New research among 2,000 UK adults commissioned by virtual letting agency LetBritain has revealed a mass consumer exodus from offline businesses, finding: Half of consumers (51%) rely on online solutions for the vast majority of their products and services; 45% of UK adults – 23.10 million people – favour online services over ones that require […]
Uber is close to securing an investment deal with Softbank, which if succesful, could amount to £10bn according to reports. TechCrunch were given the following statement: “We’ve entered into an agreement with a consortium led by SoftBank and Dragoneer on a potential investment. We believe this agreement is a strong vote of confidence in Uber’s […]
The Paradise Papers have revealed secret boltholes for many firms and individuals around the world, from sportsmen and the Queen to giants like Apple. But what are people’s thoughts on tax avoidance, which is very different from the illicit tax evasion? Tax avoidance has a large range of angles to consider, from investment to the […]
LCD wide screen TV at 50% off? Don’t mind if I do. Except I’ll have to make my way through a throng of a thousand punters, get punched in my left eye half a dozen times, and likely trample a few elderly buyers on the way. Black Friday is year on year becoming more about […]
With recent news that the pound took a tumble over the weekend, partly attributed to the future of Theresa May as Prime Minister and the upcoming EU summit, rumours that China is looking to open its finance sector up to more foreign ownership, and updates on the latest trade announcement being teased by US President […]
Failure to start Brexit trade talks at the EU summit in December could lead to “a difficult choice between two opposite policy stances from the Bank of England”, warns the senior investment analyst at one of the world’s leading independent financial services organisations. deVere Group’s International Investment Strategist, Tom Elliott, is speaking out after the Bank […]
They make it seem so easy to just jump into the foreign exchange industry and begin trading. But there are actually plenty of considerations to make. Steve Plant, the CEO of WhichFX, has compiled a list of the dirty tricks of the FX industry to be aware of when planning currency transactions. As an international […]
With just six months until GDPR hits Europe hard, Finance Monthly has heard from Nigel Edwards, SVP of Insurance Europe & Head of UK at EXL Service, on the threat GDPR poses to emerging technologies, fintech, regtech and so forth. For insurers, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) promises to be a difficult hurdle to […]
Below Kathleen Brook, Research Director at City Index, talks Finance Monthly through the current markets environment, referencing US stock, bonds, tech, crypto and oil. As we reach the middle of the week, there are a few signs that stocks could have a harder climb from here. After reaching record highs earlier on Tuesday, the S&P […]
Choosing a global location for your business can be a fraught one, especially if you don’t have insider knowledge about the country you are considering. There could be economic and political factors to take into account, so just how do you choose the best business destinations and locations to trade from? Here Irma Hunkeler, of Blue […]
Here John Milliken, Chief Operating Officer at Infomedia, delves into the statistics and facts of online, mobile and digital payments, how they differ between regions, and why. According to a report by UNCTAD - the United Nations body on international trade and development - online, mobile and digital currency payment systems are set to overtake […]
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