Ahead of the January 2020 launch by ScotlandIS of a new strategy to turn Scotland into a digital nation, chartered accountant Wylie & Bisset is urging SMEs to review their business processes and procedures to assess opportunities for realising efficiencies from the adoption of digital technologies. ScotlandIS, the trade association championing Scotland’s digital technologies industry, […]
The National Promotional Institutions of France (Bpifrance), Germany (KfW), Poland (BGK), Spain (ICO) and the United Kingdom (British Business Bank) presented a study in Brussels on the challenges of digitalisation for European small and medium-sized enterprises. The study is based on a first-time joint survey of more than 2,500 SMEs in the participating countries, the […]
Aldermore, the specialist bank, has launched a new online portal for brokers named Asset Backer. The new platform aims to simplify and improve the efficiency of transactions between small businesses and brokers. Now available via Aldermore’s website, the Asset Backer portal enables brokers to: Easily manage their portfolio in one place Calculate and deliver quotes […]
Equiniti, an international technology-led services and payments specialist, is delighted to announce that it has opened EQ Tek, a new R&D facility for its client-facing applications. Headquartered in Krakow, Poland, EQ Tek will create an additional 150 roles for high-calibre developers as well as systems and UX experts within Equiniti. The team will be developing […]
More than half of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the UK have changed customer relationship management (CRM) supplier according to the State of the CRM Market 2019 Report from Workbooks. The company also found that a quarter of SMEs have yet to be persuaded of the benefits of CRM and have not yet bought […]
Brits are keen to use biometric verification in a wide range of circumstances from online shopping and banking to confirming their age at a pub and even voting in elections, according to new research from Equifax, the business and consumer insights expert. Almost three quarters (71%) would be happy to completely replace traditional security methods […]
Almost two-thirds (64%) of CFOs expect that within the next five years the financial world will no longer be able to operate without big data, however, 13% of CFOs think this is already the case. Currently, financial directors are mainly using big data to make well-informed decisions (54%), to make predictive analyses (41%) and to […]
NatWest today brings its business banking customers Apple Pay, which is transforming payments with an easy, secure and private way to pay. With Apple Pay on iPhone, Apple Watch, iPad and Mac, customers can make fast and convenient purchases in stores, in apps and on websites. NatWest has launched the new feature across its full […]
Specialist lender Together has teamed up with eTech’s buy-to-let hub to speed up mortgage underwriting for brokers’ portfolio landlord cases. The technology allows brokers to record portfolio information and check contact details efficiently. Profiles are stored on the system so they can be accessed later for review or for future applications, removing the need for […]
LexisNexis® Risk Solutions, the global analytics provider, is today urging companies to review their due diligence processes ahead of the implementation of the 5th Money Laundering Directive (5MLD), which comes into force on the 10th January 2020. 5MLD, the EU’s latest attempt to strengthen its defences against money laundering, includes new requirements to standardise the […]
