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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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7 Top Payment Trends for 2018

18th January 2018
From IoT to peer-to-peer offerings, the PPRO Group - specialists in cross-border electronic payments - have predicted key online payment trends for the year ahead. With digitisation in the world of payments progressing by leaps and bounds, the following seven developments are expected to make waves in 2018. Internet of Payments According to Gartner, the […]
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Here’s How Mobile Phones Are Reducing Poverty in Africa

18th January 2018
You wouldn’t think that poverty stricken lands in the huge continent of Africa are actually rich with communications technologies, and in particular mobile phones. Below, Michael Brown at Credit Angel sheds a light on what this looks like, and how in fact, the proliferation of mobile technology is helping eradicate poverty in some areas. The […]
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Which Industries Should You Be Investing In?

17th January 2018
Any investor will tell you that if you get it right when you invest in a business, this provides you with a fantastic opportunity to make money. That’s why many people are constantly looking for ways to invest in new industries. But these investors will also tell you that it isn’t always as easy as […]
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Is Kodak Making a Comeback Via the Crypto Market?

17th January 2018
One might assume that Kodak, the American photography company best known for printing your beloved baby pictures from the high street, had faded into obscurity after its redundancy in the wake of the ever-changing digital age. In the dawn of handheld devices such as cell phones, smart phones and tablets—all of which can take photographs […]
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MiFID II: 5 Top Tips for Compliance

17th January 2018
MiFID II came into force at the start of the month/year, but many businesses are still not compliant. Luckily for them, there’s a six month grace period before they’re actually in trouble. With that in mind, here’s 5 top tips for compliance from Joanne Smith, Group CEO of TCC and Recordsure. MiFID II, hailed as […]
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