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‘We’re backing Britain’s businesses all the way’ – What the Autumn Statement means for small business

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December 5, 2013

Chancellor George Osborne has today delivered the Autumn Statement in which he has outlined promising changes for the small business world. As predicted earlier this week, Osborne confirmed that there will be a two per cent cap on business rate rises as the Government acknowledges that the current rates are placing a huge burden upon…

20 million shoppers to be using mobile payments by 2020

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November 19, 2013

New research has predicted that 20 million shoppers will be using their mobile phones to pay for goods and services by the end of the decade. By 2020, mobile payments are expected to represent 1.4 per cent of total consumer spending, with the value of spending tripling to as much as £14.2 billion. The report…

Shoppers trial new mobile app allowing payments to be made with photo verification

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August 8, 2013

A new mobile phone app is being trialled which lets some London shoppers pay for things by using just their name and their photo. Shops, cafes and restaurants in Richmond have signed up to the new payment system which allows them to accept payments through customers PayPal accounts. Andriod, Windows OS and iOS users will…

Bill of Rights introduced to clarify consumer rights

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June 12, 2013

New measures aimed at enhancing and clarifying consumer rights have been unveiled today by the UK’s Consumer Minister Jo Swinson. Introduced to streamline the overlapping and complicated areas of existing consumer based legislation, the proposals in the new draft Consumer Rights Bill will also help to boost the country’s economy by £4 billion. At the…