FINANCE

The role of cash in tackling the issue of financial inclusion in Europe

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..

Faster Payments: exploring the opportunities for treasurers

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..

Financial innovation for financial inclusion

Financial innovation for financial inclusion

Paul Randall, Executive Director, Creditinfo  Historic institutions, outdated technology and consumer-unfriendly approaches have ripen..

Lack of partnerships holding back open banking innovation, report finds

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..

nexo standards Welcomes Ten new Members to Growing Membership Base

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..

BOKIS and Nets Renew Agreement on International Payment Cards

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..

Finance Trends 2019

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..

Confusing Car Lingo: Just One In Ten Brits Understand Car Finance Jargon

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..

Effectively and efficiently build financial trust on the customer journey

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..

2019 is the year we must re-build public trust in finance

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..

Confusing Car Lingo: Just One In Ten Brits Understand Car Finance Jargon

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..

Are payment cards under threat?

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..

Where can ROI be achieved from automated Accounts Payable?

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..

Three challenges of using Excel for regulatory reporting

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. ..

IFRS 16: CFOs can see quick gains with Connected Planning technology

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 ..

Financial Crime: more than a language of its own

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..

Credit Chameleons – Lenders must tune in to changing customer attitudes

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..

Don’t be weak in spotting vulnerability

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..

Arctic Trucks ‘Ditches Horrible Consolidation Spreadsheets’ After Choosing Cloud CFO to Produce Group Management Accounts

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 ..

Equiniti Credit Services continues innovation drive with more IT hires

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..

5 reasons why e-commerce sites need a token gateway

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..

What is card-on-file EMV payment tokenization?

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..

“To be a young person and own your own home should be a dream that everyone has the right to fulfil.”

“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 ..

Hungarian instant payments project progressing as planned

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..

Notting Hill Genesis cuts commuting costs for Wembley homebuyers

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..

Losing these household documents could cost you up to £800!

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..

eUICC eSIMs perception Vs Reality: Mind the GAP!

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 ..

MyFirmsApp Publishes GDPR Guide for Accountants in Practice

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..

Wallace & Gromit’s Grand Appeal Goes Contactless with Creditcall and Payter

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..

Nets acquires Polish online payment service providers Dotpay/eCard from MCI Capital

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 ..

Introducing the UK’s first entirely online used car buying service with competitive finance option

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..

How can real-time payments be secured?

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..

TrustToken, Creator of Stablecoin TrueUSD, Raises $20 Million USD in Strategic Round

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..

How finance leaders can strike the balance between human and artificial intelligence

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 ..

The Financial Services Community Just Got Serious About Identity

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 ..

ALPHERA launches new IMI-backed quality programmes for selling car finance

ALPHERA launches new IMI-backed quality programmes for selling car finance

Three new Quality Assured Programmes for F&I sales: ‘Funding Essential Skills’, ‘Selling to the Business User’ and ‘Developing th..

How automation can help the financial sector meet GDPR requirements

How automation can help the financial sector meet GDPR requirements

By Venu Kannan, Chief Solutions Officer, UiPath What a huge advance it is that the financial sector now has robots to relieve the ever..