Finance

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Fintech scholarship: hunt for British talent

THE FINTECH industry is facing a talent shortage which is of growing concern — and a UK company has announced the return of a...
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Regulators eye checks and balances on DeFi market

THE WORLD’S securities regulators are set to crack down on decentralised finance (DeFi) platforms. The International Organisation of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has outlined a plan...
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Hassle, hustle and hope: our hunt for cryptocurrency

With so much focus on the meteoric rise (and periodic fall) of Bitcoin, Business Vision decided it was time to get in on the...
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Admirable driving forces put KFIC at head of pack

KFIC was established in early 2000s as a Kuwaiti Shareholding Company, primarily operating in the financial services sector. The company's driving forces are its shareholders,...
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Always look on the bright side of (later) life

By REBECCA HODGES AS THE first shoots and blossoms of Spring arrive, the rhetoric is that the worst of the cost-of-living crisis is behind us,...
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Move over, Punxsutawney Phil, there’s a new rodent on the block

By HAL WILLIAMS RIGHT, here’s a story right up the BV alley. A German hamster named Mr Goxx — in solidarity with this exceptional rodent,...
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Are marketers in the financial sector too ‘gung ho’?

RESEARCH has highlighted continuing tensions between the legal-and-compliance and marketing teams across the financial services sector. Perceived problems include archaic approval processes for marketing materials...