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Lord Turner remarks reveal growing risk of FCA interference
Former FCA Chairman Lord Adair Turner has taken it upon himself to warn consumers that peer-to-peer lending could lead to big losses.
By Richard Wheat
Openwork targets £10bn of mortgage lending in 2016 following bumper year
Beer & Bytes podcast ep #2: The Internet of Things, trolls, and Mastercard's selfie pay
This week’s episode of Beer & Bytes looks into the Internet of Things, Mastercard’s selfie pay and how to deal with trolls. As well as beer. Lots of beer.
Target Group: Funding for Lending successes underline need for diverse lending environment
Cantor Fitzgerald and IMC become latest WisdomTree Authorised Participants (AP) on UCITs platform
Advisers cannot get complacent when picking platforms, says Nucleus
Why we're all talking about LinkedIn Advertising
Okay, a quick explainer about LinkedIn’s new advertising platform. Sound a bit dull? Au contraire. This technology merits a blog post because we’ve found it to be just about the surest way yet for B2B professionals to reach their audiences and we’re recommending the tool to more and more of our financial services clients.
Why the EU referendum matters to financial services
We’ve heard a lot over the last few weeks and even more over the last few days about the referendum, renegotiation, who’s on what side and why it matters. There will be many different interpretations, but given one of the key tenets of the agreement is the future of the City – the UK’s vital financial services sector – it is clear that Brexit could represent a turning point as profound as the Big Bang for the future of the industry.
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Want to buy that? Better take a selfie
MasterCard has announced that it is rolling out a new way to securely pay for purchases this summer. Speaking at Mobile World Congress 2016, the company revealed that customers will now be able to pay for online purchase with a selfie or fingerprint.