Bitcoin's growth in recent years has resulted in investors reaping significant returns with the asset's rising value. The growth in Bitcoin's return on investment has seen the asset outperform stocks by major banks.

Nearly 70% of people claim to be doing more to protect themselves from online fraud and identity theft than a year ago

According to research released today by Trulioo, the leading global identity verification company, 68% of consumers claim to be doing more to protect themselves from online fraud and identity theft than a year ago. 

• Chase will introduce a fee-free current account that combines money management features with cashback rewards on everyday debit card spending
• Chase customers can access their bank through an intuitive mobile app and reach customer support 24/7, with no reliance on chat bots
• New customers can join Chase by signing up at chase.co.uk

A safer, more secure and private way to pay with iPhone and Apple Watch 

• Latest raise led by Tiger Global Management LLC with participation from global payments technology firm Stripe. Brings the total raised to date to c$270m.

• TrueLayer processes billions in payments, with 400% growth in payment volume and 800% growth in monthly payment value as the company expands across Europe and doubles its customer base.

In September, European investment platform Robo.cash reached 300 M euro in total funded loans. The month was also recorded by another achievement - the number of investors crossed the mark of 19 thousand.

The increasing mobile data and cloud computing traffic and the rapid development of technologies such as artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things significantly increased the volume and complexity of data sets, driving the growth of the big data and business analytics market.

Councils that embed social value strategies into their procurement processes can add a minimum of +20% value says Eastbourne-based security print company Zunoma.

The Local Government National Procurement Strategy shows that councils embedding social value add a minimum of +20% value at no additional cost by providing genuine additional benefits for local communities.

In a recent review conducted by the Local Government Association, only 23% of 343 councils had published a social value strategy, with 44% having no mention of social value online.

• Pensionhelp will deploy Comentis’ vulnerability assessment technology
• The leading provider of DB transfer advice will be utilising Comentis’ Cognitive Assessment Engine to detect vulnerability and direct customers to appropriate support

Monneo, regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), a virtual IBAN and corporate account provider, has enlisted cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, in a move that will enable payment of invoices in a range of cryptocurrencies. The new service will be available for B2B invoice settlement and is supported by two of Monneo’s partner banks.

Coinbase, a secure online exchange platform for buying, selling, transferring, and storing digital currencies is a leader in the cryptocurrency industry.