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Loans hit 5-year high as cash-poor SMEs rush to bridge the furlough finance gap, according to CapitalBox data

Loans hit 5-year high as cash-poor SMEs rush to bridge the furlough finance gap, according to CapitalBox data

56% UK SMEs have had to take out a loan during the pandemic, with 36% using the money to cover overheads and 20% to pay wages Loans t..

Green debt swaps firmly on the agenda, says new Planet Tracker report

Green debt swaps firmly on the agenda, says new Planet Tracker report

With the World Bank and the IMF planning green debt swaps, financial think tank reveals why African countries should be the priority d..

Gold-based fintech Glint smashes crowdfunding target securing over £3m ($4m) – 151% of target raised as Seedrs fundraising closes in UK

Gold-based fintech Glint smashes crowdfunding target securing over £3m ($4m) – 151% of target raised as Seedrs fundraising closes in UK

Crowdfunding is still open to US investors via the Republic platform  Almost 1,200 investors join Glint’s payments revolution as cons..

It’s time to rise above commoditisation and become the barista of banking

It’s time to rise above commoditisation and become the barista of banking

By Neil Murphy, Global VP at ABBYY  Consumers have accelerated their adoption of digital channels more over the last year than any oth..

U.S. stock markets, treasury yields perk up, oil falters as choppy week winds down

U.S. stock markets, treasury yields perk up, oil falters as choppy week winds down

By Jessica DiNapoli NEW YORK (Reuters) – Wall Street rose on Friday after a rocky week in which investors fretted over rising CO..

Dollar demand persists even as stocks recover

Dollar demand persists even as stocks recover

By Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON (Reuters) – Currency markets still showed signs of caution on Wednesday, with the safe haven dollar..

Risk FX retreat catapults dollar to 3-month top as reflation doubts reemerge

Risk FX retreat catapults dollar to 3-month top as reflation doubts reemerge

By Ritvik Carvalho LONDON (Reuters) – Currencies such as the Australian dollar, the Canadian dollar, Norway’s crown and Br..

How to Maintain Positive Psychology while Trading

How to Maintain Positive Psychology while Trading

By Patrick Reid, co-founder of the AdamisPrinciple.com  Trading can be a brutal and unforgiving health hazard. If you search on the in..

Five things you need to know before sending money abroad

Five things you need to know before sending money abroad

Millions of Brits provide financial support to their families overseas, with an average of £7.7 billion being sent from people in the ..

European stocks rise on bargain-hunting, erase weekly losses

European stocks rise on bargain-hunting, erase weekly losses

(Reuters) -European stocks jumped more than 1% on Friday, posting their best session in two months and erasing all of this week’..