ACCA identifies six business models transforming business
January 30th, 2017
A new report published by ACCA, the global body for professional accountants and the Economic and Social Research Council has identified six business models which could transform the way in which companies transact. The report Business models of the ...
Hotel pays Bitcoin ransom after guests are locked out of rooms
January 30th, 2017
The Romantik Seehotel Jäegerwirt, Jäegerwirt, a luxury hotel in Austria, has gone public with the news that it was recently the victim of an attack during which hackers took control of the electronic key card system that prevented guests ...
Harvard Business Review: Blockchain Is Foundational, Not Disruptive
January 25th, 2017
True blockchain-led transformation is still many years away, according to an article, “The Truth About Blockchain” in the Harvard Business Review, because it does not deliver a truly “disruptive” business model which can attack an existing model with a lower ...
Society report: solicitors ready for ‘automation revolution’
January 25th, 2017
Solicitors agree that legal business is brimming with innovators – but most are content for others to go first before deploying new technology. Yet as the ‘pyramid law firm of the past’ recedes into history, practitioners who fail to ...
What’s next for blockchain and cryptocurrency
January 24th, 2017
In May of 2010, someone on a Bitcoin forum by the name of Lazlo claimed to have bought two pizzas for 10,000 bitcoins. It was the first time anyone had purchased anything with the new digital currency, which at ...
First ever ‘para-law’ firm launches in the UK
January 23rd, 2017
The controversial new venture will allow unlicensed paralegals to do the bulk of case work in order to drive down costs for clients. Launched by the Kohen Rapoport Group and named ‘LCM’, the United Kingdom’s first ever ‘para-legal’ firm ...
Shop owners in Conegliano Italy have been paying a local tax on shadow
January 20th, 2017
Shopkeepers in town in Veneto whose signs block light on public walkways are refusing to pay levy of €100 a year Goethe once wrote that where there is much light, there is also strong shadow. But for shop owners ...
Second Forex Dealer pleads guilty to conspiring to fix prices in the FX market
January 13th, 2017
A foreign currency exchange (FX) dealer became the second person to plead guilty to conspiring to fix prices in the FX market, the Justice Department announced today. According to the one-count information filed in the U.S. District Court for ...
FinTech Fortnight Launches in February 2017
January 13th, 2017
The first ever ‘FinTech Fortnight’ is launching in February 2017, drawing attention to this rapidly advancing sector which is impacting and evolving all aspects of finance. FinTech is becoming more revolutionary, and incrementally more important; a recent study by ...
BILLING/ CUSTOMER SUPPORT OFFICER
January 12th, 2017
HIRING: New Billing/ Customer Support Officers: Overview: Trade Finance is in our DNA. For more than 10 years, XTrade has helped global traders with access to the world’s largest and most liquid market. By offering the most innovative trading ...
