Tag: finance

Borrower beware: Common loan scams and how to avoid them

March 26, 2024

Personal loan scams prey on your financial vulnerability and might even trap you in a vicious circle of debt. Here’s how to avoid being scammed when considering a loan. Times have been tough financially for many of us since the pandemic. Climate shocks, food and energy price rises and persistent inflation elsewhere have squeezed household spending and … More Borrower beware: Common loan scams and how to avoid them

Confident cybersecurity means fewer headaches for SMBs

February 16, 2023

Small and medium-sized businesses have good reason to be concerned about the loss of data and financial impacts. While tech advancements have enabled small and medium businesses (SMBs) to grow their business and allowed them to evolve their operational models, cybersecurity risks and threats can cancel any progress that has been made so far. Underlying … More Confident cybersecurity means fewer headaches for SMBs

Open banking: Tell me what you buy, and I’ll tell you who you are

November 17, 2022

The convenience with which you manage all your financial wants and needs may come at a cost. Since becoming more common in the mid-2010s, mobile banking apps have continued to grow in popularity and have ultimately become highly versatile tools for almost all things money-related. We use our phones to shop, pay for services, transfer … More Open banking: Tell me what you buy, and I’ll tell you who you are

Defending the data center: The time to act is now

March 22, 2022

Cyberattacks against data centers may ultimately be everyone’s problem – how prepared are their operators for the heightened risk of cyber-assaults? Why are data centers a prime target? Amid the pandemic and the rise of the remote worker, much attention in cybersecurity has shifted to the distributed workforce. The threats posed by an explosion in … More Defending the data center: The time to act is now

How are businesses of different sizes using FinTech solutions?

April 26, 2021

For the purposes of this blog, we have categorized small businesses as comprised of 2-49 people, medium as comprised of 50-499 and large as comprised of 500+. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have long been underserved by traditional financial providers. Yet, over the past few years, we have seen new FinTech offerings come to the … More How are businesses of different sizes using FinTech solutions?