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Executive Summary In the increasingly complex world of asset management, data integrity is paramount and underpins all facets of operations – from decision-making to regulatory compliance and investor...
Short-selling, often wrapped in controversy and skepticism, emerges as a strategic maneuver in the investment world, offering a counterintuitive approach to profiting from declining stock prices. This...
The introduction of stablecoins has highlighted a decades-old problem: despite all the tech innovations and dynamics, the payment sector remains slow, unfair, and opaque. They pointed up the need to f...
What does the future hold for businesses in 2024? The answer lies in a dynamic interplay of emerging trends and transformative forces that are reshaping industries around the world. From rapid advance...
"You can’t build a reputation on what you are going to do." ~ Henry Ford Your brand's identity is crucial, and the level of protection it receives through trademarks can significantly influe...
There have been a lot of inventions over the course of history that revolutionised the way people handle their business processes. From clay tablets in Mesopotamia as early as 9000 BCE to paper in Chi...
This year’s Merchant Payment Ecosystem (MPE) conference in Berlin was nothing short of exceptional! MPE really is the leading trade show in the merchant world, igniting conversations among fintech lea...
Centuries of history and decades on the high street mean that traditional banks, like the UK’s ‘big four’ of Barclays, Lloyds, HSBC, and Natwest, are often perceived by customers to be the most trustw...
Insurance is, in theory, one of the most virtuous concepts on earth. It is a natural extension of – or even an improvement on – social security. Everyone pays a small contribution so that when an unlu...
Every year, March 22nd marks a somewhat solemn reflection on the state of the world’s water security. The bedrock of all known life, water is a fundamental need for all communities, depicted throughou...
Few industries rely on technology as much as the financial services industry does. In fact, Gartner estimates that banks spend more than $650 billion on technology each year. Some question whether ban...
In the dynamic realm of small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), the holiday season isn't always a time of pure celebration. Recent data analysis sheds light on intriguing patterns in SMB activity, r...