MORRISONS’ SHARE PRICES JUMP 30% AS IT REJECTS £5.5 BILLION OFFER
Morrisons is preparing for takeover negotiations following its rejection of a £5.5 billion ($7.6 billion) bid from Clayton Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) at the weekend. Read More
HOW DIGITAL PAYMENTS ARE CHANGING BUSINESS | UNPACKED | J.P. MORGAN INSIGHTS
Consumers demand seamless digital transactions in their personal lives, but how does this uninterrupted experience translate to the corporate world? Learn how the transition from paper and spreadsheets to automated cash management systems is driving business growth and resiliency in this episode of Unpacked. June 16, 2021
HOW FINTECHS CAN INCREASE REVENUE AND COMBAT FRAUD WITH PROVE PRE-FILL™
Interested in learning how to enhance your customer experience? This whitepaper demonstrates how embracing new and innovative techniques such as Prove Pre-fill, can enable companies to delight customers and increase revenue. Read More
WEATHERING THE COVID STORM: WHY THE UAE IS LOOKING INCREASINGLY BETTER FOR POTENTIAL INVESTORS
The investment landscape has, for the past year, been characterised by uncertainty. It does not take a degree in economics to recognise that global pandemics, and their associated social restrictions, do not cultivate a desire for reckless speculation or needless risk-taking. It is doubtless for this reason that, according to a recent report from the
MINING STOCKS FALL AS CHINA RESTRAINS METAL PRICES
On Wednesday, mining stocks dropped after China announced it would release metal reserves to restrain commodity prices. China is the world’s largest consumer of raw materials. It fears that an increase in metal prices, and with it the extra costs that would be passed onto its consumers, could pose a serious threat to its economic
THE EVER-INCREASING NEED TO APPLY FRICTIONLESS BANKING TECHNOLOGY TO CROSS-BORDER TRANSACTIONS
There has been a real drive towards ‘frictionless’ banking in Western countries, giving rise to the question: why aren’t cross-border payments equally frictionless? Especially for those in emerging markets, who have everything to lose and much to contribute. Read More
CLOUD MOMENTUM IS BUILDING IN RETAIL BANKING
For retail banks entering a post COVID-19 world, the only way is cloud. Today, the world’s most disruptive banks are in the cloud. For newcomer banks, cloud has been the only option for some time – and the same is increasingly true for established banks as well. Why? Because cloud is not only disruptive in
BRITAIN URGES EU TO SPEED UP FINANCIAL SERVICES TALKS
Both Great Britain and the EU have agreed to begin discussions via an informal forum on financial services, but the talks are yet to begin. This had led to Britain’s finance ministry calling for the EU to expedite financial services talks, after the London Stock Exchange urged the bloc to avoid protectionism. Read More
RENTING IS NOW CHEAPER THAN BUYING A HOME IN MOST OF THE UK
According to research by Hamptons, for the first time in over six year, it is now cheaper to rent a property in the UK than it is to buy a property. The estate agency has revealed that pre-pandemic, buyers with a 10% deposit would have been better off than renters by £102 each month. However,
BUSINESS TRENDS WHICH WILL DEFINE THE NEXT NORMAL
2021 is expected to be a year of change, with businesses around the world optimistic that the months ahead will be brighter than what 2020 dealt us. Many of the micro trends that companies thought would be temporary measures throughout the pandemic have become macro trends that are here to stay. These are a few
7 POST-PANDEMIC PREDICTIONS FOR THE PROPERTY MARKET
If you are considering moving post-lockdown, you may be wondering what the property market is going to look like over the coming months – and you’re not alone. Read More
UK GOVERNMENT APPOINTS NEW TASK FORCE TO TACKLE GREENWASHING IN FINANCIAL SECTOR
Members of trade bodies, academia, and NGOs will make up the task force, known as the Green Technical Advisory Group (GTAG). The GTAF will be responsible for overseeing the government’s delivery of a “Green Taxonomy”. This common framework will offer comprehensible standards that lay out when a financial product or investment can be classed as