TOP 5 PAYMENT TRENDS FOR 2016
Ralf Ohlhausen, business development director, PPRO Group Mobile Payments 2016 is set to be a defining year for mobile payment prov..
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2016 – THE FIGHT BACK OF THE ESTABLISHED BRAND
By Henry Daglish, MD of Arena Media Disruption. I’d wager this was one of the most commonly used words in business meetings this year..
BUSINESS
2016 – THE YEAR OF TECHNOLOGY FINANCING, THE YEAR OF BUSINESS GROWTH
Jim Findlay, regional sales manager, Dell Financial Services Over 4,000 UK businesses went into insolvency in Q1 2015 alone according ..
BUSINESS
DISRUPTION AND INNOVATION – FOUR PREDICTIONS FOR THE BUSINESS LANDSCAPE IN 2016
Peter Dickinson, CEO, Greentree 2015 was an interesting year for businesses in the UK. While the UK economy has had some bumpy moments..
BUSINESS
HOW BANKS CAN TRIUMPH IN THE ‘NEW NORMAL’
Gareth Richardson, UK MD at GFT Gareth Richardson In June this year GFT Group released research examining trends in the global financ..
BANKING
HOW CROWDSOURCING CAN HELP DRIVE THE BENEFITS OF ADVANCED ANALYTICS IN FINANCIAL SERVICES
By Todd O’Brien, head of sales, advanced analytics, Dell Software Today’s Financial Services sector is characterised by a two importan..
INVESTING
INSIGHT INTO TOMORROW’S RETAIL BANKING CUSTOMERS
By Matthew Warren is Associate Director, Financial Services, with GfK – the market research multinational. Children born post-Millenn..
BANKING
OUT OF THE FRYING PAN…
By Richard Goold, Partner, Moorhouse The financial services sector had cause for celebration last week when the Bank of England’s Prud..
BANKING
REALIZING THE PROMISE OF IT GRC
Luc Brandts, CTO at Nasdaq BWise Luc Brandts Governance, risk management and compliance demands that firms tap into a broad spectrum ..
TECHNOLOGY
TURNING A BLIND EYE WON’T WORK FOR FINANCIAL FIRMS AS THE FCA TIGHTENS ITS GRIP
Financial services firms in the UK find themselves in a uniquely difficult position as recently introduced competition enforcement mea..
FINANCE
OILING THE WHEELS FOR A SMOOTH FUNDING CYCLE
The funding cycle for many private equity firms is already underway, with all its attendant chaos, tension and high stakes. Firms can ..
BUSINESS
HOW TO ENHANCE BANKING SERVICES WITH DIGITAL PERFORMANCE INTELLIGENCE
By Michael Allen, Solutions VP, Dynatrace Today’s banks are investing heavily in digital transformation initiatives to make it more co..
BANKING
DEMYSTIFYING ALTERNATIVE FINANCE
Sharon Argov, CEO and Co-Founder of Fundbird The world of alternative finance is now so diverse that there are a broad range of option..
INVESTING
HOW BANKS CAN AVOID REGULATORY REPORTING MISTAKES WITH A GOOD DOSE OF AUTOMATION
By Alice Allegrini is Sales Director at Tagetik Efficient corporate performance and financial management technology helps banks avoid ..
BANKING
COMPARE THE PAIR
Case study: for $35 per week, you could own an investment property too Case study: for $35 per week, you could own an investment prop..
INVESTING
NEW DEMANDS ON NETWORK SECURITY
Article by Jan Hof, international marketing director, ForeScout Technologies, Inc. www.forescout.com Jan Hof, International Marketing..
TECHNOLOGY
30 YEARS OF EXCEL-LENCE: TIME TO MOVE ON?
Robert Gothan, CEO and founder of Accountagility – the leading business process management specialist Robert Gothan The business land..
BANKING
THE SHARING ECONOMY: WHAT’S IN IT FOR ACCOUNTANTS?
Rich Preece, Europe VP and Managing Director, Intuit You don’t have to go far to find reports on the ‘sharing economy’, the rapid rise..
FINANCE
IS YOUR CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE EXCEPTIONAL?
