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IFRS 15: Moving away from short-term fixes is vital for effective compliance

IFRS 15: Moving away from short-term fixes is vital for effective compliance

By Nathan Shinn, Founder and CSO, BillingPlatform New regulations, and complying with them, are always a challenge for bu..

Why finance teams need to go beyond numbers to an active relationship with data 

Why finance teams need to go beyond numbers to an active relationship with data 

  By Joe DosSantos, Chief Data Officer, Qlik  If you look at adverts for jobs in finance, the majority state “an abi..

How Financial Organisations can Stay Protected from Financial Data Breaches 

How Financial Organisations can Stay Protected from Financial Data Breaches 

  By Andrea Babbs, UK General Manager, VIPRE Email is a crucial function of business communication, which many organ..

Adding Revenue through R&D Tax Relief Service

Adding Revenue through R&D Tax Relief Service

  By Mike Dean, Managing Director, WhisperClaims, In a commodity compliance market, accountants need to generate new..

Tracking the payments evolution

Tracking the payments evolution

  By Kosta Du, CEO of Dapio  It is predicted that by 2031, only one in every twenty transactions will be made in cash. The pandem..

Income diversification is not just the future: it is now

Income diversification is not just the future: it is now

By Ali Hamriti, Co-Founder and CEO at Rollee As the “self-employed status” is booming, younger generations have embr..

UK credit card borrowing rises by most since 2005 – BoE

UK credit card borrowing rises by most since 2005 – BoE

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – British credit card borrowing grew at the fastest pace since 2005 in the 12 months to July, Bank of England..

Sustainable Finance: The Wave of the Future

Sustainable Finance: The Wave of the Future

By Bryan Sharpe, Senior Accountant at Solar Panels Network USA. The world of finance is constantly changing and evolving. ..

Tackling the complexity of data within financial organisations

Tackling the complexity of data within financial organisations

By Joe Steadman, Regional Director, EMEA at Matillion Financial institutions, whether oriented towards corporates or indiv..

Cash me if you can: The future of contactless commerce

Cash me if you can: The future of contactless commerce

By Kevin O’Connell, Chief Product Officer at Trust Payments The increased preference for digital payments over cash is cha..

The end of traditional financial institutions as we know them: how Gen-Z is shaping the future of financial comms 

The end of traditional financial institutions as we know them: how Gen-Z is shaping the future of financial comms 

By Kimberley Howard, Semiotician and Trends Expert at Verve  Traditionally, financial institutions embrace the concept of..

Inflation Is On The Rise, You Need A Bookkeeper

Inflation Is On The Rise, You Need A Bookkeeper

Sponsored Feature Presented by Proper Noun Are you keeping an eye on the inflation rate? It’s been creeping up in recent years, ..

A Cloud Migration Guide for Financial Institutions

A Cloud Migration Guide for Financial Institutions

    By Bucky Porter, financial services industry analyst for Windstream Enterprise It’s not a matter of if but when ..

Beyond the hype – metaverse and the future of financial services 

Beyond the hype – metaverse and the future of financial services 

  By Raphael Bianchi, Senior Partner and Head of Synpulse Switzerland, Synpulse, Co-Head of Synpulse8, and co-author..

Buying Life Insurance After a Diabetes Diagnosis

Buying Life Insurance After a Diabetes Diagnosis

Sponsored Feature Presented by Quote.com Being diagnosed with a chronic health condition is an experience that can only be understood ..

Average annual UK grocery bill highest since at least 2008 -industry data

Average annual UK grocery bill highest since at least 2008 -industry data

LONDON (Reuters) – UK grocery inflation hit 11.6% in August, the highest level since at least 2008, adding 533 pounds ($642) to ..

Lending is behind the times – the need to modernise

Lending is behind the times – the need to modernise

  By Anna Porra, European Strategy Director at Marqeta The past two years have been unprecedented for both consumers and business..

The future of fintech and open source cloud solutions in the United Kingdom

The future of fintech and open source cloud solutions in the United Kingdom

  By Kris Sharma, Financial Services Sector Leader at Canonical, on why open source cloud is empowering the financia..

The growth of mobile fintech and the impact for mobile app marketers

The growth of mobile fintech and the impact for mobile app marketers

  By Alexandre Pham, Vice President, EMEA at Adjust In the fast-moving world of app marketing, 2021 saw yet another ..

