Auditchain, a blockchain-based auditing system, will soon be launched for use in the audit sector to prevent fraud or error through a distributed network of accountancy professionals

Between June and July 2018, 203 reports of cryptocurrency frauds totalling £2m were reported to Action Fraud, who has warned the public about fraudsters advertising ‘get rich quick’ investments

Big accountancy firms need to pay attention to the way their smaller competitors operate and take it on board, says David Grunberg, founding partner at Grunberg & Co

With A level results due out today, the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) is reminding those leaving secondary education of alternative routes into work which do not require a degree, arguing that experience counts for a lot in the employment market

Celebrities who fail to disclose commercial relationships with suppliers of products are coming under the microscope from the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), which is investigating concerns that social media stars are not properly declaring when they have been paid, or otherwise rewarded, to endorse goods or services

From today, following action by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), consumers and small businesses will have better information about the services offered by current account providers, with banks required to publish details of their customer service ratings

Artificial intelligence (AI) is set to make rapid changes to the way financial services institutions attract and retain their customers, and will overturn traditional operating models and call for new collaboration amongst competitors, according to a report by the World Economic Forum based on research from Deloitte

The financial services (FS) sector is falling behind other sectors when it comes to supporting women’s progress into senior positions, according to a global report from PwC

HMRC has successfully implemented the first software release for its new Customs Declaration Service (CDS), which will have a critical role to play post-Brexit

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has slapped a $30,000 penalty and barred the founder of a company who perpetrated a fraudulent initial coin offering (ICO) to fund oil exploration and drilling in California, amid warnings over blockchain-related scams

The Treasury is providing £2m to back three tech start-ups investigating ways to make it possible for people renting who lack a credit rating to quality for a mortgage, and so get onto the property ladder

Blair Nimmo, partner, and Alistair McAlinden, director, of KPMG have been appointed as joint administrators of Rippin Ltd, a leading structural steel fabricator, with the loss of 25 jobs