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Weekly Round-Up & The Week Ahead
Our weekly round-up and a look at the week ahead for EUR, GBP and USD.
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Embedded Finance Trends
Embedded finance has brought increased convenience, economy, and speed to many of the daily things we do. It’s therefore no surprise that it's the fastest-growing sector in the fintech industry – with global revenues of $54.3 billion.
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Virtual IBANs vs. IBANs
A virtual IBAN looks exactly the same as a regular IBAN and performs the same routing function for international payments. However, where a regular IBAN is matched to only one bank account in the world, a virtual IBAN holder may have multiple unique vIBANs in multiple currencies that send their payments to a single physical account.
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Trends in the Consulting Industry
The world may stumble in 2023, but projections suggest consulting industry growth of 1.9% and global revenues of $706 billion. So, where are the opportunities in this sunny sector forecast?
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Trends in the E-Commerce Industry
Will e-commerce go from strength to strength this year, or will the juggernaut skid off the road? Read on to discover more about e-commerce industry trends and their impact on UK trade and businesses in 2023.
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Trends in the Shipping Industry
After enjoying a boom during the later stages of the Covid-19 emergency, current prices for container shipping have fallen back to pre-pandemic levels, with rates to ship a 40ft container from Asia to the US West Coast falling by more than 80% since the end of April.
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Trends in the Agriculture Industry
There’s no doubt that 2022 was an unsettling year for farmers. As the agriculture industry slowly recovered from the Covid-19 pandemic, it encountered a heatwave and drought, a major bird flu outbreak, and raging field fires.
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Trends in the Fashion and Textiles Industry
Last year, fashion businesses juggled post-Covid operations with the knock-on effects of Brexit, inflation, rising energy costs and the Russia-Ukraine war. Supply chains were disrupted by the rocketing cost of raw materials, increase in shipping costs and port delays, which are all expected to continue into 2023.
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Trends in the Travel & Tourism Industry
After more than two years of travel bans, draconian entry requirements, and setbacks, tourists began dusting off their passports and suitcases in 2022. As the last vestiges of pandemic-era border restrictions eased, global tourism arrivals grew by 60% last year amid pent-up demand - an upward trend that’s expected to continue in 2023.
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Trends in the Energy Industry
So, what does 2023 hold for the energy industry? On the one hand, with global gas supplies still unable to meet demand and with Russia outcast by the international community over its illegal invasion, the energy crisis could extend beyond 2024. On the other, the transition to a more sustainable and secure energy system could be hastened by the challenges faced by fossil fuel providers.
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Trends in the Manufacturing Industry
The UK remains the ninth-largest manufacturing nation in the world, with an annual output of £183 billion. It also injects £31 billion into the economy annually and provides 2.5 million jobs. With much to be bright about amid the recent gloom, the sector will experience highs as well as lows over the next twelve months.
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How Fintech Integration is Disrupting Traditional Banking
If the competition between the traditional banking industry and the new wave of fintech providers was like the classic story of the race between the tortoise and the hare, the slow and steady bank would win despite the young contender’s speed.
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