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Research Says Women Are Better at Paying People Back
Iwoca has found that female applicants are 18% more likely to repay small business loans on time than their male counterparts. Women-led small businesses make up an estimated 20% of iwoca’s customers and it has supported an estimated 2,400…
Does Open Banking Need to Be Personalised to Work?
One in two UK consumers would be happy to share transaction data with third parties if offered a more personalised service, whilst one in three would be happy to use banking services from technology companies, because of the personalisation…
Financial Phishing Accounts for Over 50% of All Phishing Attacks
In 2017 anti-phishing technologies detected over 246 million user attempts to visit different kinds of phishing pages. Of those, over 53% were attempts to visit a financial-related website – 6 percentage points higher compared to data from…
The Pros and Cons of buying to renovate
If you’re currently looking at investing your money in buying a new property, you’ve probably already considered the potential benefits of buying a slightly older building and renovating it. While this is often a reliable way to turn a more…
Should Personal Finance Be Taught as a Standalone Subject in Schools?
Personal finance should be included as a standalone subject in UK schools, affirms Nigel Green, founder and CEO of deVere Group.
Mr Green is speaking out days after the leader of the Church of England, the Archbishop of Canterbury, said…
