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Wall Street futures flat, global stocks stumble, oil slides as inflation, earnings loom large

Wall Street futures flat, global stocks stumble, oil slides as inflation, earnings loom large

By Michael Chalmers, MD EMEA at Contino COVID is forcing extraordinary change in the financial services industry. It’s happening fast,..

How accountants can improve financial planning and results through Open Banking to help SMEs

How accountants can improve financial planning and results through Open Banking to help SMEs

Richard McCall, CEO of Armalytix, explains why Britain’s army of small businesses face a challenging road navigating the hurdles of ta..

Building a Business Case for Integrated Payments

Building a Business Case for Integrated Payments

By Andrea Dunlop, managing director of Access PaySuite. The world is forever evolving to become increasingly digitally-focused, but th..

Capital Tax Hikes Looming: How Companies Soften the Blow

Capital Tax Hikes Looming: How Companies Soften the Blow

It is once again small EU countries like Hungary, Cyprus, Ireland and Malta who may act as the last bastions against G7 tax fixing as ..

Financiers are leading the fight for a greener future

Financiers are leading the fight for a greener future

By Amanda Gray, Partner at Addleshaw Goddard Climate change is the biggest risk of the 21st century, and we’ve seen many regulatory an..

Global Crises That Need The Finance Industry

Global Crises That Need The Finance Industry

While the 2020 pandemic has certainly overshadowed mainstream discussion of many of the other crises that humanity is facing in the 21..

Retirement Planning in the “New Normal” Embraces Many Approaches

Retirement Planning in the “New Normal” Embraces Many Approaches

For many, thoughts about retirement bring with them images about living the easy life and taking part in favorite activities. Financia..

Why the Financial Services sector could thrive in the subscription economy

Why the Financial Services sector could thrive in the subscription economy

By Michael Mansard, Principal Director – Subscription Strategy at Zuora Over the last decade, the financial services industry has seen..

Why the new CSRD is breaking down the walls between ESG and finance

Why the new CSRD is breaking down the walls between ESG and finance

By Andromeda Wood, Senior Director of Global XBRL Strategy, Workiva Financial reporting has historically been an arduo us and time-con..

Bounce Back Loans: what to do if you can’t repay?

Bounce Back Loans: what to do if you can’t repay?

By John Bell, Director of licensed Insolvency Practitioners Clarke Bell, which he founded in 1994. The Bounce Back Loan Scheme was int..

BNY Mellon’s New Solution Leads the Digital Bill-Pay Revolution

BNY Mellon’s New Solution Leads the Digital Bill-Pay Revolution

BNY Mellon is the first bank leveraging the RTP® network to provide corporations with instant digital consumer bill pay service BNY Me..

Qualifying For Low Interest Credit Card Consolidation

Qualifying For Low Interest Credit Card Consolidation

You’ve settled on debt consolidation as a way out of stubborn credit card obligations. The only problem is that interest rates on cons..

Easing the burden of data overwhelm in finance functions

Easing the burden of data overwhelm in finance functions

By Adriaan Kom, CCO, Visma | Onguard Data has grown to become the fuel that powers businesses, both in their daily operations and digi..

Do You Need Financial Guidance Or Financial Advice – Or Possibly Both? Find Out Here

Do You Need Financial Guidance Or Financial Advice – Or Possibly Both? Find Out Here

If the answer to this question isn’t immediately apparent, you should read on to find out. That’s because understanding the difference..

How Covid-19 paved the way for risky financial experimentation 

How Covid-19 paved the way for risky financial experimentation 

By Neil Wright, of Tommy’s Tax All over the world, national economies are being attacked by Covid-19 and governments have implemented ..

A mindset change is needed in the financial services industry

A mindset change is needed in the financial services industry

By Steve Rackham, Senior Solutions Engineering Manager, EMEA Global Finance at NetApp Digital transformation is imperative for success..

5 ways banks can compete in payments

5 ways banks can compete in payments

By Simon Wilson, Co-Head, Payments at Icon Solutions Remaining competitive in payments is the key to future relevance and profitabilit..

Asset management firms are using AI to deliver higher returns for investors

Asset management firms are using AI to deliver higher returns for investors

By Francesca Campanelli, Chief Commercial Officer, Axyon AI Amidst all the harrowing events of 2020, there is one piece of welcome new..

