One year into GDPR, how are financial firms managing?
Financial services firms might face penalties other than fines that come with non-compliance, such as brand damage...
Category : May-June 2019
Technology is finally democratising securities lending
For a long time, a group of financial institutions were the sole beneficiaries of securities lending–but that is changing with digitisation...
Why the Kenyan banking and finance sector is likely to see further regulations in 2019
From mobile transaction fraud to plain mismanagement, Kenya’s financial institutions face critical challenges...
Under supply of housing a challenge in the UK, despite Brexit
The government should help put the 200,000 properties lying uninhabited on the market to solve the crisis...
A counter-intuitive take on the stock market is relevant amid Brexit and the Trump trade war
Stock sentiments are notoriously hard to explain with Brexit and Trump at play; here is one explanation of the markets’ performance...
Ignore at your peril: The UK HMRC’s new tax letter is a warning to tax cheats
Anyone receiving a letter from the HMRC is suspected of tax evasion and will need to act on it immediately....
How many startups will achieve unicorn and decacorn status in 2019?
With more than 300 unicorns and nearly 20 decacorns globally, analysis by RS Components and CB Insights reveals how many more will join their league...
Why are banks the most vulnerable to cyber threats?
Cyber criminals who target banks are sophisticated and organised, which means banks must approach cyber security holistically...
Investment banking set to sustain the high growth rates of the recent past
Taking a contrarian view, one can see four factors driving investment banking growth momentum in 2019...
What does the launch of Omnio Group mean for the fintech sector?
The merger of Payment Cloud and Tuxedo creates a company with a truly global reach...