Following a summer of slow growth, the new school year and change of season failed to inject the boost that retailers needed in September, with online sales recording a rise of just +0.6% Year-on-Year (YoY), according to the latest IMRG Capgemini Online Retail Index, which tracks the online sales performance of over 200 retailers. In […]
International accounting and advisory firm Mazars has published a study canvassing public opinion on the UK economy and the audit system1. Following a Queen’s Speech which made no mention of reform of the audit market, leading to BEIS Select Committee chair Rachel Reeves’ concerns over “a missed opportunity”, the research shows a public appetite to […]
Capitalise.com has today announced a partnership with small business lender, iwoca, and a high street bank, to launch Instant Offers. The partnership enables accountants to receive instant quotes on funding applications for their clients. Accountants benefit from offering their clients exceptional customer service with instant quotations and eligibility on suitable financial products whilst lenders can […]
Fiduciam has met its target of hiring 25 new staff members in 2019, hiring ten new people during the Summer. Its team now combines 15 nationalities speaking 21 languages. By the end of this year, it now expects to exceed both the number of hires and its loan book target, set out in its strategic […]
Job Description: Our client is a highly prestigious and growing Asset Based Lender supporting a variety of blue chip business clients. Due to sustained growth they seek an Auditor and Surveyor to join their team. In this role, you will be responsible for conducting complex audits and performing due diligence on new and existing high […]
The partnership signed this past July, between Epiphany, a digital banking solutions start-up founded in Italy and operating globally and Kaleyra, an international group specialised in mobile messaging solutions for banks and other highly-transactional businesses, has resulted in Italy’s first Open Banking Hub which allows banks to quickly innovate and deploy open banking compliant apps. […]
Internationally renowned as the ‘start-up’ nation, Israel presents a plethora of exciting trading opportunities for the UK and will be an important partner as it prepares for its formal exit from the European Union (EU), finds Leumi UK’s whitepaper. As Brexit draws closer, establishing lasting relationships with key trading partners has become a priority for […]
Today, leading cryptocurrency exchange bitFlyer has announced the launch of the bitFlyer app across Europe and the USA. The app, available for free on both iOS and Android, will allow users to buy and sell Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Litecoin (LTC), Bitcoin Cash (BCH), Ethereum Classic (ETC), Monacoin (MONA) and Lisk (LSK). The bitFlyer app […]
SME direct lender Beechbrook Capital has appointed Paul Whitehouse as investment director to head up deal origination and execution activity across the Midlands. With over 30 years’ experience, Paul joins from Lloyds Banking Group, where he spent the last two decades focusing on corporate and leveraged finance transactions across the Midlands. As well as his […]
There has been a great deal of publicity in recent days about how to prepare for a no-deal Brexit, but the international delivery expert ParcelHero says the procedures for shipping items to the EU from November 1st onwards will be very different if a deal is agreed. ParcelHero’s head of consumer research, David Jinks MILT, […]