The chase is on for more alternative data within financial services

The chase is on for more alternative data within financial services

Amidst a backdrop of global economic uncertainty and sharp and accelerated market shifts, Omri Orgad, Regional Managing D..

Is the Ghost of Inflation Reappearing?

Is the Ghost of Inflation Reappearing?

By Philip I. Miller, Strategic International Securities, Inc. CEO Donald T. Ellenberger, Federated Hermes Inc. Senior V.P. It has been..

Is monetising data the key to competing in payments?

Is monetising data the key to competing in payments?

By Simon Wilson, Co-Head Payments at Icon Solutions As competition in payments has increased, data has long been touted as the cure-al..

Why payment technology will be the backbone of the UK’s retail recovery

Why payment technology will be the backbone of the UK’s retail recovery

By Andrew Howell, Global Marketing Director, K3 In just twelve months the retail sector has changed beyond recognition. Consumers have..

“Can I please speak to someone?” Why building relationships is still crucial in digital payments

“Can I please speak to someone?” Why building relationships is still crucial in digital payments

By Pat Bermingham, CEO, Adflex While payments technology is removing barriers and streamlining processes across the board for B2B merc..

From Lululemon to Birkenstock, duplicate styles lure holiday shoppers

From Lululemon to Birkenstock, duplicate styles lure holiday shoppers

By Animesh Chowdhury, Founder and CTO of Goodtill by SumUp The effects of COVID-19 have been wide-reaching and the past year in lockdo..

How can savers calculate their risk appetite?

How can savers calculate their risk appetite?

By Andrew Megson, Executive Chairman, My Pension Expert The topic of risk appetite can be troublesome. Put simply, we all have differe..

Finance, frictionless trade and the Brexit paperwork boom

Finance, frictionless trade and the Brexit paperwork boom

By Scott Wilson, director of customer experience, eFax When we hear problems about getting goods from A to B, our thoughts usually tur..

The personal circumstances currently driving equity release enquiries and how to reach the right decision

The personal circumstances currently driving equity release enquiries and how to reach the right decision

By Geoff Charles, CEO of Bower, COVID-19 has had an unquestionable impact on almost every area of our daily lives, but particularly on..

Why You Might Want to Wait Until Age 70 to Claim Social Security Benefits

Why You Might Want to Wait Until Age 70 to Claim Social Security Benefits

You might’ve heard that it pays to wait until the age of 70 to claim your Social Security benefits, yet you’re itching to retire at 62..

Dispute Management Mindset: Changing the disputes game

Dispute Management Mindset: Changing the disputes game

By Gabe McGloin, Head of Business Development EMEA at Verifi Merchants and sellers have considered disputes as part of doing business ..

The Real Impact of PSD2 

The Real Impact of PSD2 

By Galit Michel, VP of Payments, Forter For months, the payment ecosystem speculated what impact PSD2 will have on conversions. Many m..

Who are banks competing against in payments now?

Who are banks competing against in payments now?

By Simon Wilson, Co-Head, Payments at Icon Solutions For several decades, incumbent banks have held a comfortable leadership position ..

Financial exclusion: The end of the road  

Financial exclusion: The end of the road  

By Matt Adam, chief executive of We Are Digital, outlines four key actions we can take this year to end the impact of financial exclus..

2021 AML Trend Foresights for 28 Experts from 17 Different Countries 

2021 AML Trend Foresights for 28 Experts from 17 Different Countries 

While left 2020 behind, we see last year was challenging to fight against financial crime like all the other sectors. COVID-19 has aff..

Back to the Future: 5 Big Questions EPI Must Answer

Back to the Future: 5 Big Questions EPI Must Answer

By Michel Vaja, Payments Consulting Services Lead, Icon Solutions In July 2020, a group of sixteen major European banks from five Euro..

Embracing change and redefining audit 

Embracing change and redefining audit 

Following a string of high profile business failures – and the economic implications of COVID-19 – the role and quality of audit..

Here’s what the future holds for financial planning & analysis teams

Here’s what the future holds for financial planning & analysis teams

By Thomas Sutter, Finance Centre of Excellence, Oracle NetSuite Effective financial planning and analysis (FP&A) capabilities are ..

What Do You Need to Consider for 2021 if You’re Self-Employed?

What Do You Need to Consider for 2021 if You’re Self-Employed?

By Richard Hepburn from Gorilla Accounting, expert contractor accountants who specialise in using a technology-led approach to account..