Paysend, the global fintech corporation based in UK, announces a technology collaboration with Alipay to provide Paysend’s users with cross-border money transfer that brings more convenient and inclusive services to consumers globally. Paysend said the agreement is a significant step forward towards creating a more inclusive and accessible global money transfer market. Alipay, China’s largest […]
The Merrion Project, a £100m investment that will replace an existing office block on Merrion Street, will deliver 87 self-contained postgraduate studio apartments and 573 undergraduate cluster apartments and independent studios, with commercial, leisure and cultural uses provided at ground and upper level. The project’s plans gained unanimous approval from councillors at Leeds City Council. […]
Clear Books and Metro Bank are launching a new partnership, offering easy accounting software with free bank feeds and exclusive discounts to Metro Bank small business customers. The integration provides Metro Bank’s customers with access to Clear Books’ easy to understand financial management tools via online and mobile banking. Here’s how it work Metro Bank […]
Calls for additional support for the HGV sector grew this week with the deeply concerning news that registrations of new HGVs fell by -73.4% in the second quarter. While it is important to be mindful of the pronounced boost the introduction of the mandatory fitment of smart tachographs had on last year’s figures, the impact […]
Over 75% of Malaysian businesses have embraced at least one fintech product or service over the past 12 months, according to findings from a new regional survey of business fintech usage by global professional accounting organisation CPA Australia. Mobile payments and digital wallets were the most widely adopted fintech in Malaysia in the past 12 […]
Manx Financial Group PLC (LSE: MFX), the financial services group which includes Conister Bank Limited (“Conister”) and Conister Finance & Leasing Ltd (“CFL”), is pleased to announce significant government approved appointments in the Isle of Man and the UK. In the Isle of Man, Conister have been working closely with the government to assist local […]
The August bank holiday is fast-approaching and Pay.UK, the home of Direct Debit and Bacs Direct Credit in the UK, is reminding businesses to plan around the long weekend to avoid missing important payment commitments. Bank holidays are non-processing days, meaning that payments scheduled to be made by Bacs Direct Credit, or collected by Direct […]
The total value of construction contract awards in July 2020 was £6.3bn which compares to £3.1bn in June and £1.6bn in May, underlining the magnitude of the growth trend for contract awards over the last two months. The number of awards has also increased in July to 860 which is an increase of 80.3% on […]
Scammers have taken advantage of their reputation as social engineers to cash in on lockdown, new data from Barclays reveals. Scams are up 66% in the first 6 months of this year, with the trend showing no signs of slowing as recent figures indicate volumes for July are up a further 5% on June data. […]
Four in five (80%) UK SMEs are confident they will recover from Covid, according to research from digital bank Starling and the Great British Entrepreneur Awards (GBEA). The survey of more than 300 UK SMEs across a range of sectors also found that two thirds (68%) of the business owners questioned believe they will return […]