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.

In April of this year, PIMFA – the UK’s leading wealth management and financial advice association – launched our FinTech Competition, looking for the best examples of new thinking in how technology can help businesses to manage their operations and growth in what is a new and highly competitive landscape.

CloudTrade, the leading provider of cloud-based e-invoicing, e-order and complex data capture services,has today announced the completion of its first investment round, securing a £2million injection from Calculus Capital.

It’s been a long time coming, but General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is finally here, ready to bring to fruition the most seismic change to data management and security in recent years.  

Depending on the mindset, investment and level of digital sophistication that exists within an organisation, it’s a deadline that has sparked varying responses from those having to negotiate the myriad of complex reforms around the storing and processing and utilisation of EU citizens’ data.