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13th Aug, 2014

Technology is Finally Disrupting Financial Services

Originally produced for The Guardian’s ‘Sustainable Finance’ season. Published 12 August 2014 Nick Moules explains how young, social ‘disruptors’ are transforming the financial services sector, with companies changing the way we lend, send and save money

Perhaps it is the stoic nature of the financial services industry that enabled it to resist disruption for so long, but there can be no doubt that technology has now burrowed into the heartland of the banking sector, leading to a wave of innovation in traditional markets like foreign exchange, stocks and shares, borrowing and saving.

Markets, such as betting, music and aviation, were disrupted by Betfair, Napster and budget airlines well over a decade ago, but financial services’ own disruption has been fairly recent. This is surprising, when you consider that services like PayPal have been in existence for as long as Amazon and eBay, without sparking widespread disruption.

You may recognise the names of many of these new young players, but it’s unlikely you will have seen them on the high street, as this revolution is taking place almost exclusively online, enabled by the low barriers to entry that modern technology affords.

Who is leading the revolution?

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04th Aug, 2014

rebuildingsociety and NACFB

Business owners often say they don’t know where to start looking when it comes to securing growth finance. The National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers is the definitive source of finance options – if their brokers don’t know about it, it doesn’t exist.

We’ve partnered with the NACFB to build our broker network, but we want to introduce our borrowers to brokers that can secure the right type of finance, so we’re sponsoring this event as part of Leeds Business Week.

Whether your business plans hinge on growth, refinancing or simply cash flow, the NACFB has developed this event to show local businesses how to access a broader range of funding solutions.

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04th Aug, 2014

Join rebuildingsociety and the NACFB for a Business Funding Seminar

As a patron of the National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers, we’re delighted to be supporting the NACFB’s Autumn seminar in Leeds.

 Whether your clients’ plans hinge on growth, refinancing or simply cash flow, the NACFB has developed this event to show local businesses how to access a broader range of funding solutions.

 Join us to learn more about:

• Commercial Mortgages

• Leasing and Asset Finance

 • Factoring and Invoice Discounting

• Vehicle Finance

• Development Finance

• Bridging Finance

• Buy to let Mortgages

• Peer to Peer Funding

We will also be attending the event and will be on hand to answer any questions you may have about working with us.

Date: 16th October 2014

Venue: The Lorimer Suite, East Stand, Leeds United Football Club,

Elland Road, LS11 0ES

Breakfast at 8:30am, seminar from 9am to 10:30am

BOOK NOW: www.leedsbizweek.com


04th Aug, 2014

The Death of the Office?

Every now and then, we post articles from third parties that we think will be of particular interest to our readers. In this case, The Business Desk reported on a new white paper by PwC that we want to share with you.

THE traditional nine to five office environment could soon become a thing of the past according to a new report by PwC.

The future of work: A journey to 2022 report reveals that only 14% of UK workers want to work in a traditional office environment in the future. Whereas one in five people say they want to work in a virtual place where they can log on from any location or use collaborative work spaces.

PwC’s report reveals a number of projections for what the future of work might look like based on a survey of 10,000 workers and 500 HR professionals globally.  People’s desire to break free from the traditional office environment suggests that the way we work in the future could change dramatically and organisations need to prepare themselves for this shift. The research found that a quarter of UK workers believe that traditional employment won’t be around in the future.

Instead, people believe that they will have their own brands and sell their skills to those who need them. They will be working for themselves, where they choose.

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