A report by Emburse has revealed that the younger workforce is feeling the pinch when it comes to finances. In a survey which looked at expense processes within UK businesses, it was the age group of 16-34-year-olds who were most likely to prefer using corporate cards to pay for expenses than...

Zenus Bank, a digital bank that makes US bank accounts available internationally, without the need to be a US citizen or resident, has become the first bank to launch Visa Infinite debit card to a global audience.  This world-first follows Zenus becoming the first international financial...

Be the Business and Lloyds Bank have announced the renewal of their partnership, which first launched in 2019, to help hundreds of UK business leaders achieve sustained productivity growth and success. The partnership will continue to support and empower leaders of small- to medium-sized...

The National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) has predicted that the UK is likely to avoid a ‘technical recession’ in 2023 but warns that it will certainly feel like a recession for many, due to GDP growth set to remain close to zero and real personal disposable...

UK businesses expect to be hit the hardest by inflation, according to new research from Taulia. Nearly half (48%) of UK businesses expect inflation to get worse in the next 12 months, higher than businesses in Germany (42%), Singapore (35%) and the US (21%).  The findings come at a time...

Digital banking FinTech start-up, Kwara has partnered with Workpay to offer Savings and Credit Co-operative Societies (SACCOs) in Kenya with human resource management and payroll processing solutions. The partnership will enable SACCOs to automate their human resource (HR) processes as...

Consumer appetite for digital banking services continues to grow in the countries of the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC), accelerated further by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new survey conducted by Backbase with YouGov. Eighty-nine percent of respondents to the survey said that they are...

It’s been stated that FinTech innovation will be at the heart of London’s recovery. Innovate Finance data shows US$4.1 billion was invested across 408 deals in 2020, putting the UK second only to the US in total capital raised and showing the continued importance of the industry to...

In an extraordinary year for payment trends, Bank of America once more retained its ranking as the top issuer of Visa and Mastercard commercial credit card solutions in the US. The 2020 rankings, published by the financial industry publication, The Nilson Report, represent the seventh...

Net Purpose, a global impact data provider for responsible, sustainable and impact investors, is partnering with tickr, an impact investing app, to provide data to measure the social and environmental outcomes of its funds. Founded in 2019 with the goal of reaching one million investment...