Mary Clarke, CEO, Cognisco The customer experience is becoming increasingly important and often the key differentiator between compani..
BUSINESS
FAST-TRACK FINANCIAL CLOSE
By Mario Spanicciati “Speed” is a relative term, as we know from watching 100-meter sprinters and Formula One racecar drivers. When Ro..
BUSINESS
HOW TO BUILD A WINNING TEAM
Stephen Archer, Director, Spring Partnerships www.spring-partnerships.com It is often noted that a business is nothing without its peo..
BUSINESS
ARE BANKS READY FOR THE NEW ACCOUNTABILITY REGIME IN 2016?
Mary Clarke, CEO, Cognisco The introduction of the new Senior Managers Regime and Certification Regime in March 2016 is set to change ..
BANKING
Why Student Housing has Been Propelled into the Mainstream
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BANKS STRUGGLE TO HARNESS BIG DATA
Big data and customer analytics have and continue to be hot topics in retail banking. According to Bob Meara, senior analyst with Cele..
TECHNOLOGY
KEEPING THE TAX MAN ONSIDE
By Ian Stone, Managing Director, UK and Ireland at Anaplan As Margaret Mitchell exclaimed in the classic novel, Gone with the Wind: “D..
BUSINESS
EARLY DETECTION OF MISMATCHED TRADES IS KEY TO MANAGING RISK AND MAXIMIZING PROFITS ON THE P&L DESK
Simon Richards, CEO USA, Fonetic Simon Richards A brand new financial technology category – solutions for the management of the P&..
FINANCE
FIGHTING FRAUD ON BLACK FRIDAY AND CYBER MONDAY
Don Bush of Kount, a leading provider of fraud detection and sales boosting technology, examines the major fraud threats faced by busi..
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GLOBAL THERMOELECTRIC GENERATOR MARKET IS ESTIMATED TO CROSS US $720 MILLION BY 2021
Renewable energy is playing a major role in the electricity generation in current scenario, according to a report by Market Research E..
NEWS
SOUTHAMPTON DEVELOPMENT CONTINUES TO EXCITE LOCAL INVESTORS
Interest in Centenary Quay, Woolston continues to grow as investors reap rewards Southampton regeneration development, Centenary Quay..
NEWS
THE RACE TO AVOID DATA DINOSAUR EXTINCTION
Author is Sopra Banking’s Global Head of Content Strategy Customers increasingly expect a consistent and seamless experience with thei..
BANKING
HOW WILL THE INTRODUCTION OF DIGITAL BANKING IMPACT CUSTOMER PERCEPTION AND OVERALL LOYALTY?
By David John, Associate Consultant at Capgemini Consulting David John The past four years have seen banks move even quicker to adopt..
BANKING
STRESS-TESTING – WHY DID MY BANK GO BUST TODAY?
By Mark Somers, Technical Director at 4most Europe Ltd (www.4-most.co.uk) Mark Somers Recent economic troubles in most major economi..
BANKING
FRAUD IN A MOBILE DIGITAL WORLD
By Mark Somers, Technical Director at 4most Europe www.4-most.co.uk Mark Somers With an increased reliance by consumers on mobile dev..
TECHNOLOGY
THE EVOLUTION OF LOYALTY AND ITS PLACE IN THE DIGITAL AGE
Bethan Cowper Head of Marketing & PR at Compass Plus Loyalty programs are nothing new, thought to date back to the late 18th Centu..
BUSINESS
CAN ‘DIGITAL LABOUR’ DISPLACE CFOS IN THE CLOSE PROCESS?
By Mario Spanicciati, Chief Strategy Officer at BlackLine Several sensationalist reports in the press suggest that ‘digital labour’, t..
BUSINESS
Fast growing Accounting Firm Relies on Budget Maestro for Strategic Financial Planning
Founded in 1987, MGO (Macias Gini & O’Connell LLP) is one of the fastest growing professional services firms in the country. With..
BUSINESS
MINGLING WITH MILLENNIALS
Graeme Gabriel, Strategic Back Office WFO Consultant, EMEA, Verint When I first heard the term “millennials” I got quite excited, as I..
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