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Finance

DISPELLING THE ‘RISKS’ OF P2P LENDING

By Nick Harding, founder & CEO of Lending Works, the UK’s #3 consumer P2P lender. There’s no dou...

16th December, 2014

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AS THE UK ECONOMY STALLS, 40% OF BRITISH SHOPPERS HAVE CREATED STRICT BUDGETS FOR CHRISTMAS

On average Brits are only prepared to overspend by £54 – less than the cost of a family-sized turkey...

16th December, 2014

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REDCLOUD ENABLES BANK OF KHARTOUM TO BRING MOBILE FINANCIAL SERVICES TO ALL OF SUDAN

Rich mobile solution offers comprehensive Islamic banking facilities and extends reach to remote are...

16th December, 2014

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RISE OF THE APP ECONOMY

Paulo Rosado, CEO, OutSystems Apps have become such an essential part of our everyday lives, it is a...

16th December, 2014

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£852,000 AWARDED TO INNOVATIVE SCOTTISH START-UPS AT SCOTEDGE AWARDS

Scottish start-ups were given a huge financial boost last night, when the ScotEdge fund awarded £852...

16th December, 2014

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TELSTRA VENTURES INVESTS IN PANVIVA TO ACCELERATE DELIVERY OF CLOUD-BASED BUSINESS PROCESS GUIDANCE SOFTWARE GLOBALLY

Panviva, the leading provider of cloud-based business process guidance software solutions announced...

16th December, 2014

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Finance

“Aafaq” wins the award of the Best Finance Company 2014

During the Islamic Business & Finance Awards Ceremony 2014 December 10th, 2014 – Dubai, UAE Spec...

16th December, 2014

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CHOOSING FOREX OVER THE STOCK MARKET: THE DEMOCRATIC INVESTMENT

By Charis Mountis, Head of Dealing, ForexTime Much is written about forex being a new investment too...

13th December, 2014

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Investing

TURNING TO THE BACK OFFICE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH PENSIONS REFORM

By Tim Taylor, Chief Marketing Officer eg solutions plc Retirement planning has undergone a seismic...

13th December, 2014

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Finance

FINANCIAL SERVICES FOR THE NON-WEALTHY

The scene: town centre of a mid-sized English town. Amongst the major retail brands and a few indepe...

12th December, 2014

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Banking

EFMA YEARBOOK 2014 EXAMINES GLOBAL TRENDS IN RETAIL BANKING

New study highlights continuing divergence in growth between high income and low income markets Efma...

12th December, 2014

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OPTIMUM PERFORMING PROCUREMENT FUNCTIONS CAN SAVE LARGE CORPORATIONS £2.8M A YEAR IN LOGISTICS ALONE

As consumers we are acutely aware of how easy it is to make the wrong decisions in relation to house...

12th December, 2014