Wednesday, July 28th, 2010
With 1 in every 36 £1 coins in circulation in the UK counterfeit, how can managers guide staff to spot forgeries? Almost two million counterfeit £1 coins were returned to the Royal Mint in the last financial year. This was more than...
Tuesday, July 27th, 2010
Businesses in the Hospitality Industry are most at risk of compromising client card data. What can managers do to improve their own business and set it apart from their peers? I was impressed with many of the pointers in Visa...
Wednesday, July 7th, 2010
Visa's contactless cards in UK circulation passed the 8 million mark in June and will grow to 12 million by the year end, so reckons the card scheme. Whilst much of the current growth is down to Barclays' decision to issue contactless cards as...
Wednesday, June 16th, 2010
Metro Bank will - hopefully - be a name to reckon with before too long. Its first branch opens in London's Southampton Row on 29th July, with Earl's Court a week later. 12 more London branches and a total...
Monday, June 14th, 2010
There may be some bumps in the road to economic recovery ahead as has been indicated by the disappointing growth in services showing a slowdown during May in both new business and employment. Analysts had expected a strong reading...
Monday, June 14th, 2010
Given the economic circumstances, a focused approach to cost analysis and management cannot be overestimated. An often overlooked fact is that it is easier to control costs than to create new sales. Considerable investment (not necessarily financial, but also in...
Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010
Visa has launched its CodeSure system to make online transactions more secure. Cards have a display and generate one-time codes to authenticate online transactions. Once in issue, Visa cards will feature an alpha-numeric display and a 12-button keypad built into the back of a...
Thursday, May 13th, 2010
BBC news today reported that hospital food cooked with fresh local ingredients could put hundreds of millions of pounds back into the NHS, one hospital trust has said. Catering managers at Nottingham City Hospital and the Queen's Medical Centre have...
Monday, April 19th, 2010
An article published today in FM World, the online magazine of the British Institute of Facilities Management, reported that local authorities are wary of savings targets. More than eight out of 10 local government decision-makers believe the £5.5bn of efficiency...
Wednesday, April 14th, 2010
Universities received a record £25.4 billion income last year, up by 8.3%, but also faced higher costs. The biggest increase was in paying interest and other financial costs, figures from the Higher Education Statistics Agency show. Income from investments and endowments...