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..
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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..
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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..
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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..
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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..
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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..
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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..
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Tackling The Token-Sale-Taboo
By Gordon Cowan, CEO, The Blockchain Company “Bitcoin”, “cryptocurrency”, “ethereum”, “blockchain”, “coin offerings”, “token sales”. A..
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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..
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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..
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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..
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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 ..
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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..
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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..
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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..
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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 ..
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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..
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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..
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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..
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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..
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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..
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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-..
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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..
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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..
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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..
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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 –..
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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..
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AI-based fraud scoring boosts loan approval rate by 50 per cent for ID Finance
Fintech company says collaboration between risk and security teams key to innovation in credit scoring ID Finance, the emerging mark..
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VAT in the Gulf Corporation Council—Accelerating Compliance with the Right ERP Platform
By Monzer Tohme, regional vice president, Middle East & Africa, Epicor Software The clock is ticking. In January 2018, the UAE and..
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Ultimate Finance records 65% increase in asset finance lending
Growth far exceeds the market average Andrew Ribbens Ultimate Finance Group, a leading funding partner to UK SMEs, has se..
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Top Five Impacts of GDPR on Financial Services
Nathan Snyder, Partner, Brickendon Amidst growing concerns around the safety of personal data from identity theft, cyberattacks, hacki..
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Why firms should adopt a more mobile policy at work
By Craig Riegelhaupt, Director, Product Marketing, Mobile Solutions, Tangoe Finance is no stranger to the ‘work from home,’ movement. ..
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Aon report identifies significant new threats facing financial institutions
Aon publishes 2017 EMEA Financial Institutions Industry Report Aon plc (NYSE: AON), the global professional services firm providing a ..
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How predictive analytics is transforming the finance industry
By Dan Somers, CEO of Warwick Analytics (www.warwickanalytics.com) Processes within the financial services industry have become more a..
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The true cost of Bonfire Night: £497million will be going up in flames this 5th November
Seven out of ten UK adults will be celebrating Bonfire Night this year 38% of adults will be attending a local town bonfire or firewo..
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Rules of Engagement
Outsourcing KYC is a good way for banks to safeguard their continued regulatory compliance and control spiralling costs, explains Toby..
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MiFID II: Unbundling lessons from other industries
Bryan Adare, Principle Consultant, Brickendon In order to fully understand the true implications and consequences of the Markets in Fi..
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