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Apple’s new iPhone X arrived in stores globally on Friday 3rd November. As with every new iPhone launch, experts have been debating the ins and outs of the Apple X for days as fans queued overnight to...
According to the Collins English dictionary a loophole is defined as "a small mistake which allows people to do something that would otherwise be illegal". The same dictionary offers an alte...
The CFO role in financial institutions has always been pivotal. But as the industry evolves and technology and data become increasingly critical to operations, CFOs have taken the lead in driving indu...
Access to finance is consistently highlighted as a serious concern for small to medium businesses (SMEs), which is worrying considering they are the lifeblood of our economy. Their contribution to the...
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It is a while since I have written about Bitcoin, but I continue to be fascinated by it. In particular, by Bitcoin’s ability to endure and continue serenely on in the face of all manner of controversi...
Private equity firms may be aware of the growing number of cybersecurity and data protection regulations for financial services organizations – but how knowledgeable are they about the cyber risks tha...
For businesses of all sectors and regions, communication and interaction with customers is changing at a rapid pace. In this three-part blog series, we’ll be looking at where we are now and how this w...
As the Financial Conduct Authority explains: “Consumer credit has a key economic function and is a largely beneficial activity. Most borrowers repay without difficulty and without financial distress.”...
Over the last eighteen months the use of WhatsApp and WeChat has steadily grown within financial services. It doesn’t matter which country you operate in, I guarantee there’s a regulation that says yo...
I get asked this question a lot by the corporate community with whom I am typically engaged with, usually this would comprise of senior figures from the BFSI community. The people I am usually in conv...
http://www.wired.co.uk/article/chinese-government-social-credit-score-privacy-invasion The Chinese Government social credit score project. Or rather Social Score or mass control. This is both amazin...