On Friday (26th June), the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced that it was suspending the operations of Wirecard Card Solutions. The ramifications were felt by UK fintechs.
What is Wirecard Card Solutions?
Wirecard Card Solutions (WCS) is a provider of prepaid...
In 2018 Virgin Money (in the UK) was purchased by CYBG plc, the group that owns Clydesdale Bank and Yorkshire Bank. The group, now named Virgin Money UK plc will eventually operate under one unified banking brand; Virgin Money.
Disrupting...
Google has launched a mortgage tool in its search results in the US market.
The tool has been launched in partnership with The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the organisation responsible for regulating the offering and provision of consumer financial...
63% of senior marketers surveyed have said that the importance of SEO will grow 'slightly' (34%) or 'steeply' (29%) following the outbreak of Coronavirus.
The survey carried out by the platform provider, Conductor spoke to 317 marketers from across a...
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An interview with Mark Harley, Founder & CEO at Bankifi
Mark Hartley has been working in the financial technology industry (not the FinTech industry, more on that later) since 1991.
"Those were the days when electronic banking...
Following the news earlier this month that featured snippet appearances in Google Search had dropped by 60% in the finance sector, a Google representative has offered an explanation.
Speaking as part of his firm's regular 'Office Hours' YouTube show, Senior...
Measures taken by the governments of the world have taken a collective swipe against the global pandemic caused by COVID-19. In the process of trying to stop the virus, governments have also stopped the economy.
On the front line of...
Podcast interview with Peter Ramsey (Built for Mars)
UX in banking
If you haven't heard of Peter Ramsey (A.K.A the person behind Built for Mars) and his epic study into the user experience (UX) of banking, it really is time you...
Advertisers running ads in the UK, Austria or Turkey can expect advertising costs to increase from 1st November as Google announces that it will pass on the cost of a new tax.
The digital services taxes (DST) will affect all...
Google has announced that it will shortly be rolling out support for 'special announcement' website markup, enabling organisations to deliver announcements relating to COVID-19.
The new type of markup, part of the Schema.org structured markup movement, enables website owners to...
