Business Insider spoke with Dharshini David, economist, broadcaster, and author of "The Almighty Dollar." David talked about why the Euro hasn't challenged the Dollar as an international currency, despite being used by more people than the American currency. She also talked about how the Yuan could become the world's dominant currency.
Online research from Equifax, the consumer and business insights expert, shows that using a debit or credit card with a pin number is still the preferred method of payment for 42% of people in the UK. Contactless methods followed at 34%, with the vast majority of these respondents (31%) preferring a contactless card to using […]
Banks and card companies prevented £1,458.6 million in unauthorised financial fraud last year, equivalent to £2 in every £3 of attempted unauthorised fraud being stopped, the latest data from UK Finance shows. In 2017, fraud losses on payment cards fell 8% year-on-year to £566.0 million. At the same time, card spending increased by 7%, meaning […]
Cryptocurrency has been arguably the big financial breakthrough of the past few years and in 2017 it really took off, led of course by bitcoin. The potential of such digital currencies and the technology which powers them has created the Internet of Value. But when does control lie within these spheres? While both have created […]
From AI to all things IoT, Russell Bennett, Chief Technology Officer at Fraedom, discusses with Finance Monthly the top five technologies that are already making waves in the banking sector. Over the past five years, technology has fundamentally changed how the financial services sector operates. Many retail banks already successfully cater to customers’ digital needs. […]
How are banks meant to co-exist, work with or become the initiators of fast-developing fintech when most are so caught up in legacy systems? Below Finance Monthly benefits from expert insight from Kyle Ferguson, Chief Executive Officer at Fraedom, on the potential avenues banks could focus on in the pursuit of tech advancement and the […]
As a society, we cherish our right to privacy probably more than anything else. Sharing is great, and we all enjoy it, but there is always that other side, the untold story, the personal, the secret. Now, let’s extrapolate this to a societal level. How many information is out there, purposely being concealed for the […]
Billions lost, reputations ruined and company's that never recover. Business can be unforgiving. Saying yes to the wrong idea can lose you and your company millions or even result in bankruptcy and the demise of a business. So you have to make sure that the decisions you make are correct. But sometimes businesses get it […]
Beijing recently retaliated the US’ extensive list of around 1,300 Chinese products it intends to slap a 25% tariff on. The White House claims the intentions surrounding these tariffs are to counter the ‘unfair practices’ surrounding Chinese intellectual property rights. In response, China has escalated the trade war to an extent none expected, targeting over […]
Intrapay, a recently launched payments company within the Sappaya ecosystem, has announced the results of its new consumer survey into the consumer ecommerce experience and the demand for different payment methods provided through online retailers. The results suggest that consumer demand for cryptocurrency, both now and in the future, falls well short of hype within […]
Six out of 10 people with currently no exposure to cryptocurrencies would consider including cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin into their investment portfolios, reveals a new global poll. Meanwhile, seven out of 10 people who do hold cryptocurrencies are planning to increase their exposure in the next 12 months. In the survey carried out by deVere Group, […]
Investors on the Assetz Capital platform are expecting to feel a negative impact from the UK’s economic situation in the next three months, despite the government lauding growth of 0.8% in Q4 2017. The peer-to-peer lending platform canvassed the views of its investors in the Q1 Assetz Capital Investor Barometer. Asked how the economic situation […]
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