Nigel Wilson Group Chief Executive, Legal & General Big banks must do more for Fintech startups With the recent news of Mastercard’s creation of Accelerate, an initiative to drive the fintech industry’s growth, it’s time to take a new look at why banks and other large financial institutions should do more to support fintechs. With…
Andrew Morawski President and Chairman, Vodafone Americas Driving Experiences in a Digital World Business today faces an unprecedented challenge: meeting the digital needs of millennials. Known as the “experience generation,” millennials have entirely different expectations for how they live and work than previous generations do. Often, millennials place more value on experiences than on material…
BritishAmerican Business (BAB) Welcomes Minister of State for Trade Policy, the Rt Hon Greg Hands MP and Business Leaders to Discuss UK-US Trade & Investment BritishAmerican Business welcomed the UK Minister of State for Trade Policy, the Rt Hon Greg Hands MP, and senior colleagues from the Department for International Trade (DIT) trade team for…
Zane Parry Director of Small Business Services, FF&F “It is no longer a question of if—but rather when—companies will completely move their operations to the cloud. The cloud is transformational and foundational to the future of business, driving the ability to connect with customers and provide experiences never before imagined. Products become services, services become…
Interview with Mark Makepeace Mark Makepeace Chief Executive, FTSE Russell 1. What do you think New York brings to the table that London doesn’t, and vice-versa? I think New York has this high energy—even in the way business is done. I don’t think any place can rival that energy. There’s this “get it done” attitude…
Why the UK’s Northern Powerhouse is a top trading destination for US firms Known as a hub of industry and innovation, the Northern Powerhouse region of the UK offers plentiful opportunities for US businesses looking to invest or trade. Five of the UK’s 10 largest cities – Liverpool, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle and Sheffield –…
Preparing Your Business for Expansion to the US This article was kindly provided to BAB by Dominique Thew, Communications Manager, Precision Global Consulting. You can find out more about them here. The business world is continually developing and emerging throughout the world, and it’s more important than ever for companies with ambitions for international…
CEO’S Message : June 2018 For those of us with a professional or personal obsession with the minutiae of trade policy negotiations, April was another interesting month. In the UK, with the terms of the separation agreement broadly done, attention has turned increasingly to the details of the future customs relationship between the UK and the…
CEO’S Message : May 2018 For those of us with a professional or personal obsession with the minutiae of trade policy negotiations, April was another interesting month. In the UK, with the terms of the separation agreement broadly done, attention has turned increasingly to the details of the future customs relationship between the UK and the…
CEO’S Message : April 2018 This past month BritishAmerican Business played host to Liam Fox, UK Secretary of State for International Trade, with our friends at the DIT in New York, who gave a wide ranging and optimistic speech about the UK’s future as an outward facing, independent nation with an open and global approach to trade. The…