It’s been an unusual summer. England’s footballers reached their first World Cup semi-final in 28 years, while the heatwave has caused meteorologists to make comparisons with weather 42 years ago.

Now the Office for National Statistics has identified another rare event: UK households have become net borrowers for the first time in almost 30 years.

Event: iBLOCKCHAIN SUMMIT 2018

Date: November 2-3, 2018

Venue: Guangzhou Baiyun International Convention Center, Guangzhou China

The last iBlockchain Summit held on May 18-19 at Shenzhen received great feedback from both our sponsors and audiences. This time, iBlockchain Summit is coming to Guangzhou, one of the biggest cities in China. The event will take place on November 2-3 in Guangzhou Baiyun International Convention Center.

VAKT are pioneering the development of an industry-wide post-trade processing platform for commodities through blockchain, today announces that it has joined the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance (EEA), the world's largest open source blockchain initiative.

 Managed platform to provide access to DLT-based services for financial processes on a single, secured network

Barclays and Citi among the nine financial institutions participating in the initiative

As UK banks continue to report their interim results, the forecast remains positive for banking giants Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) and Lloyds Banking Group. While the outlook is rosy, traditional lenders still face fierce competition from digital challenger banks, with 61 percent of smartphone owners opting to bank solely online.[1]       

I’m an avid Postmates and DoorDash user – while I do love great food, I’m often short on time and these delivery services ensure that a delicious meal is just a few taps away. It’s great to get what you want, when you want without having to give it a thought. But sometimes I do give it a thought – How does the delivery person who is sometimes buying and delivering food from a local bodega and at other times from a gourmet restaurant pay or get paid? Do they carry a wad of cash with them or do they have a corporate card?

FactSet, a global provider of integrated financial information, analytical applications, and industry-leading services, today announced that Helen Shan will join as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) in September, 2018. 

What is the solution?

FactSet’s solution for investment managers is a unique set of tools that provide needed information to save time and make effective decisions quickly. Moreover, it allows understanding a portfolio’s true exposure to geopolitical risk, macroeconomic factors, and market conditions using FactSet GeoRev data, or uncover interconnected relationships within stock portfolio that may impact overall performance.

 Dionach, a leading global information security consultancy based in Oxford, UK, today announces that its cyber security services have been formally awarded STAR (Simulated Targeted Attack and Response) status by CREST, the accreditation and certification body for the UK’s information security industry.