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Top tips to get your finances in check after the Christmas crunch 

Top tips to get your finances in check after the Christmas crunch 

Christmas is a time to eat, drink and most definitely be merry, all of which can take their toll on your bank account. With plenty of ..

XTRADE.IO brings Wall Street trading infrastructure to Cryptocurrency

XTRADE.IO brings Wall Street trading infrastructure to Cryptocurrency

By using a unified FIX API, aggregated liquidity, and a multi-exchange standalone trading platform, the company plans to pave the way ..

Can You Accept Global Payment Standards? 

Can You Accept Global Payment Standards? 

Arnaud Crouzet, General Secretary, nexo standards, reviews key highlights from the global payment acceptance standards body’s annual c..

Banks to rethink customer engagement in light of upcoming PSD2 deadline

Banks to rethink customer engagement in light of upcoming PSD2 deadline

Banks to address the need for better communications with their customers Today marks one month until the deadline for compliance with ..

A wake-up call for merchants this festive season?

A wake-up call for merchants this festive season?

Todd Linden, CEO of Payment Processing – North America, Paysafe Group Consumers are more aware than ever before of issues around secur..

Mobey Forum Offers Guidance on Balancing M-Commerce Security and Usability

Mobey Forum Offers Guidance on Balancing M-Commerce Security and Usability

Mobey Forum has today published a new report exploring the available methods to effectively enable both robust risk management and a f..

The Santa rally – will Christmas bring even more gifts for Bitcoin traders?

The Santa rally – will Christmas bring even more gifts for Bitcoin traders?

December is traditionally one of the best months of the year for shares (Stock Market Almanac) 2015 and 2016 both saw Bitcoin increas..

Top 7 financial services trends that will dominate 2018

Top 7 financial services trends that will dominate 2018

Brickendon, the challenger consultancy, forecasts key trends impacting the financial sector next year Without a doubt, 2017 has been a..

The dos and don’ts of protecting your credit score this Christmas

The dos and don’ts of protecting your credit score this Christmas

No matter how far in advance we prepare for Christmas, many of us will end up with unexpected costs, which often results in over-spend..

The true cost of Christmas: Brits will be spending £475 each on Christmas this year

The true cost of Christmas: Brits will be spending £475 each on Christmas this year

Brits are planning to spend £335 on gifts this festive season The Christmas food bill is on average £140 Cardiff residents topped the..

A fortnightly look at global financial markets

A fortnightly look at global financial markets

By Tom Elliott, deVere Group’s International Investment Strategist Near-term market sentiment: Less nervous, with most risk assets hav..

42% of retailers say payment-over-time solutions are ‘very important’ to ensuring future digital innovation

42% of retailers say payment-over-time solutions are ‘very important’ to ensuring future digital innovation

Econocom’s research highlights the true value of payment-over-time models in achieving digital transformation in retail An overwhelmin..

FIME expands Discover® Global Network offer with consulting accreditation and PULSE® D-PAS end-to-end certification tools and services

FIME expands Discover® Global Network offer with consulting accreditation and PULSE® D-PAS end-to-end certification tools and services

FIME, a leader in U.S. payments consultancy, has achieved D-Payment Application Specification (D-PAS) consulting services accredita..

Bottlenecks, supply problems improving at ABB robotics division – board member

Bottlenecks, supply problems improving at ABB robotics division – board member

84% of Brits want to be asked for permission before their personal computer is utilised for Bitcoin mining 83% of Brits would be wo..

Brits would pay £107 for an extra week’s holiday allowance

Brits would pay £107 for an extra week’s holiday allowance

Brand new online tool reveals exactly what Brits would pay for the good life Londoners willing to pay eight times more than minimum w..

Three of the world’s biggest asset bubbles– willBitcoin be next?

Three of the world’s biggest asset bubbles– willBitcoin be next?

By James Trescothick, Senior Global Strategist, easyMarkets James Trescothick As anyone who is in the industry will tell y..

How GDPR will impact the banking and finance sector?

How GDPR will impact the banking and finance sector?

GDPR is a hot topic in the news at the moment. Scaremongering is rife because the penalties for non-compliance are huge –with fines of..

Tackling The Token-Sale-Taboo

Tackling The Token-Sale-Taboo

By Gordon Cowan, CEO, The Blockchain Company “Bitcoin”, “cryptocurrency”, “ethereum”, “blockchain”, “coin offerings”, “token sales”. A..

How does a Mobile Wallet vary in different countries?

How does a Mobile Wallet vary in different countries?

By Shane Leahy, CEO of Tola Mobile Shane Leahy Simple and secure ways to complete transactions directly through a mobile d..

