Recent reports suggest that approximately 2.39 million instances of cyber crime occurred over the past year. With staff training in cyber security being an essential part of employee onboarding, sufficient training is crucial if businesses wish to protect themselves against cyber attacks. With this in mind, Indusface was intrigued to investigate further, by surveying 2,200 […]
Nearly half (49%) of UK businesses have experienced a cyber attack, a new study has found, indicating the evolving threat of cybercrimes to businesses. The 10 sectors that have experienced the MOST cyber attacks: Rank Sector Percentage of respondents that have experienced a cyber attack 1 Education 78% 2 Arts, Entertainment and Recreation 68% 3 […]
The Broker Hub, the UKs newest service provider and investor platform for the brokerage industry, and FXE Technologies, Funding Xchange’s technology arm, are thrilled to announce a strategic partnership that will drive innovation and transformation within the finance industry. This collaboration brings together the extensive expertise of both organizations to deliver a cutting-edge solution to […]
Research from Freedom Finance, one of the UK’s leading digital lending marketplaces and embedded finance providers, reveals that the extent to which the UK’s most valuable retail brands are adopting financial services. The analysis reveals three of the top ten most valuable retail brands in the UK1 already offer embedded finance services to customers, while […]
In an exciting collaboration, STARZPLAY, one of the region’s top three subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) services, has announced a strategic partnership with TPAY, the leading payments provider in the Middle East, Turkey, and Africa (META). With this partnership, customers will be able to make their subscription payments using their mobile phone numbers, to access STARZPLAY’s premium […]
Despite apparent risks, such as copyright infringement or cybersecurity, 74% of executives believe that the benefits posed by generative AI outweigh the associated concerns. While 21% anticipate a disruption in their industries, 40% of organizations across industries have already established teams and budget for the technology, with a further 49% contemplating doing so within 12 […]
A new report by YouLend, a leading global embedded finance platform, conducted in partnership with Experian, the world’s leading global information services company, found that YouLend attracted 12% more applications from female-led businesses and was more than twice as likely to finance female-led businesses than the UK average. The Widening Access to Capital Report indicates […]
Digital payments expert, PayPoint, has launched Confirmation of Payer or Payer Name Verification service to its suite of open banking solutions. Confirmation of Payer enables businesses to confirm that account information provided by a payer corresponds to the account number, sort code, and name registered with the bank. It can be used when setting up […]
Foundation Home Loans, the intermediary-only specialist lender, has today announced a refresh of its buy-to-let and owner-occupier ‘specials’ product range to incorporate rate reductions of up to 0.35%. For buy-to-let, Foundation has reduced its five-year fixed rate F1 Portfolio Landlord special by 0.35%. This now comes with a headline rate of 6.09%, a 4% fee […]
Viva Wallet, a leading European cloud-based neobank, now enables UK merchants to seamlessly and securely accept in-person contactless payments with Tap to Pay on iPhone and its Viva Terminal iOS App. Tap to Pay on iPhone accepts all forms of contactless payments, including Apple Pay, contactless credit and debit cards and other digital wallets, using […]
