Thousands of people could be conned if they don’t pay attention say, leading tax and advisory form Blick Rothenberg. Fiona Fernie, a partner at the firm said: “Within hours of the government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) there was significant activity by cybercriminals trying to cash in on the scheme. She added: “These were in […]
Leading RegTech companies, Kompli-Global and ComplyAdvantage have entered into a strategic partnership to take the fight to fraudsters and money launderers. Kompli-Global has just launched the most comprehensive remote corporate onboarding platform called Kompli-QED™ that offers the powerful combination of its own unique proprietary solutions alongside services from best in class third party providers. Jane […]
Spectrum Cleaning Solutions is targeting revenues of £5m as it diversifies into the online space following a £100,000 CBILS-backed loan from NPIF – BEF & FFE Microfinance, which is part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund. The Scarborough-based company is traditionally a B2B cleaning and hygiene product distributor. The family-run business has supplied cleaning products […]
Good news from UK ‘offices’, as new research reveals office workers are not remotely fazed by remote working. Productivity whilst in lockdown has ‘surprised’ almost three quarters (71%) of office bosses, with more than half (54%) admitting they were nervous about their teams remote working before the COVID-19 pandemic. And over half (52%) say their […]
The number of companies entering insolvency procedures in the first quarter (Q1) of 2020, according to figures released by the Insolvency Service today, decreased when compared with the previous quarter (Q4 2019) and the same quarter last year (Q1 2019). There were 3,883 total company insolvencies in Q1 2020. Insolvencies decreased by 8.5% from Q4 […]
Praetura Asset Finance has announced the appointment of Lewis Banford to the role of regional sales director for the South of England. Working alongside sales director Ric Simmons and the other members of Praetura’s business development team, Lewis will be responsible for over-seeing the continuing expansion of the Praetura Asset Finance brand in the south; […]
Gener8 Finance, the invoice finance provider to small businesses across the UK, have supported a fashion and textile manufacturer with a £400,000 cashflow finance facility as they use the funds to manufacture essential personal protective equipment (PPE) for the NHS. In a bid to support frontline staff as they battle against the covid-19 health crisis […]
Local people are learning specialist skills for essential work to maintain the country’s infrastructure, thanks to new training funded by the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA). Working in partnership with City of Wolverhampton College and employment agency Randstad, the WMCA is funding a bespoke training course on operating specialist on-site machinery. As part of its […]
The banking and finance sector has provided over £4.1BN to SMEs so far through the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan (CBIL) scheme, UK Finance reveals today, as part of a broad package of support to help businesses through these tough times. Over £1.33bn of loans have been approved in the week from 21 April to 28 […]
Van insurance premiums reached a record £1,881 last month, the latest analysis from insurance market experts Consumer Intelligence shows. Its Van Insurance Index shows that average premiums for new customers were at the end of March, up by 2% compared with 12 months ago. Prices for young drivers fell by 9.9% in the past 12 […]
