Craig Naylor-Smith, managing director of Parseq, discusses how payment allocation automation can help manufacturers manage cashflow pressures – and bolster customer experience – in a rocky economic landscape Manufacturers are facing a storm of operating challenges. Global supply bottlenecks are hampering production, while rising energy prices and competition for labour ... Read more
By Craig Naylor-Smith, Managing Director, Parseq. Transformation of the payments industry has been radical over the past decade. Technological innovation and regulatory change have created an enormous market shift where we’ve been witness to the introduction of Open Banking, PSD2 and Strong Customer Authentication. Subsequently, the payment methods now made ... Read more
Food manufacturers should treat the inevitable regulatory changes caused by Brexit as an opportunity, and use technology to take full advantage of the back office, argues Parseq’s Craig Naylor-Smith. The UK’s food and drink industry is in uncharted waters. Our departure from the European Union is proving to be one ... Read more
By Craig Naylor-Smith, Parseq's managing director. The health of the UK’s manufacturing industry has always been an important economic bellwether. It’s a major employer, and particularly affected by the international trading landscape thanks to its reliance on export markets and raw materials from overseas. It’s no surprise then that the latest ... Read more