Have you ever walked into the store with the intention of buying one thing but ended up walking out with a cart full of stuff you didn’t plan on purchasing? Do you think impulse buying has a significant negative impact on your overall finances?

Understanding the psychology of how you spend money sheds light on why you make these decisions and how your mind influences your financial well-being.

In this article, we'll look at how your spending behavior influences your finances.

Trading Technologies International, Inc. (TT), a global capital markets technology platform provider, has just won the FOW Asia Capital Markets Award for Derivatives Trading System of the Year for its TT platform. Global Investor Group presented the award at a dinner ceremony in Singapore.

The FOW Asia Capital Markets Awards recognize the best and brightest innovations in the Asian derivatives industry. Winners are selected by a panel of independent judges with extensive experience in the industry.

TransUnion, one of the UK’s leading credit reference agencies, has been voted Credit Information Partner of the Year in the Consumer Credit Awards, for the third time consecutively.

The awards are based on customer feedback, placing the information and insights company as the UK’s industry leader of choice, and highlighting TransUnion’s strengths in customer service, relationship building, product innovation and credit education.

Sustainability has been a big focus for the banking industry in recent years, with the issue becoming increasingly important for consumers. It’s no wonder that sustainability has become baked into the purposes of almost every bank, from Natwest to HSBC.

iDenfy, a global RegTech startup offering AI-based identity verification and fraud prevention tools, announced a new partnership with CardDepot.com, a digital gift card platform offering special discounts for budget-conscious shoppers. iDenfy's identity verification solution will make the checkout process quick and secure, effectively stopping individuals with malicious intent from engaging in fraudulent activities on the gift card platform.

Investment Metrics, a Confluence company, the leading global provider of investment analytics, reporting, and data solutions, today announced the availability of liability reporting in its Portfolio Analytics and Reporting (PARis) solution. This new capability gives Investment Consultants and Asset Owners a more comprehensive and balanced view of their Pension plans, while significantly improving institutional plan analysis and reducing manual work and errors.

Multi-award-winning business lender Fleximize has secured £136 million in securitised funding from existing investor Goldman Sachs Asset Management and new lender Citi.

Despite challenging market conditions, leading to other alternative lenders to withdraw from SME lending, Fleximize has emerged as a prominent player in the industry — recently named Best Business Loan Provider at the Business Moneyfacts Awards.

AppTech Payments Corp., a pioneering Fintech company powering frictionless commerce between business to business and business to consumer, proudly announces the inauguration of PayToMe.co's cutting-edge office in Cairo, Egypt. This momentous event marks yet another milestone in PayToMe's global outreach as a valued partner within the AppTech family.