Finance

Why only AI and data analytics can stop financial criminals

Why only AI and data analytics can stop financial criminals

  Saeed Patel, Group Director at Eastnets, the compliance, payment, and anti-fraud expert, explains why rules-based systems must ..

Embrace alternative payment methods for a successful Black Friday

Embrace alternative payment methods for a successful Black Friday

  Daniel Cohen, Chief Product Officer, PayU Black Friday is arguably the key date in the retail calendar for global merchants. In..

Shares slip, yields rise as U.S. data sparks rate hike concerns

Shares slip, yields rise as U.S. data sparks rate hike concerns

By Herbert Lash and Elizabeth Howcroft NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -Global stocks slid and Treasury yields rose on Monday as investors i..

Sterling slips as boost from new China COVID rules fades

Sterling slips as boost from new China COVID rules fades

By Amanda Cooper LONDON (Reuters) – The pound slid on Monday, as an initial jolt of investor enthusiasm over signs of possible l..

BIS warns of $80 trillion of hidden FX swap debt

BIS warns of $80 trillion of hidden FX swap debt

By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has warned that pension funds and other ‘non..

ECB’s Makhlouf expects 50 bps rate hike in December

ECB’s Makhlouf expects 50 bps rate hike in December

(Corrects first paragraph to say rates ‘may have to move into restrictive territory’, not ‘would have to’) By ..

Stocks fall as strong U.S. payrolls muddies rate bets

Stocks fall as strong U.S. payrolls muddies rate bets

By Sinéad Carew NEW YORK (Reuters) – Equities took a dip on Friday while U.S. Treasury yields climbed as investors bet on a more..

Euro zone bond yields rise after U.S. jobs data

Euro zone bond yields rise after U.S. jobs data

By Alun John LONDON (Reuters) – European government bond yields rose after Friday data showed U.S. employers hired more workers ..

Irish corporate tax boom breaks more records in November

Irish corporate tax boom breaks more records in November

DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ireland took in more corporate tax in November than it used to collect in entire years a decade ago, as a rec..

Top trends we can expect to see in digital finance over the next 10 years

Top trends we can expect to see in digital finance over the next 10 years

  Digital banking has become a fundamental requisite for most banks and their digitally savvy consumers. It is believed that by 2..

GSI Group expands towards £1 billion portfolio goal with acquisition of Oakfield Financial Consultants

GSI Group expands towards £1 billion portfolio goal with acquisition of Oakfield Financial Consultants

  Leading south-east financial planning company, The GSI Group, has bought out Oakfield Financial Consultants Ltd as a first acqu..

Did you know installing an air source heat pump could give you a return on investment of 10% per annum?

Did you know installing an air source heat pump could give you a return on investment of 10% per annum?

  With Boiler Upgrade Scheme funding a homeowner can get an air source heat pump installation worth £12,000 for only £7,000, a wh..

Top fintech predictions for 2023

Top fintech predictions for 2023

  By Nigel Green, deVere Group CEO & Founder Despite a turbulent time generally for investors in 2022, investment and interes..

Santander Further Enhances Self-Service Banking with NCR ATM as a Service

Santander Further Enhances Self-Service Banking with NCR ATM as a Service

  NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR), a leading enterprise technology provider, today announced that Santander UK has expanded its long-..

Wall Street seen opening higher but U.S. recession priced in

Wall Street seen opening higher but U.S. recession priced in

By Carolyn Cohn LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. stock index futures rose on Friday, indicating a higher open on Wall Street, as investor..

ECB could slow rate hikes, but bond run-off should start soon, Knot says

ECB could slow rate hikes, but bond run-off should start soon, Knot says

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The European Central Bank may slow the pace of interest rate hikes but should soon start running down its ..

Is the DE&I needle moving quickly enough to satisfy investors?

Is the DE&I needle moving quickly enough to satisfy investors?

  Investors are increasingly demanding their financial services providers embrace both the challenge and the opportunity brought ..

Thrive Accountants Professionalises New R&D Tax Revenue Stream with WhisperClaims  Empowering the Accountants’ ‘Trusted Advisor’ Role

Thrive Accountants Professionalises New R&D Tax Revenue Stream with WhisperClaims Empowering the Accountants’ ‘Trusted Advisor’ Role

  Thrive Accountants, a specialist accounting firm for B2B early-stage tech founders and start-ups, has partnered with R&D ta..

Does finance need a physical presence?

Does finance need a physical presence?

Rohit Bhosale, Client Partner, Persistent Systems Bank branches are closing across the UK as younger and more digitally minded generat..

