Politicians have a widespread and long term impact on so many things every time they speak or do anything. But to what extent do they affect currency volatility? Forex market experts DailyFX have created a guide that looks at 59 key dates in 2017/18 where world leaders may have had significant influence on currencies. The […]
Marketing is of great importance to any sector, but each industry has its own pitfalls and problems it needs to avoid when it comes to developing its marketing campaign. If you’re already running a FinTech business, or are planning on starting one, there’s a few obstacles you need to be aware of in order to […]
In life we generally want to be right. This is why you may hear traders framing their trading success by saying they won nine out of the last 10 trades, or that they have a 90% success rate. However, this is something that you need to be weary of, having lots of winning trades does […]
The price of bitcoin plummeted to under $6,000 in the first half of August 2018 before ticking up again days later. Here is how cryptocurrency experts have reacted to the recent price moves.
More than a third (38%) of IT decision-makers across the UK financial sector believe it has become more difficult over the past five years to find staff with the right skills and experience. Over a third (34%) believe the problem is going to worsen in the coming five years. This is according to a survey […]
You’ve seen a lot of content, articles, warning and advice on cybersecurity, with hundreds of firms trying to sell you next level cyber protection. So, before you do anything else, you need to know what exactly it is you’re protecting yourself against. Below Suid Adeyanju, Managing Director of RiverSafe, lists 10 threats you need to […]
Mobile phone security is still a blind spot for some CFOs, CEOs and investors. Business strategies to prevent cyber-attacks often focus on servers, computer systems and the cloud, yet it is smartphones and tablets that are the new end point. Below Peter Matthews, CEO at Metro Communications, discusses six simple ways CFOs can make the […]
If the recent software failures in the financial industry are anything to go by, then disruption to payment systems are becoming the ‘new normal’. This week David O Riordan, Principal Technical Engineer, SQS Group, delves into the benefits of blockchain, in particular in the aftermath of a software disaster. The VISA card payment outages, Faster […]
Towards the end of July the price of gold steadied after US President Donald Trump who criticized the Federal Reserve's interest rate tightening policy. In more recent events, Trump doubled tariffs on Turkey’s steel and aluminium. In the US gold prices have hit a 17-month low, falling down to the $1,200 mark and are increasingly […]
Two years on from the CMA market review which initiated Open Banking, Jake Ranson, banking and financial institution expert and CMO at Equifax, anticipates profound long term impact. Open Banking was established to encourage competition. It’s well known that current account switching remains low, but this doesn’t reflect the full story. The initiative has been […]
Financial terminology is continually thrown around as we navigate through the different stages of our lives. The need to entirely acknowledge and comprehend what some financial terms mean becomes most apparent when making difficult financial decisions such as how best to climb onto the property ladder and selecting the best saving account or investment product […]
Brian G. Sewell, Founder of Rockwell Capital; a family office committed to educating investors about cryptocurrency, and Rockwell Trades, below explains the intricacies of cryptocurrencies, shares the latest SEC regulatory updates, and provides expert insight into the future of cryptocurrencies across the globe. The August 6th SEC decision to postpone a ruling on whether to […]
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