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24 Sep 2020
Advances in technology, along with increased internet access around the world, has meant that global banking networks are evolving; boosting cross border trade and investment. Obstacles and challenges are being removed as these networks become more digitalised, introducing businesses and consumers to new products and services from anywhere in the ...
14 Aug 2020
Even before the pandemic, SMEs were struggling to obtain access to the funding they needed, when they needed it. Outside of the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loans underwritten by a number of governments across the global economy, financial exclusion for SMEs has been a growing issue. Access to short-term funding often involves multiple hurdle...
28 Apr 2020
The payments landscape has seen some major changes in the last decade thanks to innovations from new entrants to the market. Consumers have benefitted from better rates, lower fees, improved customer experience - all driven by new technologies. I can’t help but wonder if incumbents would have invested in digital as heavily without the disruptive n...
18 Dec 2017
2018 is set to be an eventful year, with a royal wedding, ongoing Brexit negotiations, the FIFA World Cup, and predictions of an extremely close midterm election in the US in November. How these events impact the global financial landscape - good or bad - remains to be seen. One overarching trend predicted for 2018, and something to be incredibly...