Accountancy Age ALMOST A THIRD of UK SMEs have delayed their investment plans following problems in Greece and subsequent uncertainty in Europe. That’s the finding of the latest Smith & Williamson’s quarterly Enterprise Index survey which showed that macro-economic issues, such as a potential Grexit, a lack of confidence in the global economy and UK […]

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Richard Koch, Head of Policy at The UK Cards Association, said: “The UK Cards Association welcomes this important report. It is a very significant study, looking at a wide range of issues. The FCA has taken some nine months to analyse five years’ worth of transactions from the accounts of 34 million consumers, in addition […]

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The number of card transactions made on the internet has increased by 20 per cent in the past year with consumers spending £11.5 billion online in August, according to the latest figures from The UK Cards Association. There were 130 million card payments online in August – almost 50 a second – up from 108 […]

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