Comparethemarket forced to axe sickness insurance
With millions of workers facing an uncertain future over the coronavirus crisis, insurance companies have taken the opportunity to pull…
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Finance giants pull the plug on travel cover for newbies
Anyone holding on to the slim hope that they might be able to take out travel insurance against a planned…
FCA probes investment firms’ use of data and analytics
City watchdog the Financial Conduct Authority is opening an investigation into the use and value of data and advanced analytics…
Direct Line and Saatchis accused of ‘horror’ plagiarism
Direct Line and its agency Saatchi & Saatchi have become embroiled in a plagiarism row over their campaign targeting first-time…
Red faces at FCA as regulator fesses up to data breach
The Financial Conduct Authority – the overlord of the financial services industry – has been forced to admit it has…
Mastercard opens recruitment drive for new tech hub
Mastercard, the credit card giant which likes to think its services are “priceless”, is to create over 1,500 data and…
Cardlytics drafts in new chief to boost UK partnerships
US fintech group Cardlytics is strengthening its UK team with the appointment of a new international business development director, charged…
Skipton appoints Jaywing to credit risk validation brief
Skipton Building Society – the company which was the original backer of Callcredit – has appointed Jaywing to handle its…
£4bn loyalty penalty issue ‘will take a decade to tackle’
The crackdown on the so-called loyalty penalty – which is estimated to cost UK consumers nearly £4bn a year for…
Moneycorp appoints Leeds start-up for AI data strategy
International foreign exchange giant Moneycorp – which manages £35.5bn worth of transactions a year for consumers and businesses –is rolling…