Contactless ‘in-touch with wary consumers’ — cash ‘faring poorly’
CONTACTLESS spending could soon account for 47 percent of all transactions, according to research carried out by the Centre of Retail Research (CRR).
It examined...
SDG10: Finding equality in an unequal world is never easy
The UN’s sustainable development goal SDG10 — to reduce inequality within and among countries — is a particular challenge, as BV’s JASON AGNEW reports
SDG10:...
Roaring ’20s, take two: Life returns to the high street
AS THE pandemic’s disruption fades, new patterns in consumer behaviour are taking shape.
Increases in spending at the start of this year, coupled with the...
Lengthy bans for directors who fiddled Covid scheme
AN AVERAGE of 35 directors are being banned by the UK Insolvency Service each month for abusing the Covid Support Scheme.
That’s almost treble the...
Covid-19 loan schemes ‘a debt, not a grant’ cautions UK Finance
UK BUSINESSES are pessimistic about their growth potential once the COVID-19 crisis passes.
A survey of 1,200 firms has found that the pandemic has negatively...
Staffing association calls on UK government to address skills gap
LABOUR market data from the UK’s Office for National Statistics have elicited a welcome — and a caution — from the Association of Professional...
Cybercrime is costing UK companies millions as hackers ramp-up attacks
Studies reveal worrying trends as platforms go out-of-date and cyber attacks increase. HAL WILLIAMS reports.
SMALL businesses in the UK are targeted by up to...
Internal auditors ‘strategic advisers’ on online fraud
DATA AND tech company Kroll has issued a report on the changing role of internal audit in fraud risk-management since the start of the...
Sunak’s Budget brings relief to many – with a few misgivings
By HAL WILLIAMS
THE BRITISH chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced the 2021 Budget, with pledges to help recovery from the Covid pandemic.
The support package for...
BA chief ejected as airline navigates Covid turbulence
AILING British Airways has announced a decision to remove Alex Cruz from his position as chief executive.
His place will be taken by Aer Lingus...
