The Rise of the Retail Investor and Armchair Financial Analyst

Online Banking Habits That Will Boost Your Credit Score Your credit score plays a crucial role in your financial life, affecting everything from loan approval to interest rates. While many people focus on traditional credit-building strategies, developing smart online banking habits can be a powerful tool for improving your credit score. Whether you’re just starting […]

Following up from the opportunity to speak with the CFO of Qtrade Financial Group about the challenges of running the finance department of a B2B fintech operation, we took a closer look at how other components have journeyed towards their current day status and how they operate as an important cog in the company’s success. This is how Shayne Kong, Controller, recounts the past few years of the Finance - Corporate Accounting Team.

E-commerce in 2020 has seen an impressive surge as worldwide retail online sales saw a 27.6% growth rate with sales reaching over $4 trillion. This upward trajectory is expected to continue—by 2023 global e-commerce is predicted to be worth a sound $6.5 trillion, up by 22% from 2022 estimates. The Baltics are no exception in this—Lithuania’s e-commerce revenue is projected to reach $889 million in 2021, while Latvia and Estonia are expected to reach $345 million and $405 million respectively.

There is a financial inequality gap between men and women in developing countries and their economies and there has been no sign of improvements in recent years. There is no discernable gender gap in high-income economies. 69% of adults. Which is a total of 3.8 billion people around the world have a bank account or […]

The financial market is one of the industries that has relied heavily on technological innovations for its operations. In the last few years, there have been new solutions developed to streamline the industry and make its operations seamless. One of the major driving forces for these solutions has been APIs (Applications Programming Interfaces). They have opened a channel through which companies come up with innovations to handle all their transactions and to meet the demands of the modern investor.

Being self-employed shouldn’t automatically mean securing a mortgage will be a challenge. With over 4.2 million British workers now classified as self-employed1 – and expectations the sector will only continue to grow - it is more important than ever before to know just what extra considerations are needed to secure a mortgage.

For employers, the challenge lies in balancing the flexibility of remote roles with the need for robust data protection.

After a decade encompassing Brexit and the euro crisis, and amid disappointing returns relative to other markets, many investors have written off European equities, but River and Mercantile’s James Sym believes that stance now needs to change.

Is your business operating as efficiently as it could be? For smaller businesses and startups, maximising efficiency can be the difference between surviving and thriving. In today’s rapidly-evolving commercial landscape, being an early adopter of the latest technology can set your business apart from the rest, open the door to a wider market of potential customers or simply help cut costs.

Worldwide information technology company Unisys Corporation has been selected by Her Majesty's Passport Office (HMPO) to implement its new Facial Recognition System (FRS).