Finance Monthly December 2019 Edition

WELCOME - CONTENTS 7 www.finance-monthly.com 8. THE MONTHLY ROUND-UP FRONT COVER STORY 20 FinTechs to Watch in 2020 10. FINANCE & BUSINESS Economic Downturn in Europe: What are the Available Financing Options? The Impact of the UK Election on Markets Making Training & Competence Work – What are the Key Differences for SMEs Over Corporations? Are European Real Estate Assets Still Attractive? Steps Every CFO Should Take to Create a Holistic Risk Management Budget Black Friday & Cyber Monday: Full of Deals or Cybersecurity Steals? 2020 Will Be the Year of Reckoning for Open Banking 18. 24. 28. 30. 32. 22. FINANCIAL INNOVATION & FINTECH 38. A Tale of Two Cities: Starting from Digital vs. Transforming to Digital Bridging the Gap Between the Mainstream Financial Market and the Crypto Industry Amazon, Netflix…Banking – Would a Subscription- Based Model Fend Off Challenger Banks? Current Trends in Card Design 40. 42. 44. CORPORATE TRAVEL & LIFESTYLE GUIDE 55 Highbullen Hotel North Devon - UK FINANCE CAREERS 48. How to Strike A Work/ Life Balance When You Work in the Financial Industry 60. EVENTS CALENDAR TRANSACTIONS 52. Down2Earth Backs The House of Marketing Alongside Quanteus Group 56. 34.