Creative businesses are the fastest growing sector in the UK economy, now accounting for one in eight of all businesses, the Creative Industries Federation says.

More than two million people are normally employed in the creative sector, with a third of the workforce being self-employed.

Understanding the different needs of businesses founded on the creative talent of individuals is so important.

That’s why the UK’s leading online accountancy firm for freelancers and micro businesses has joined forces with a specialist insurer, Create Insurance.

Allica Bank, the business bank committed to empowering small and medium-sized businesses, has today announced the appointment of Dipesh Halai as Head of Financial Planning and Analysis.

Paysafe, a leading specialized payments platform, today announced the U.S. launch of its Skrill Money Transfer service. Existing and new Skrill customers in the United States can now use the solution to transfer money for free to friends and family in Mexico, India and 16 other Asian and European countries, with others available shortly.

Planixs, the leading provider of real-time intraday cash, collateral and liquidity management solutions was celebrating success again at the virtual Northern Tech Awards after topping the Enterprise Fintech category at the 2020 Northern Tech Top 100 League for the third consecutive year.

Cassini Systems, the leading provider of pre- and post-trade margin and collateral analytics for derivatives market participants, today won the 2020 FTF News Technology Innovation Award for Best Margining Solution.

Objectway, a leader in the software and services for the Digital Wealth & Investment Management sector, won the XCelent award for the leading Depth of Service score in Celent report “Wealth Management Client Onboarding Platforms”.

This report examined eight major vendors offering digital onboarding capabilities in Europe and North America, focusing on trends, technology and functionalities, and client preferences.