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4 Reasons Why A Strong Online Presence Helps Businesses Thrive

25th January 2018
Many businesses maintain an online presence, but in fact a large percentage of those do the minimum they need to maintain this presence. It is clearer than ever that a strong online presence benefits your business in numerous ways. Below are just four of the main benefits and why you should focus on making the most of […]
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How Did the Banking & Financial Sector End 2017?

25th January 2018
The UK’s Banking and Financial sector has ended the year on a positive note, with the growth of new companies up 18.56% to 5,775 and failures down by 37.89% to 59 compared to Q3, according to figures released in the quarterly Creditsafe Watchdog Report. The report tracks economic developments across the Banking and Financial sector […]
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Here's Why Data is Key to Budgeting into 2018

25th January 2018
Budgeting time is here, and you’re likely going to make some safe assumptions on the budgeting based on previous years, experience and forecast. But is are these backed by actual real data? Below John Orlando, CFO at Centage Corporation, talks Finance Monthly through data integration in budgeting, looking at specific trends we can expect in […]
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Mortgage Sales Plunge by £5.8bn in December

24th January 2018
December mortgage sales in the UK plummeted by 38% (£5.8 billion) on November, according to Equifax Touchstone analysis of the intermediary marketplace. Year-on-year sales dropped by 12.8% (£.1.4 billion). Residential figures dropped dramatically by 39.6% (£4.9 billion) on the previous month. Buy-to-let sales also tumbled, falling by 32.1% (£853.7 million) on November. All regions across […]
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Meltdown & Spectre: 2 Ways Your Banking Device Is Vulnerable

24th January 2018
You may have seen the headlines just a few weeks back: Intel computer processors at risk form hackers. The computer technology firm owned up to some serious flaws in their systems and began to implement patches. Below Rusty Carter, VP of Product at Arxan Technologies, explains the ordeal and touches on the detail of the […]
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Your Thoughts: PSD2 & Open Banking

23rd January 2018
As of this month, the revised second Payment Services Directive (PSD2) is in force and set to cause significant disruption within the European payments & banking sector. The first and foremost disruption is the possibility of Open Banking, as the legislation now allows a level playing field for PSPs to operate. From data and cyberattacks […]
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UK Will Lose £237,823 Per Minute Without Access to the EU Single Market

23rd January 2018
If the UK leaves the EU in 2019 with no deal permitting access to the single market and customs union, it could cost the economy £237,823 every minute of every day in lost economic output by 2020. It’s not just at home where the pinch will be felt, with the cost to the EU itself […]
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The Rise of Bitcoin, the Birth of ICOs and the Future of Cryptocurrency

22nd January 2018
From its inception Bitcoin has led the rise of crypto culture worldwide, creating quite a roller-coaster economy in the digital currency sphere. Below Founder and CEO of Chaineum, Laurent Leloup talks Finance Monthly through the yesterday, today and tomorrow of cryptocurrencies. Founded in 2009, Bitcoin was born from the notion of creating a currency that […]
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What’s the Impact of US Government Shutdown on Markets & Stocks?

22nd January 2018
From the current situation in the US to oil and gambling stocks, Rebecca O’Keeffe, Head of Investment at interactive investor, shares some thoughts on this week’s news. The huge importance of politics to equity markets might have led one to conclude that the US shutdown would be a negative factor for markets, but the bullet-proof […]
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Why Carillion Went into Liquidation

22nd January 2018
Carillion, one of the UK government’s biggest contractors, has collapsed, threatening the jobs of more than 43,000 employees as well as hundreds of subcontractors and smaller businesses. Lex's deputy editor Jonathan Eley looks at the reasons behind the liquidation.
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3 Ways Blockchain Could Improve the Centralisation of the Credit Industry

19th January 2018
From democratising data to driving value, blockchain has a lot of potential to improve on some of the credit industry’s greatest challenges. Here Alexander Dunaev, Co-Founder and COO at ID Finance, delves into how blockchain could disrupt credit agencies all over the world by providing a solution to address the broken and archaic data practices […]
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Is Enterprise Video the New Medium for Compliance Communication and Training?

19th January 2018
Overwhelmed by demanding new regulations, leading financial institutions are relying on video to manage the flow of critical information to employees. Below Paul Herdman, Vice President of Qumu EMEA, explains how finance teams and compliance officers can make the most of enterprise videos. With worldwide financial institutions finally beginning to recover from Brexit, and derivatives markets […]
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