Insights: Financial Services
In the race to net zero, let’s not waste time picking sides
When we talk about the journey to net zero emissions, the scale of the problem looms so large it can start to block out the view of the path ahead. The IEA estimates that global investment in clean energy...
Read moreBelieve in Better: Insight and inspiration from industry leaders
Over the past year, events such as Brexit, the new US administration and of course Covid-19 have shaken up market order, and at times, currency markets responded with unparalleled volatility. However, with challenges also come new opportunities. New and...
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Money Money Money, it’s not funny, we’re confused
“Cash only”. It’s a sign I’ve seen plenty of times, and it’s been met with frustration. Finding actual cash in my purse these days is becoming more and more of a rarity. When the fate of 1 and 2p...
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Disrupting the banking market
I was walking through my hometown in Peterborough last week when I stumbled across a brand-new Metro Bank outlet. It’s a pretty impressive building, and as the Bank’s 50th branch, it celebrated with a two-day grand opening party. Despite...
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Changing faces: Apple’s seamless integration is a new wave for consumers and products
Smartphones are integral to our daily lives. Actions are increasingly effortless – after all, Apple set a new bar for contactless payments through Touch ID. In May, the number of Apple Pay transactions increased by 300% YoY and there’s...
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Still confused on Brexit? Join the crowd
When it comes to the UK’s economic outlook – very much like the referendum itself – there exists two polarised schools of thought. The first sees the UK currently hanging by its fingernails from the edge of an EU-shaped...
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Financial Services – a knight in shining armour?
“Oh no, the economy’s going to pot… again!” is what many of you may be thinking at the moment, and you have good reason given the current state of alarm hovering over the global economic climate. There’s a surfeit...
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Three months and a lifetime of learnings
Back in April, I decided to take advantage of one of Stand’s greatest perks....
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Green finance: how can we transition towards a decarbonised future?
On 27th October, Stand hosted the second in our latest series of live events,...
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In the race to net zero, let’s not waste time picking sides
When we talk about the journey to net zero emissions, the scale of the...
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Is it time to challenge our perceptions of nuclear power?
The UK has a long civil nuclear heritage dating back to the 1950s. But...
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Can social media facilitate social change and political action?
Since around October last year, Nigeria has been in a state of political crisis...
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People aren’t voiceless, we just weren’t listening
The beauty of language is that it is ever changing, evolving as humans evolve...
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