The Finseta Blog

Take a quick look at your LinkedIn newsfeed and you’ll see a range of buzzwords and hollow industry-specific phrases that can have a hundred different meanings. (We’re thinking ‘Elevator pitch’ and ‘Blue-sky thinking’ here.) Sometimes though, there are terms that are 100% genuine (even if they sound a bit trivial). Phrases you should pay attention […]

The week has continued to be dominated by the horrific scenes of the invasion of Ukraine and the international fallout engulfing Russia. Sanctions have continued to be piled on the Russian state & high-profile individuals by governments from around the world. At the same time major companies are pulling out of Russia, divesting from Russian […]

This week, virtually all news has been dominated by the traumatic events in Ukraine.  Further rounds of sanctions against the Russian Federation, its businesses and multiple individuals have been announced this week. We have seen further consolidation and agreement on the part of Western Governments on actions to take. In the private sector, a slew […]

How we use money is always changing… From bartering to using coins, writing cheques, introducing banknotes, ending the gold standard….the way society uses money has always been evolving. History is dotted with turning points where the key method of making payments has changed. Right now we are once again at one of those key moments […]

Cornerstone FS plc (AIM: CSFS), the cloud-based provider of international payment, currency risk management and electronic account services to SMEs, announces that it has appointed Robert O’Brien, General Manager APAC and Middle East, to the newly created position of Interim Chief Operating Officer of Cornerstone’s principal operating subsidiary, FXPress Payment Services Limited (“FXPress”). Mr O’Brien […]

This week has been dominated by the news coming out of Ukraine. Key markets took an initial hit first thing yesterday morning but started to recover over the course of yesterday and this morning. The Pound has taken a hit against the Dollar over the course of the last couple of days, something ?expected given […]