura JF Sullivan The financial sector has been going through a series of wholesale changes in ..
BANKING
Consumer durables sector still feeling the effects of recession
By Owen Bassett, Senior Underwriter for Risk Services at Atradius While on paper the recession is over, its legacy continues to challe..
BUSINESS
Investment advice – moving towards a new model
Juan Colon, CEO and Founder of Darwinex Chances are, all of us have a few friends who are able to offer us sound investment advice. Bu..
INVESTING
The Impact of Debt On Your Health, And What You Can Do About It
To coincide with Men’s Health Awareness Week, the theme of which is stress, financial experts from Trust Deed Scotland discuss the imp..
LIFESTYLE
How to use momentum analytics software to improve portfolio performance
By Rocco Pellegrinelli, CEO, Trendrating Rocco Pellegrinelli Active managers often enjoy a level of compensation that can seem incomp..
TECHNOLOGY