International Finance

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Fintech

Payment authentication company VST Enterprises expands in US

Adds industry heavyweights to business development team and focuses on strategic partnerships growth in North America October 14, 2016: In a decisive move, UK-based VST Enterprises has announced the addition of two former Elavon Vice Presidents to its business development arm in the US. Joseph Cohane, ex Executive Vice President, and Stephanie Sharp, ex Vice...
Banking

ING to shed 7,000 jobs

Jobs cuts to mainly take place in Belgium and The Netherlands IFM Correspondent October 4, 2016: Dutch bank ING, the country’s biggest lender, announced plans to shed 7,000 jobs, mainly in Belgium and The Netherlands. The plan is part of cost cutting measure for the company, which will help it save $1.01 billion by 2021....
Economy

50% of oil & gas companies in UK cut jobs

One-third of companies plan further lay-offs this year, says a report IFM Correspondent June 7, 2016: About 50% of all oil and gas companies in the UK were forced to cut jobs in the past 12 months, says a recent report. The Bank of Scotland/Lloyds Banking Group surveyed 141 companies in the sector. The report...
Business Leaders

Mosaic moves to The Prince’s Trust

The mentoring initiative was founded by HRH The Prince of Wales in 2007 April 28, 2016: Mosaic, HRH The Prince of Wales’s mentoring initiative, will from July 1, 2016 move home from Business in the Community to sister charity The Prince’s Trust. Having been founded by HRH The Prince of Wales in 2007, Mosaic’s mentoring...
Banking

Mobile, i-banking transactions worth nearly £1 billion a day in UK

In 2014, the rate of adoption of digital banking grew strongly with more than 15,000 people downloading banking apps a day July 22, 2014: Mobile and internet banking are now being used for transactions worth nearly £1 billion a day in the UK, according to a major industry-wide report into consumer-friendly technology by the BBA...