Introducing Ctrl Alt – an innovative new alternative investment marketplace that is opening up the previously exclusive world of alternative investments

Introducing Ctrl Alt – an innovative new alternative investment marketplace that is opening up the previously exclusive world of alternative investments

Regulatory compliant app enables eligible investors to buy digital shares in property, sustainability projects and more with as little..

The impact of the cost-of-living crisis on financial vulnerability

The impact of the cost-of-living crisis on financial vulnerability

By Tim Farmer, Clinical Director at Comentis When considering the impact of the rising cost of living on financial vulnerability, it’s..

Explainer-Bracket creep, fiscal drag: how inflation warps the tax take

Explainer-Bracket creep, fiscal drag: how inflation warps the tax take

By Leigh Thomas PARIS (Reuters) – While households struggle to cope with rocketing prices, the inflation spike is good for the t..

Dollar set for biggest two-day fall since 2009 as rate outlook shifts

Dollar set for biggest two-day fall since 2009 as rate outlook shifts

By Amanda Cooper LONDON (Reuters) -The dollar headed for its biggest two-day drop in almost 14 years on Friday, as investors piled int..

Squirro Launches Allocators Insight App to Improve Investment Decision-Making for Asset Managers

Squirro Launches Allocators Insight App to Improve Investment Decision-Making for Asset Managers

  Out of the Box app provides actionable insight from market-moving CIO statements and other macro and micro market trends across..

Starling Bank launches new partnership with Settld to support end of life admin for bereaved individuals

Starling Bank launches new partnership with Settld to support end of life admin for bereaved individuals

  Starling tie-up with award-winning bereavement service Settld Mr, Mrs and Ms account prefixes scrapped to avoid emotional upse..

Wall St heads higher as Fed rate hopes dent dollar

Wall St heads higher as Fed rate hopes dent dollar

By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Global stocks rose on Friday for a second day on hopes that peaking U.S. inflation means less ag..

Moody’s Analytics: Forward-thinking compliance teams view perpetual KYC as the future of compliance

Moody’s Analytics: Forward-thinking compliance teams view perpetual KYC as the future of compliance

  Research finds that most organizations see pKYC as key to better understanding their risk during uncertain times New York, Nove..

FCA’s Consumer Duty: What financial marketers must consider

FCA’s Consumer Duty: What financial marketers must consider

  With under six months until the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) new Consumer Duty rules roll out (31st July 2023), research..

Money – Is it still the family taboo

Money – Is it still the family taboo

  By Alice Edwards, Solicitor at Winckworth Sherwood With the cost of living crisis, rising interest rates and proposed tax chang..

Behind FTX’s fall, battling billionaires and a failed bid to save crypto

Behind FTX’s fall, battling billionaires and a failed bid to save crypto

By Angus Berwick and Tom Wilson (Reuters) – On Tuesday morning, Sam Bankman-Fried, owner of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, caught ..

Fexco and Cashflows Announce Partnership to deliver a full end-to-end Dynamic Currency Solution for ATM Providers Across Europe

Fexco and Cashflows Announce Partnership to deliver a full end-to-end Dynamic Currency Solution for ATM Providers Across Europe

  Cashflows’ Banking Identification Number (BIN) sponsorship solution delivers a full service to ATM deployers looking to enter t..

Sugi impact data expands to fixed income investments 

Sugi impact data expands to fixed income investments 

  Green fintech expands its impact data coverage beyond equities to encompass fixed income investments, including corporate and ..

Imitation may be the sincerest form of flattery – but competition muddies the message

Imitation may be the sincerest form of flattery – but competition muddies the message

By Kat Jackson, Head of client services, The Media Foundry Kat Jackson The UK’s fintech sector is facing a lot. Often smal..

Rivero Joins Visa Fintech Partner Connect to Streamline Digital Operations for Visa’s Clients and Partners 

Rivero Joins Visa Fintech Partner Connect to Streamline Digital Operations for Visa’s Clients and Partners 

  Swiss-based fintech’s SaaS offerings simplify processes around tackling fraud recovery / dispute management and navigating sche..

Finance

The Fintech Revolution: achieving nirvana through automation

The Fintech Revolution: achieving nirvana through automation

  By Ian Johnson, SVP Market Development at Soldo   Earlier this month, Rishi Sunak became the UK’s next prime minister after Penny Mordaunt..

Dollar tumbles as U.S. nonfarm payrolls show mixed picture

Dollar tumbles as U.S. nonfarm payrolls show mixed picture

By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar slumped on Friday after the U.S. nonfarm payrolls report for October..

Expert View: Bank of England lifts UK rates to 3% in historic hike

Expert View: Bank of England lifts UK rates to 3% in historic hike

LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England raised UK interest rates to 3% on Thursday in its largest rate hike since 1989 and warned..