I tried embracing ‘JOMO’ travel during Sober October October 17, 2024 Leading holiday firm Vrbo predicts ‘JOMO travel’ as a trend for 2025 – the Joys of Missing Out – so I focused on my wellness on a luxury trip and felt better than ever.
A lack of loyalty eats into Deliveroo and Just Eat’s market share October 17, 2024 This morning’s Deliveroo results position it for long term growth reflecting the evolving demand for takeaways amid shifting consumer behaviour. A six per cent increase in Gross Transaction Value (GTV) in its Q3 update comes as competition and changing market conditions continue to create challenges across the industry, with rivals such as Just Eat Takeaway [...]
EY reports single-digit growth as workforce figure drops October 17, 2024 EY's revealed its global results showing single-digit growth for the Big Four firm, against the backdrop of smaller headcount
Government set to bring buy-now pay-later firms under FCA regulation October 17, 2024 The Treasury is set to unveil its plans for buy-now pay-later rules tomorrow in a move that could end years of uncertainty surrounding the regulation of the sector, City AM has learned.
United Utilities accused of illegally dumping sewage into Windermere for years October 17, 2024 Water company United Utilities has been accused of failing to report more than 100 million litres of raw sewage that it illegally dumped into Windemere over a three-year period.
AIM chief: It will be painful, but we’ll survive Reeves’ tax raid October 17, 2024 While scrapping the inheritance tax relief on AIM shares would be "unnecessary and painful", London's junior market will survive if the change is implemented, the exchange's chief has said.
How UK businesses can mitigate costly errors and fraud with Bacs October 17, 2024 | Sponsored Liz Carroll, Senior Product Manager, Financial Marketplaces at Finastra We’ve witnessed significant growth in payment volumes in the last 20 years, driven by a variety of factors such as fintech-led innovation, increased speed and efficiency of services, economic growth and increasingly complex supply chains. In fact, data from UK Finance shows that the total number [...]
Payment fraud is becoming more sophisticated, creating new vulnerabilities for organisations October 17, 2024 | Sponsored Author: Tim Forster, Strategic Partner Manager, Financial Messaging at Finastra In the digital age, security is a top priority for corporates and financial institutions. As payments become increasingly more sophisticated, so too do fraud attempts, particularly as payments are increasingly operating in real-time. The operational characteristics of instant payments (fast, irrevocable, simultaneous clearing and settlement) [...]
Supermarkets face calls to ban plastic for fresh goods October 17, 2024 An influential environmental NGO has called for the Government to ban plastic packaging on fruit and vegetable products in a bid to make grocery shopping more environmentally friendly. Waste and Resources Action Programme (Wrap) have called for a ban on packaging for 21 products including apples, carrots and tomatoes to reduce food and plastic waste. [...]
Amazon Alexa inventor says most companies are getting AI wrong October 17, 2024 William Tunstall-Pedoe, the inventor behind Amazon’s voice assistant Alexa, has said that many companies that are trying to embed AI in their operations are getting it wrong. “Pretty much every medium and large business out there is trying to bring AI into their business,” he told City AM. “But a lot of these projects are [...]