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Tag: Fraud

Why we need to talk about technical debt as well as financial debt

March 27, 2018

By Richard Blanford

With ransomware attacks affecting more and more UK organisations, Richard Blanford asks why many owners remain too afraid to accept that their firm’s IT systems may not be up to scratch.

Len Goodman waltzes through Santander’s new Scam Avoidance School

March 14, 2018

By Fred Heritage

Strictly Come Dancing’s former head judge, Len Goodman, has added to his skills as a ballroom dancer and TV presenter by enlisting in the SAS, or Scam Avoidance School, to help people aged 60 and over avoid being taken in by scammers.

Price tag of ?700m put on UK’s rising retail crime

March 8, 2018

By Eric Woollard-White

UK retailers have seen a “concerning spike” in severe violence against employees and a continued rise in retail crime such as shoplifting, new industry data has revealed.

Is it getting harder to spot fraudulent emails?

December 22, 2017

By Staff writer

Daren Oliver, cyber security expert and managing director of Fitzrovia IT, explores whether fraudulent emails are getting more difficult to identify.

How to keep control of mileage costs with a growing workforce

November 23, 2017

By Letitia Booty

The inability to control costs is a legacy of outdated ways of managing mileage, relying on employees to provide estimates of distances travelled.

Five reasons why digital expenses management beats spreadsheets

October 5, 2017

By Adam Reynolds

Digital expenses management can make your life easier and can make your staff happier. Here are the top five reasons to ditch your spreadsheets.

Supreme Court ruling on employment tribunal fees has boiled my blood

July 31, 2017

By Charlie Mullins

The compensation culture may have just received its greatest support to date, following the Supreme Court ruling to axe employment tribunal fees.

Cash-hungry fraudsters want to feed off dreams of schoolchildren

July 10, 2017

By Charlie Mullins

Charlie Mullins opens fire, declaring universities are cash-hungry fraudsters and insisting schoolchildren needn?t buy into them for business success.

Terrorists and criminals targeted by new finance laws

June 26, 2017

By Hunter Ruthven

The Treasury hopes new laws will make it harder for terrorists and criminals to move money through the UK financial system which currently costs Britain £24bn a year.

A secure website will secure your business more sales

April 19, 2017

By Staff writer

Consumers place a lot of trust in retailers when making online purchases, especially when it comes to keeping their personal details secure.

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