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Facebook and the Multi-Billion Dollar Data Broker Industry
The controversy surrounding Facebook and privacy issues has made news headlines. However, data brokerage and the miss-use of information is nothing new.
The subtle manipulation of the way in which…
Banks Need to Smarten Up Their Act… With Data
Banks are increasingly using your data intelligently and effectively. Let’s find out how far they can go. Julius Abensur, Head of Industry and Financial Services at Relay42, explains.
Technology…
Cryptocurrencies Yet to Convince the Savvy Investor
Investors in the Assetz Capital platform are yet to be convinced by cryptocurrencies, with just 16% seeing them as worthwhile investments.
The peer-to-peer lending platform canvassed the views of…
Business Relocation: Is the Bahamas a good option?
It sounds like every entrepreneur or business owner’s fantasy, but relocating your company to the Bahamas is, in fact, a real possibility, and one that you should give some consideration to. Long…
Your Thoughts: China’s Unprecedented Economic Growth
China has been beating its currently forecast growth rate. According to official data, China's economy grew at an annual pace of 6.8% in the first quarter of this year compared to the same period in…
Which Friends Character Earns the Most?
One of the most popular American sitcoms, Friends, is enjoying a revival thanks to being made available on Netflix in January. Now a new generation of fans is laughing at the exploits of Joey,…
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Facebook and the Multi-Billion Dollar Data Broker Industry
The controversy surrounding Facebook and privacy issues has made news headlines. However, data brokerage and the miss-use of information is nothing new.
The subtle manipulation of the way in which users respond to certain information stimuli is currently a hot topic of conversation. This after the recent Facebook/Cambridge Analytica scandal…
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Banks Need to Smarten Up Their Act… With Data
Banks are increasingly using your data intelligently and effectively. Let’s find out how far they can go. Julius Abensur, Head of Industry and Financial Services at Relay42, explains.
Technology has advanced at a rapid pace in banking…
Your Thoughts: China’s Unprecedented Economic Growth
China has been beating its currently forecast growth rate. According to official data, China's economy grew at an annual pace of 6.8% in the first quarter of this year compared to the same period in 2017.
Over the past year China has…
The Front Lines of Business: Why It’s Dangerous to Overestimate the Role of Automation
“In the future, robots will be doing our jobs for us” is one of the most common sentences we hear from futurists, business people and technology leaders. Below Richard Acreman, Partner at WM Reply, discusses the overvalue of automated…
What Happens When a Bank and a FinTech Join Forces?
FinTech companies have been the foundation of innovation in the payments and financial services sphere over the past decade, whilst legacy financial institutions, such as banks, have struggled to keep up. Generally considered in competition…
Can Behavioural Science Help Cure the Blight on the High Street?
The high street is reeling after a winter of ill health. Toys R Us, Maplin, House of Fraser, Claire’s: it seems that even stalwarts of the retail landscape aren’t immune to rising rents, the burgeoning ecommerce market and wavering consumer…
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Ripple, Not Bitcoin, Will Convert Crypto-cynics
Ripple can be expected to “convert the remaining crypto-cynics,” affirms the boss of one of the world’s largest…
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Banks Need to Smarten Up Their Act… With Data
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