This weekend, Barclays and Cabinet Office-backed security initiative Cyber Security Challenge UK, hosted an immersive competition to test the skills of thirty cyber enthusiasts. The competition required contestants to adopt the role of interns at a fictitious cyber security firm, who had to defend their company from a cyber-attack, triggered by an insider, all while […]
Following the recent disasters that hit the US mainland, Finance Monthly reached out to Nalanda Matia, Lead Economist at Dun & Bradstreet, to gather thoughts on the overall impact felt by supply chains throughout the various industries, regions and markets. Mother Nature hasn’t been kind to the United States in the past month or so; […]
Following Monarch Airlines’ recent closure 110,000 passengers were left overseas according to reports. The overall cost of returning these passengers was reported last week at £60 million. In addition, nearly 1,900 jobs were lost as a consequence of Monarch ceasing trade, and the collapse of this 50-year-old airline is the largest ever for a UK […]
With digital currencies taking the financial world by storm, the banking industry is being revolutionized from the outside. And it’s about time. The global banking system, which relies on currencies whose value is partly determined by the people in power (and partly by the demand) and thus, spin the wheels of the capitalist machine, could […]
There are mixed thoughts across the UK on the current state of the property market and the prospects to come. In some regions economists believe it’s the best it’s been in the last ten years, while others are confident in the current slump, particularly in London. Here Paresh Raja, CEO of Market Financial Solutions (MFS), […]
77% of UK businesses are aware of fintech products and services and two-thirds (65%) have adopted at least one fintech application, with a fifth (19%) taking on four. These adopters reported saving (on average) over £5,500 a year as result of using the fintech products and services. Interestingly, a tenth (11%) reported using bitcoins or […]
Richard Meirion-Williams, Head of Financial Services at BJSS discusses how banks can counteract the threat provided by Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon (GAFA). It wasn’t long ago that bank branches used to hold personal, trusted relationships with their local customers. However, since the rise of digital banking and the decline of the branch, relationships between […]
Google made several jokes about Apple and the new iPhone at its event to show the Pixel 2. They took aim at Apple's storage problems and its perceived aloofness.
As you may already know, MiFID II is just around the corner and some firms are already well on their way to compliance, however others remain either oblivious, unprepared or facing the many challenges in establishing steps towards compliance. Here Fabrice Bouland, CEO of Alphametry, explains for Finance Monthly what some of these challenges may […]
Planning a career in the field of business is a common goal for many people studying at college and university. Many business degrees provide a certain level of flexibility in terms of what you can do with it, but not all are equally valued. Different business degrees often do focus on specific aspects of finance […]
With the worldwide number of robots in smart factories now topping a million, Ross Thomson cites a lack of awareness as the reason most operators haven’t tackled the threat. “Many firms believe hackers only want personal or financial data, but there is a credible risk to industrial robots,” says Mr Thomson, Principal Consultant at Amethyst […]
Number 10: Xabi Alonso Scores From His Own Half Welcome to Finance Monthly's guide to the craziest Sports Bets ever made. These are the biggest wins from bets that the bookmakers thought had no chance of winning. Scroll through to see who tops our list. [pag]
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