Businesses have invested £22bn less in the last two and a half years as a result of the uncertainty caused by Brexit, according to data from the Office of National Statistics, While this may make financial sense, it could negatively impact the business’ ability to operate as usual and maintain a competitive edge within a global market.
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Keeping Business Agility on Track with Tech
Monday, May 20, 2019 - 11:41
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areeba Partners with Wallet Factory to Enable Mobile Payment Services in the Middle East
areeba, a leading Lebanese financial technology company that provides payment solutions for banks, governments and merchants in the Middle East, has signed an agreement with Wallet Factory for the supply of Mobile Wallet platform. Wallet Factory will provide areeba with technology to enable mobile payment services in the region.
Friday, May 17, 2019 - 13:51
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Keep Calm and Fintech on: How the UK is leading the financial services revolution
The UK is at the forefront of the financial services revolution. With one of the world’s highest contactless card adoption rates, a thriving challenger bank community and successful open banking initiatives, it’s no surprise the nation’s fintech industry generates around £20 billion in annual returns.
Friday, May 17, 2019 - 12:04
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Aiven - Tailoring Data Infrastructure Systems
Oskari Saarenmaa (OS) is the CEO and one of the founders of Aiven, a next-generation managed cloud services company offering the best Open Source database and messaging services to businesses around the world.
He has previously founded and managed a couple of software development agencies and worked as a software architect designing secure, large-scale database systems. He studied on and off at the University of Helsinki, Department of Computer Science.
Friday, May 17, 2019 - 11:57
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Billon Solutions and Microsoft to Bring DLT to Polish Universities
Billon Solutions sp. z o. o., a fully owned subsidiary of Billon Group in the UK, signed a cooperation agreement with the Center for Research on Legal Aspects of Blockchain Technology, operating at the Faculty of Law and Administration of the University of Warsaw. Under the agreement, the parties will be able to support each other in their academic and expert work on blockchain. The cooperation can be also expanded to include joint initiatives implementing DLT solutions in the university environment.
Friday, May 17, 2019 - 11:54
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Six Senior Advisors Appointed by Portag3 Ventures
Portag3 Ventures ("Portag3") today announced the creation of a group of senior advisors tasked with working with the platform to provide industry and functional expertise to portfolio companies and support the investment team's deal sourcing activities.
Friday, May 17, 2019 - 11:39
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How Payments in Transit has Evolved Over Years and Significance of Automated Fare Collection Systems
Over the years, cashless payments have progressed dynamically with the advent of digital payment technologies. With the wide adoption of digital payments everywhere, expectations of consumers are redefining the digital payments in the transit industry. To enhance customer experience, transit organizations are intensively implementing digital payments as it offers great flexibility and accessibility with decreased operational costs. With digital payments, the scope of transport industry has been expanding tremendously with increased productivity.
Friday, May 17, 2019 - 10:39
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Dun & Bradstreet and Encompass Announce Strategic Partnership
Dun & Bradstreet today announced a strategic partnership with encompass, a global provider of automated Know Your Customer (KYC) solutions, to help deliver world-leading data and analytics for UK businesses.
Friday, May 17, 2019 - 10:28
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What Happens When You Can't Transfer Money Electronically
There are still millions of people who do not have access to a bank account. Some don’t qualify for one, while others can’t or don’t wish to pay the fees that are associated with commercial banking. To them, these fees are significant.
According to media sources, there are believed to be an estimated 1.7 billion adults across the globe who do not presently enjoy access to conventional financial services. This equates to 31% of the adult population who are not currently leveraging financial services, products and benefits from a traditional bank account.
Friday, May 17, 2019 - 08:59
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Piper Jaffray Chooses MCO’s Compliance Management Software
-MyComplianceOffice (MCO) announced today at the annual
Friday, May 17, 2019 - 08:39
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