A number of major retailers are clawing back their online Christmas order deadlines this year, the international delivery expert ParcelHero has revealed; as it brings back its popular online stores’ Christmas booking dates tool. ParcelHero’s head of consumer research, David Jinks MILT, says: ‘Last year many retailers were absolutely pushing final Christmas delivery dates down […]
CIMB Bank Berhad, Singapore branch, has announced its collaboration with SESAMi Holding and Capital Match, to finance the SESAMi trading community’s invoices digitally under an automated workflow. SESAMi Holding, an e-procurement platform in Singapore serving the supply chain needs for customers like Singtel, SATS, SIA, SRC and more, acquired Capital Match, an invoice financing marketplace […]
This important provider of finance to the EU real economy maintains growth Data collated by the EU Federation for the Factoring and Commercial Finance Industry (EUF) shows that in the first half 2019 factoring and commercial finance volumes in the EU grew by 9.3% from 2018 to €896bn. That represents 11.2% of EU 28 GDP. […]
Sale and leaseback (SLB) transactions across Europe accounted for 11.1% of total retail investment volumes in the first three quarters of 2019, according to a recent report from Savills. This is a record high since 2007 (11.3%) and 30% above the average of the past ten Q1-Q3s. Data from the international real estate advisor shows […]
Over the past decade, banking apps on smartphones have given people the freedom to manage their finances when and how they want. But even bigger benefits are just around the corner. In the next 10 years new technology will offer customers personalised financial support, instant home-buying decisions and even tougher cybersecurity. A key factor driving […]
New company promise: ‘Fast. Forward. Finance’ GRENKE becoming fastest growing financing specialist in the UK due to new solutions approach Customer centric and consultative, providing businesses across the UK access to a mixture of financial solutions ideally suited to their business challenges 2019 has certainly been the year for GRENKE. Launching its new brand, website […]
An electric vehicle is the best option for nearly one-in-five new car buyers in the UK, according to exclusive research by What Car?. Analysis of the daily mileage, driving habits and vehicle requirements for more than 8400 users of the What Fuel? Calculator by the UK’s leading consumer champion and new car buying platform, shows […]
It won’t have escaped many people’s notice that 2019 has been a pretty tough year for retail. The problems on the high street are well documented, but online sales growth has been very subdued too. At the start of the year, IMRG predicted that the online retail market would grow by +9% in 2019. With […]
LendInvest, the UK’s marketplace for property finance, has expanded its buy-to-let offering into Scotland as demand for long-term property finance in the Scottish housing market increases. The move comes months after the announcement that LendInvest has received £200m in funding from the National Australia Bank for the business to expand its capacity to lend in […]
More than a third of business owners in the finance sector would choose to recruit an older worker than a younger candidate with exactly the same skills and experience, according to new research. In a national survey, more than a third (36%) of 1,000 SME business owners across a range of sectors including education, healthcare, […]
