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05 Sep 2022
2022 is proving to be a tough year for British businesses. Although we have emerged from the clutches of the pandemic, thankfully leaving Covid restrictions behind, the business community now faces an entirely new set of challenges. Inflation has become the word of the day, and is forecast to potentially reach a staggering 15% by the end of the y...
25 Nov 2021
It seems ironic that Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) offerings are considered a touchstone of customer-centricity in today’s highly sophisticated payments sector. In-store credit has been present across B2C payments for as long as people have been buying goods and services. Yet, with a consumer-friendly, app-based interface, BNPL has seemingly sprung fro...
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25 Oct 2021
‘Building Back Better’ has become the UK Government’s phrase of the year. There is constant talk of the need to make our post-pandemic society stronger and more sustainable, yet it remains unclear what this so-called ‘better’ future will look like. Discussion surrounding the post-Covid world comes at a time of acute economic strain, with none feeli...
28 Jun 2021
Commitment to ‘environmental’, ‘social justice’ and ‘corporate governance’ (ESG) criteria is fast emerging as the touchstone of good practice in the business world. In fact, almost half of FTSE 100 companies have linked executive pay to environment, social or governance targets, as investors’ and stakeholders’ demands for companies to adopt these ...