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From high tech to heavy industry, many of the world’s most successful businesses depend on credit to survive, operate and thrive. But an increasing number of businesses are letting credit take a backseat to prepaid business cards, at least when it comes to employee spending. Prepaid business cards, like the Prepaid Mastercard offered by icount, have become a popular alternative to credit cards for many UK businesses, both small and large. Companies tout their ability to reduce fraudulent spending as...

For any business owner, the key to success is simple: knowing where your money comes from and where it goes. Whether you sell a product or offer a service, having a deep understanding of your business’ finances gives you more power to make informed, effective decisions that fuel growth and help make each quarter more successful than the last. The stronger your understanding of your business’ finances, the more capably you’ll be able to operate and grow. Enter the forensic...

Every year the the largest independent news agency in the UK supplies newspapers and magazines around the world with some of the most fascinating, captivating and powerful photographs you could ever hope to see. It's your chance to vote for the SWNS Press Photo of the Year 2016... VOTE FOR THE PRESS PHOTO OF THE YEAR 2016 Here you'll find 100 of the most compelling images sent out by the news service this year, as chosen by their picture editors. Simply...

The Christmas day football match of 1914 on the back of a temporary truce has become an iconic moment in history, but new evidence suggests it may not have been that rare. Historian Thomas Weber, of the University of Aberdeen, has uncovered evidence that festive meetings continued throughout the war, with a significant number in 1916 despite the huge casualties suffered in the Battle of the Somme. The Professor was given access to a large number of family memories of the...

The cure for the issues facing the Peer to Peer lending industry isn’t regulation, but community. By Matt Haycox Last week, the Financial Conduct Authority released their interim feedback of their review of their crowdfunding and peer to peer lending rules. And it didn’t sound good. Andrew Bailey, CEO of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), stated that "fast-moving, evolving" peer-to-peer (P2P) lending industry poses "some quite big challenges in terms of transparency and fairness." Following this the FCA announced that...

Yorkshire entrepreneur helps secure future of Hartlepool FC as it expands into property development Leeds entrepreneur and funding consultant Matt Haycox, a consultant for Access Commercial Finance, has helped Hartlepool football club secure funding to follow in the footsteps of Arsenal and Reading FCs - into property development. The club has outlined ambitious property and retail plans for the land currently occupied by the Mill House Leisure Centre adjacent to the 7856 capacity Victoria Park ( also known as the...

Terrorist 'truck' attacks like the ones seen in Berlin and Nice are likely to become more common, a leading terror expert warned. Raffaello Pantucci, the director of international studies at the Royal United Services Institute, said that the ease of obtaining a truck made it an attractive method for terrorists looking to "sow terror in the hearts and homes" of people in Europe. At least 12 people died after a 25-tonne truck loaded with steel girders smashed through a crowd...

The only thing more terrifying than the devastating scenes in Berlin yesterday is the reaction of the soon-to-be President of the United States to the events. Hours after the deadly truck crash in Berlin, with the country's wounds laid bare, Trump jumped back on the populist bandwagon and issued a statement of intent ahead of his inauguration. He moved for a policy of division, blaming “Islamist terrorists” who targeted “innocent” Christians as they “prepared to celebrate the Christmas holiday.” The war of words...

Pictures of surfers attempting to ride Britain's biggest wave have emerged as swells in excess of 15ft hit the Cornish coast. The meteorological phenomenon known as the giant 'Cribbar'  occurs just a handful of times a year and is officially the biggest wave breaking anywhere in the world today. Among the brave souls taking up the challenge was Henry Neill, who made the journey all the way from Australia to attempt it. Before his failed attempt, Henry said: "I've been waiting for a swell...