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deVere Mortgages partners with Al Rayan Bank

International Finance DeskOctober 11, 2016

by International Finance DeskOctober 11, 2016

deVere Mortgages partners with Al Rayan Bank ,To offer Sharia compliant home finance to purchase property in the UK October 11, 2016: deVere Mortgages and Al Rayan Bank have entered into a strategic partnership to offer Sharia-compliant mortgage alternatives to the growing number of expats looking to purchase property in the UK. The alliance follows...

£390mn in foreign reserves languishing in British sock drawers

International Finance DeskApril 18, 2016

by International Finance DeskApril 18, 2016

Study suggests that millions in ‘leftover’ currency from holidays and trips abroad is discarded April 18, 2016: There could be a hidden cost of travel abroad – and it’s not what many of us would expect. According to research from Xpress Money Services, up to £390million in unchanged foreign currencies remains tucked in jars and...

IT, mobile to drive growth in retail

International Finance DeskMay 26, 2015

by International Finance DeskMay 26, 2015

For retailers, factors like reduced time to market, less inaccuracies, no manual latency will be the differentiators Suparna Goswami Bhattacharya May 26, 2015: A couple of months ago, Tesco hit the headlines when it opened the world’s first virtual supermarket store in South Korea’s Seoul subway station. The pillars and platform screen doors of the...