Don’t Play Second Fiddle: How Disruptor Banks Can Leverage Music and Audio

Don’t Play Second Fiddle: How Disruptor Banks Can Leverage Music and Audio

  By Marijn Roozemond, Director of Creative Strategy at MassiveMusic, global creative music and sound agency When you think about..

Does SoftPOS signal the end of payment hardware as we know it?

Does SoftPOS signal the end of payment hardware as we know it?

By Simon Buchwaldt-Nissen, Head of Strategy & Transformation, Product & Engineering – Nets Merchant Servic..

Hiding in plain sight – Finance as Critical National Infrastructure

Hiding in plain sight – Finance as Critical National Infrastructure

By Simon Mullis, Chief Technology Officer at Venari Security   The tense political climate means mounting cyber thre..

Cobots in the financial workplace: Reducing costs, attracting talent and enhancing sustainability

Cobots in the financial workplace: Reducing costs, attracting talent and enhancing sustainability

  By Stefano Bensi, General Manager, SoftBank Robotics EMEA  Finance is a sector at the cutting edge of technologica..

Combating payment fraud in the era of contactless everything

Combating payment fraud in the era of contactless everything

  By Andy Renshaw, SVP product management at Feedzai The pandemic without a doubt sped up the adoption of contactles..

Becoming data-ready for MTD for Corporation Tax: aligning VAT and CT

Becoming data-ready for MTD for Corporation Tax: aligning VAT and CT

By Russell Gammon, Chief Solutions Officer at Tax Systems Now that HMRC’s Making Tax Digital (MTD) VAT requirements have k..

Trouble in paradise: the great procurement and finance disconnect

Trouble in paradise: the great procurement and finance disconnect

  By Stephen Carter, Director of Payments Strategy at Ivalua Supply chains have faced crisis after crisis over the p..

Fintechs should accelerate into edge computing to maintain momentum

Fintechs should accelerate into edge computing to maintain momentum

By Simon Michie, CTO, Pulsant The fintech sector is built on data-driven innovation and has grown steadily since the fina..

How partnerships between FinTech start-ups and traditional banks herald a brave new world of opportunity

How partnerships between FinTech start-ups and traditional banks herald a brave new world of opportunity

  By Angus Panton, Director of Banking and Financial Services, Expleo Disruptive technology often comes from the per..

4 Things to Do if You Run Into Problems With Your Leased Car

4 Things to Do if You Run Into Problems With Your Leased Car

Leasing a car can be a great way to drive the newest car with the coolest features without worrying about huge down payments. Also, a ..

Best Guide to Build a Personal Financial Plan

Best Guide to Build a Personal Financial Plan

No matter your age, have a personal financial plan. It ensures that you make the most of your money and gives you a roadmap to follow ..

How fintechs can reduce inequality

How fintechs can reduce inequality

By Guy Kashtan, co-founder and CEO of Rewire This is an exciting time to be in fintech. Innovation is accelerating, and ne..

The value of customer-centricity to C-Suite financial strategy

The value of customer-centricity to C-Suite financial strategy

By Eduardo Crespo, SVP and GM UK&I, MEA, Medallia During the current times of extreme economic turbulence, profitable ..

The FCA is taking immediate action on customer vulnerability; but how does this impact advisers?

The FCA is taking immediate action on customer vulnerability; but how does this impact advisers?

By Jonathan Barrett, CEO and Co-Founder at Comentis Just recently new guidance has been issued by the FCA, alongside an op..

4 Areas of Finance You Should Be Watching

4 Areas of Finance You Should Be Watching

The stock market can be an indicator of how investments in the economy are doing. However, the stock market’s performance doesn’t nece..

Finger-pointing helps no one: it is time for retailers, energy providers and government to band together

Finger-pointing helps no one: it is time for retailers, energy providers and government to band together

  By Mohsin Rashid, co-founder, ZIPZERO The cost-of-living crisis is hitting hard, with inflation reaching levels no..

Double and triple extortion tactics cornering financial services organisations 

Double and triple extortion tactics cornering financial services organisations 

    By Ian Wood, Senior Director and Head of Technology, UK&I at Veritas Technologies Ransomware continues ..

FINANCE

Meet The Founder Of The Web-3, Decentralized, Social Media Metaverse; And on Achieving ‘Guarantees of Green’ For A Proof-of –Impact- Future

Meet The Founder Of The Web-3, Decentralized, Social Media Metaverse; And on Achieving ‘Guarantees of Green’ For A Proof-of –Impact- Future

  For sceptics of the block chain, the term ‘metaverse’ can often be too optimistic, and is questioned for lacking in definition to these non-cry..