More Than a Third of People Think Cash Will Become Obsolete in the Next 25 Years

More Than a Third of People Think Cash Will Become Obsolete in the Next 25 Years

Independent survey of 1,600 people 39% of millennials, 34% of generation X and 34% of baby boomers think cash will become obsolete i..

PSD2: Are you ready for the digital payments revolution?

PSD2: Are you ready for the digital payments revolution?

Ian Clark ,Vice President, API Management, CA Technologies 2018 is set to be a pivotal year for the financial services industry with b..

Unicredit Rolls Out Its Cross-Border Instant Payments Solution, Starting With Italy And Germany

Unicredit Rolls Out Its Cross-Border Instant Payments Solution, Starting With Italy And Germany

UniCredit goes live with instant payments in Italy and Germany and becomes the first bank to offer the service in the German market  ..

China’s Tencent raises stake in ‘Assassin’s Creed’ maker Ubisoft

China’s Tencent raises stake in ‘Assassin’s Creed’ maker Ubisoft

Research is highlighting a worrying trend of accountancy firms not understanding the challenges and urgency of GDPR compliance. Despit..

2018 – Weaponising VAT

2018 – Weaponising VAT

Richard Asquith, VP of Global Indirect Tax at Avalara discusses his predictions for tax trends in 2018 Brexit. VAT fraud. Austerity st..

Legal Entity Identifiers (LEIs): an essential tool for regulators and an opportunity for firms

Legal Entity Identifiers (LEIs): an essential tool for regulators and an opportunity for firms

Matt Smith is CEO of SteelEye, the compliance tech and data analytics firm  Matt Smith, CEO of SteelEye Over the past mont..

Four data challenges to overcome before you’re MiFID II compliant

Four data challenges to overcome before you’re MiFID II compliant

By Daniel Roberts, principal sales engineer, MarkLogic Right now, financial market institutions are gearing up to meet the Markets in ..

The Benefits of GDPR Beyond Compliance

The Benefits of GDPR Beyond Compliance

Regulation is nothing new to the financial services industry, but GDPR is a different animal altogether. It codifies into law an extra..

The Advantages of Hotel Management Companies in Maximising Revenues

The Advantages of Hotel Management Companies in Maximising Revenues

Louise Simmons Louise Simmons is Revenue Director at M&T Hotel Management,  one of the UK’s leading hotel management c..

Are You A ‘Trailblazer’, ‘Collaborator’ Or ‘Traditionalist’? Reveal Your Work Personality And How To Perform At Your Peak

Are You A ‘Trailblazer’, ‘Collaborator’ Or ‘Traditionalist’? Reveal Your Work Personality And How To Perform At Your Peak

70% of people in flexible workspaces say that having a quiet space for focused work is important to them, but just 23% are satisfied o..

Saving tips: How to avoid impulse buying

Saving tips: How to avoid impulse buying

Out of sight, out of mind: it’s a theory most of us are all too familiar with when it comes to spending money. But it’s one that can h..

Almost half of Brits don’t know what their partners earn

Almost half of Brits don’t know what their partners earn

British couples confess to not being open about their finances with their other half (49%) One in ten Brits think their partner has s..

FIX Trading Community releases Recommended Practices for Commission Unbundling as required by MiFID II

FIX Trading Community releases Recommended Practices for Commission Unbundling as required by MiFID II

Providing definitive guidelines to assist firms with unbundling prior to January 2018 FIX Trading Community, the non-profit, industry-..

New crypto card and exchange to launch for London market

New crypto card and exchange to launch for London market

UK consumers will soon be able to spend cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin in their local supermarket with a unique new cryptocurrency c..

Finance Sector Faces Three-Pronged Challenge On Data Security

Finance Sector Faces Three-Pronged Challenge On Data Security

-GDPR remains the priority but financial services also facing challenge from PSD2 and MiFID II-  Steve Inglessis In the ea..

Ten habits of a successful accounts payable department

Ten habits of a successful accounts payable department

An effective accounts payable (AP) department is an essential part of any business, helping maintain healthy finances and happy suppli..

Who remembers 2013?  Bitcoin’s first amazing bull run

Who remembers 2013?  Bitcoin’s first amazing bull run

By James Trescothick, Senior Global Strategist For me, 2013 has long stayed in my memory as a year that affected me personally –..

Are financial institutions making the most out of their customer experience?

Are financial institutions making the most out of their customer experience?

Bjoern Ekner, Senior Director at Jabra Digitalization has changed the way businesses operate, and not surprisingly, financial institut..