2019: The year customers take control of payments
Angus Burrell, General Manager, UK, Omni-channel solutions, Valitor 2018 was a defining 12 months for the payments industry, from grou..
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Helping employees navigate in the sea of financial change
Debra Corey, Reward Gateway advisor and best-selling author One of my all-time favourite places to visit is the seaside. Sitting on t..
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The role of cash in tackling the issue of financial inclusion in Europe
Udo Mueller, CEO paysafecard 40 million Europeans are still unable to access a bank account. Increasingly, this means they’re unable t..
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Faster Payments: exploring the opportunities for treasurers
Ed Adshead-Grant, General Manager, Payments, Bottomline Technologies The race to process transactions quickly, securely and safely in..
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Financial innovation for financial inclusion
Paul Randall, Executive Director, Creditinfo Historic institutions, outdated technology and consumer-unfriendly approaches have ripen..
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Lack of partnerships holding back open banking innovation, report finds
Financial services leaders say finding the right partners is a major challenge As the first anniversary of open banking and PSD2 arriv..
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nexo standards Welcomes Ten new Members to Growing Membership Base
Payment stakeholders collaborate to drive unified global card payment acceptance As nexo standards continues to respond to the expand..
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BOKIS and Nets Renew Agreement on International Payment Cards
BOKIS, a Danish banking collective, and Nets, a market leader in the payments industry, have extended their existing agreement on hand..
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Finance Trends 2019
Fiona Blades, CEO of MESH Experience The pursuit of purpose We believe it will become even more important for organisations in finan..
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Confusing Car Lingo: Just One In Ten Brits Understand Car Finance Jargon
New research by a leading car finance company has revealed that Brits are getting confused when it comes to terminology surrounding ca..
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Effectively and efficiently build financial trust on the customer journey
The customer journey has transformed in the digital age, as 81% of bank shopping journeys begin online and buyers use an average of ni..
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2019 is the year we must re-build public trust in finance
By Andy Bottrill, VP EMEA BlackLine Over the last 12 months there have been a number of high profile scandals centred on the audit and..
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Confusing Car Lingo: Just One In Ten Brits Understand Car Finance Jargon
New research by a leading car finance company has revealed that Brits are getting confused when it comes to terminology surrounding ca..
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Are payment cards under threat?
Abhijit Deb, Head of Banking & Financial Services, UK & Ireland, Cognizant Consumers do not only compare how easy it is to mak..
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Where can ROI be achieved from automated Accounts Payable?
Ian Smith, Finance Director and General Manager, Invu Automated Accounts Payable enables the data on purchase invoices,which are recei..
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Three challenges of using Excel for regulatory reporting
By William Davis, Senior Director, Trifacta The financial services sector is constantly adapting to shifting regulatory requirements. ..
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IFRS 16: CFOs can see quick gains with Connected Planning technology
Nick Turner, Country Manager UK & Ireland, Anaplan There’s nothing quite like ringing in the new year. Along with the promises of ..
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Financial Crime: more than a language of its own
By Juan Diego Martín, COO of Fonetic As the finance industry’s focus on stamping out illegal or inappropriate trader behaviour has inc..
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Credit Chameleons – Lenders must tune in to changing customer attitudes
Sarah Jackson, Director of Equiniti Credit Services, explains how data-led outsourcing and automation technologies are enabling lender..
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Don’t be weak in spotting vulnerability
The outcome of the latest FCA consultation into high-cost credit is expected to strengthen protection for vulnerable consumers. Martin..
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Arctic Trucks ‘Ditches Horrible Consolidation Spreadsheets’ After Choosing Cloud CFO to Produce Group Management Accounts
Arctic Trucks originated in Iceland over 20 years ago and is now a multinational business with bases in Iceland, Norway, Dubai and in ..
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Equiniti Credit Services continues innovation drive with more IT hires
Equiniti Credit Services, the UK’s leading loans management and credit technology company, has recruited a further 15 software enginee..
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5 reasons why e-commerce sites need a token gateway
André Stoorvogel, Director, Product Marketing, Payments at Rambus Card-on-file (the process of collecting and storing payment card cre..
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What is card-on-file EMV payment tokenization?
André Stoorvogel, Director, Product Marketing, Payments at Rambus The way we pay is changing. Consumers are now using their PC, smartp..
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“To be a young person and own your own home should be a dream that everyone has the right to fulfil.”
Shared Ownership Week ambassador, Reggie Yates For many of the UK’s would-be home buyers, getting a foot on the property ladder feels ..
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Hungarian instant payments project progressing as planned
GIRO and Nets confirm project to deliver instant payments nationwide in under a year In less than a year from now, on 1st July 2019, t..
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Notting Hill Genesis cuts commuting costs for Wembley homebuyers
The number of first-time buyers purchasing a home has reached its highest levels in a decade, despite the average property price in th..
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Losing these household documents could cost you up to £800!
We are all guilty of leaving paperwork around our homes and not remembering where we put it, and despite us living in a digital age, p..
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eUICC eSIMs perception Vs Reality: Mind the GAP!
Ian Marsden, CTO at Eseye Anyone connected to the Internet of Things (IoT) and M2M communications industries will be acutely aware of ..
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MyFirmsApp Publishes GDPR Guide for Accountants in Practice
Guide outlines what accountancy practices need to do to comply with new GDPR rules Darlington – MyFirmsApp, providers of the largest g..
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Wallace & Gromit’s Grand Appeal Goes Contactless with Creditcall and Payter
Gromit Unleashed 2, The Grand Appeal’s charity arts trail, given fundraising boost with contactless ‘tap and go’ donation points at Wa..
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Nets acquires Polish online payment service providers Dotpay/eCard from MCI Capital
Nets expands into Poland through a EUR 73 million acquisition of the Polish online payment service providers Dotpay/eCard. With this ..
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Introducing the UK’s first entirely online used car buying service with competitive finance option
87% of current car owners would consider buying their next vehicle entirely online and funded by finance, with convenience and time-s..
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How can real-time payments be secured?
David Worthington, VP, Payments at Rambus In today’s on-demand world, we expect to be able to spend, move and receive money instantly..
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TrustToken, Creator of Stablecoin TrueUSD, Raises $20 Million USD in Strategic Round
Token sale backed by Andreessen Horowitz, BlockTower Capital, Danhua Capital, and GGV Capital to build platform for asset-backed token..
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How finance leaders can strike the balance between human and artificial intelligence
Tim Wakeford, VP for Financial Product Strategy, EMEA at Workday There are a lot of scary statistics highlighting the potential risks ..
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The Financial Services Community Just Got Serious About Identity
By Lina Andolf-Orup, Fingerprints I find myself sitting in Schiphol Airport, trying to switch off. But I can’t. As with everyone that ..
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