The UK was among the first to mandate open banking and the sharing of transaction data between financial service providers and third parties. Open finance is the next step after open banking. By enabling other types of data to be shared, such as investments, insurance, mortgages, loans, savings, and pensions, open finance enables creation of
According to data from EY, the UK acquired 99 investment projects in financial services in 2019. However, in 2020, just 49 were acquired, a significant drop that puts the country only 14% ahead of France. The latest EY UK Attractiveness Survey for Financial Services found that foreign investment fell by 23% across Europe in 2020,
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,
2021 has seen a huge tie in of key areas including our biggest foe – COVID-19 and one of the most current trending terms, Net-Zero. Of course, with most of us obeying the rules of lockdown, there has been a huge online presence for retail and of course, NFTs. Unfortunately, some of my most compelling
Credit Suisse will overhaul the leadership of its investment bank and risk division following the collapse of hedge fund Archegos Capital, which the firm estimates will cost it $4.7 billion. In a statement on Tuesday, the firm said it would take a hit of 4.4 billion Swiss francs from “the failure by a US-based hedge
