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Economic Updates

UK Retail Data rings alarm bells

Rachel Hocking17th January 2020

Good afternoon, There is currently a 73% chance that the Bank of England could cut interest rates in January. This data is supplied by th... Read More >

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Data and the dollar

Rachel Hocking16th January 2020

Good morning, GBPUSD continues to climb back above 1.30 after finding support at this key level, but the currency pair is expected to com... Read More >

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Will Christmas shopping save sterling?

Rachel Hocking15th January 2020

Good morning, Further to yesterday's update regarding the Bank of England's 'kick it while it's down' attitude to sterling's chances of a... Read More >

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International business

WorldFirst partners with MakesYouLocal for Nordic-based online sellers

Rachel Hocking13th March 2019

Here at WorldFirst, we believe that selling on global online marketplaces should be just as easy as selling locally. Since our humble beg... Read More >

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Local currency accounts made simple – and cheap

Paul Tyler20th November 2018

An international business account the way it should be If you’d ever tried to do business beyond the UK, you’ll know that cross-border pa... Read More >

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Brexit – The Top 3 Considerations for international businesses

Matt James29th August 2018

I don’t think that it is an exaggeration to say that Brexit represents the single greatest risk most UK SMEs will have ever faced. At the ti... Read More >

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Selling Online

Ensuring Amazon success through the holiday season

Rachel Hocking20th December 2019

Your questions about successfully selling on Amazon answered. We explore how merchants like yourself can maximise selling potential on the w... Read More >

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Too late for Black Friday?

Rachel Hocking16th December 2019

Black Friday is perhaps the best-known global shopping event of the year – and certainly one of the biggest. According to statistics from th... Read More >

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Spreading the love on China Singles Day

Rachel Hocking9th December 2019

Forget Black Friday or Cyber Monday; China Singles Day has grown to become the biggest shopping day in the world. This year’s event took pla... Read More >

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Your Money

Putting a stop to fraud with WorldFirst

Rachel Hocking14th January 2020

The bitter truth about fraud Each and every business in the UK is a potential target for financial crime. No matter how you might attempt t... Read More >

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We’re taking the fight to financial crime – here’s how

Rachel Hocking3rd January 2020

For WorldFirst, the online security of our customers is our priority. Our Financial Crime team is dedicated to the protection of payments fr... Read More >

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The Latest Tech Advancements in Money Management

Rachel Hocking23rd December 2019

A 2019 survey found that more Brits than ever before value a range of digital services from their primary banks over security, showing just ... Read More >

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