The era of the blockchain has dawned, and this tech is already causing a seismic shift in many industries, disrupting markets in a major way and causing people to rethink the fundamentals of finance.

Money troubles cast a dark cloud over many South African households these days. As day-to-day costs keep climbing and credit cards become easier to get, plenty of people feel stuck in a never-ending cycle of debt. But there’s good news – financial experts say getting out of debt is absolutely possible with some practical steps […]

There have been deepening losses in emerging markets on Wednesday, following poor Chinese manufacturing data showing activity reaching a 6 ½ year low. This follows warnings yesterday from the Bank of England that the International Monetary Fund needs more resources and better tools to help emerging economies deal with the spill-over from slowing growth and future interest rate rises in advanced economies.

The world has never been more globalised than it is today. International reach and connections across borders power change and success through hardship, and the links forged between nations and their economies can result in a domino effect when catastrophe strikes.

The UK's “Big 6” energy companies are losing customers to smaller rivals so quickly that they will control under half the residential market in 2019, according to an energy price comparison site

Long-standing FinTech company, Prepaid Financial Services (PFS), a leading e-money issuer and provider of prepaid bank account solutions has today announced it is offering a Partial Account Switch Service that allows for the streamlined transfer of regular payment arrangements from an existing bank or building society account to a PFS-issued prepaid account. This service offering is a further example of the company's widening prepaid banking services.

When you’re sidelined by an accident, achieving financial recovery is a process riddled with wide-ranging complexities. Beyond getting back to an acceptable level of physical health, it’s not unusual to have money worries, made even more intense by the amount of uncertainty you’ll face. Rather than twiddling your thumbs, you can reduce your woes by […]

Within some sectors, there is the belief that risk management is only something that big corporations and financial institutions ever worry about. This just isn’t the case, and in 2021 risk management in your organisation has never been more important, regardless of whatever sector you’re in. It’s not a fad, nor is it something that has to break […]

News from the Payments Council says that cashless payments have overtaken the use of notes and coins for the first time.

London-based fintech firm Mode, advised and backed by Twitter co-founder Biz Stone, has launched its Bitcoin banking mobile iOS app. This will make Bitcoin - the world’s most popular digital asset which many refer to as ‘digital gold’ - accessible to everyone at the touch of a button.