Nominated for two awards at last night’s Great British Entrepreneur Awards, Michael Kent is a FinTech powerhouse, with two highly successful companies to his name. Here, he gives his top ten tips for aspiring entrepreneurs.
Consumers are forecast to spend £42.4bn this Christmas, a £1.5bn increase on last year caused by a growing customer engagement with digital technology as retailers adopt a multi-channel model.
New systems such as Apple Pay and its mobile payments competitors should be subject to the same regulations as big banks in order to secure the financial system, says BB&T Corp Chief Executive Officer Kelly King.
Banks no longer hold the monopoly on funding. The alternative finance industry has more than doubled year on year since 2012, making it easier for people to fund their business or charitable ventures. This guide from Invapay sees the alternative finance market reaching £4.4 billion in 2015.
The next five years will be the tipping point bringing mobile payments to the mainstream according to a report from the research firm Forrester.
During its short life, Bitcoin has already had some pretty spectacular ups and downs, and for many people, it's still a baffling concept. So where did it come from, how does it work, and what can you actually use it for? This infographic lays out 50 of the crytocurrency's most striking features.
Millions of British adults who have never tried internet banking would be interested in doing so, according to new research published by the Payments Council.
There is a huge range of choice available when shopping online, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that customers won’t be loyal – if given the opportunity.
New developments in mobile payments are occurring weekly, sometimes daily. But from supposed industry changing services like Apple Pay to smaller, consumer centric apps, mobile payment providers face the same problem: adoption.
Starbucks has dominated the mobile payments market over the last year, with 90 per cent of mobile transactions made in its stores. But according to Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, the coffee company is just getting started.
