October 23, 2017 / by Freddie Achom / Investment
Leading financial institutions are finding they need to rethink their strategy in the age of Fintech. For example, the profitability of one of the world’s leading investment banks, Goldman Sachs, has declined since the crisis of 2008. Its stock market value today has a ‘price-to-book’ value of 1.1 times. This means its shares are worth […]
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How a fintech entrepreneur is transforming finances for SMEs
December 13, 2017 / by Freddie Achom / Entrepreneurship, Fintech, Freddie Achom
A lack of trust by small businesses in the big banks led to the development of fintech invoice-finance marketplace MarketInvoice. Co-founded by CEO Anil Stocker, the start-up is helping small businesses bridge the financial gaps in their balance sheets, and it’s rocketing towards success. His research showed that small businesses strongly feel that big banks […]
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Why Fintech will evolve massively over the next five years
November 29, 2017 / by Freddie Achom / Freddie Achom, Technology
Dan Schulman, CEO of PayPal recently said that Fintech (the financial technology sector) will change more in the next five years than during the last 30. It certainly looks like this will be the case. There is no longer any doubt that millennials are hugely disrupting many industries, and none more so than with the […]
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Fintech moves beyond lending
October 23, 2017 / by Freddie Achom / Investment
Leading financial institutions are finding they need to rethink their strategy in the age of Fintech. For example, the profitability of one of the world’s leading investment banks, Goldman Sachs, has declined since the crisis of 2008. Its stock market value today has a ‘price-to-book’ value of 1.1 times. This means its shares are worth […]
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Embracing Fintech is saving money
October 19, 2017 / by Freddie Achom / Technology
Around two-thirds of businesses in the UK have opened their arms to financial technology (Fintech). According to a survey handled by finance firm MarketInvoice, the implementation of Fintech across many sectors is saving UK businesses approximately £4.6 billion.
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UK Fintech industry to play major part post-Brexit
October 9, 2017 / by Freddie Achom / Investment
The UK’s burgeoning Fintech industry is likely to play a large part in helping the country retain its status post-Brexit. Despite the uncertainty surrounding exactly what leaving the European Union will mean for the UK on a long-term basis, moves are underway to bolster Fintech as a likely saviour.
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Top social media management tools for business
October 6, 2017 / by Freddie Achom / Entrepreneurship, Technology
Now that social media is very much part of every successful business’ strategy, it’s an important area to concentrate your attention on. Just how do you stay on top of social media tasks, particularly when you are focusing on other areas of your start up? From content creation through to reporting and analytics, it can […]
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How to create a compelling business plan to attract investors
October 4, 2017 / by Freddie Achom / Entrepreneurship
A business plan is vital for attracting investment. If you can’t present a professional plan containing all pertinent information, then it’s unlikely that you will be able to attract the calibre of interest you need.
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Creating a sustainable business is never easy, here are a few helpful guidelines
October 2, 2017 / by Freddie Achom / Entrepreneurship
You may have the perfect business idea, and a plan for the first stage of your journey. But what about sustaining that success? What are the best ways to build stability and ensure the longevity of your business?
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Global tech in an upward trajectory
September 14, 2017 / by Freddie Achom / Technology
The Internet of Things (IoT) is an adventurous branch of tech that has flung us into a new era, infinities beyond just the internet. According to a recent McKinsey report, the next decade will see IoT shoot up in worth to as much as US$11 trillion. It is also predicted to drastically transform industries like […]
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7 things you need to be happy in your career
September 12, 2017 / by Freddie Achom / Inspirational
If you work for 50 years, you will spend 23.3% of your total amount of time engaged in the path you choose. That’s 21% of all of your waking hours, assuming you live to the average age of 76. That’s a lot of time. Do you know what you need to make your working life […]
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