The pandemic's been dreadful, of this there is no doubt. Additionally, for women, it has set gender equality back by 25 years, based on stay-at-home care and housekeeping falling disproportionately to them.
The year 2021 will be remembered as when legal experts and IP specialists everywhere began to notice the massively explosive virtual work-in-progress known as the Metaverse.
I will explore the growth of BNPL products in recent years, its impact and usage amongst younger consumers, and how digital-first approaches can help providers improve their debt resolution processes for a generation of digital natives.
CFOs often believe they can benefit from being a ‘late mover’. In other words, they only act when other companies have already gained experience with innovations. While it makes sense to hold out when it comes to some solutions, expense digitisation does not fall into this category, and has many advantages.
History is full of examples where an acquirer has paid a rich multiple to acquire talent, a sales force or both but found themselves left with only a fraction of that expensive talent after a short time.
As consumer demand returns to restaurants, employers are still finding it a challenge to recruit and retain enough staff, particularly as so many chose to leave the sector during the pandemic when work dried up.
Embracing hybrid means embracing the right technology solutions to make remote working as seamless and successful as possible.
For successful and ambitious UK businesses looking to expand abroad, the US arguably offers more opportunities than anywhere else.
Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) is a new requirement of the second Payment Services Directive (PSD2) in the UK and the EU. Its objective is to improve the security of electronic payments online.