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Chemical Giant INEOS to Buy BP’s Petrochemicals Business for $5 Billion

29th June 2020
To meet its divestment targets and radically refocus towards cleaner energy solutions, BP will sell off a significant portion of its business that creates chemicals from petrol by-products.
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Open Banking: An Opportunity for Europe’s Banks

29th June 2020
Despite growing acceptance of open banking among European financial executives, there are fears that its benefits are not yet widely understood. What can organisations do to ensure that their transition to open banking proceeds as smoothly as possible?
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Lockdown Versus Economy: The Danger of a Rushed Reopening

29th June 2020
With several states hurrying to resume business as usual, provoking renewed surges of COVID-19 infection, it is time to examine the damage wrought by the pandemic so far and how an unflattening curve could sink the US economy even further.
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UK Government Announces £400 Million R&D Fund

26th June 2020
Among the areas boosted by the fund are financial technology, maritime transport and industrial electronics manufacturing.
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How Businesses Can Make Payments Their Competitive Advantage

26th June 2020
Despite being riddled with historic inefficiencies, payments are often overlooked by companies. But COVID-19 has exposed how slow, outdated payment processes are hurting business. Here are three key areas where new payments technology helps companies become more resilient and competitive.
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Wirecard Collapses Into Insolvency After Week of Scandal

25th June 2020
Days after a €1.9 billion hole was discovered in its balance sheet, the German payments company is opening insolvency proceedings and its former CEO has been charged with fraud.
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Building Societies Don't Have to Take a Backseat to Fintechs

25th June 2020
“Building societies will never be able to keep up with startups and online-only banks," is a common platitude you may have heard thrown around. With the right investments, however, building societies can remain competitive yet.
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Gold Prices at 8-Year High While Shares Cool

24th June 2020
An increase of COVID-19 cases in the US and UK has added to investor uncertainty, paving the way for a gold surge.
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Europe Is at Risk of Falling Out of the AI ‘Arms Race’

24th June 2020
A powerful movement is taking place behind the scenes of recent TV reports and newspaper headlines. In the quest for global dominance in the domain of deep tech, countries are involved in a spirited race to develop the next wave of leading artificial intelligence (AI) technologies.
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The Key to Recovery Lies in Agile Financial Planning

23rd June 2020
The ever-changing financial landscape created by COVID-19 has touched every aspect of business. Navigating a way back to normalcy will depend on firms' ability to remain agile.
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FCA Appoints Nikhil Rathi as Chief Executive

22nd June 2020
The former head of the London Stock Exchange will now head up the Financial Conduct Authority, Chancellor Rishi Sunak has confirmed.
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Finance Teams Must Prepare for a 2020 Fraud Surge

22nd June 2020
The conditions of 2020 – a severe pandemic causing furloughing, disruption and mass home-working for finance teams and many other people – means businesses face both increased fraud and fewer defences. Finance teams, potentially stretched and excluded from the office, will nonetheless be the first line of defence and also often the first to uncover them.
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