Financial Services Archives

Exploring with DORA – Why You Can’t Afford Not To!

Our latest article explores the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA), breaking down who it applies to, what the core focus areas are, and how it helps organisations strengthen resilience, reduce risk, and remain regulatory-ready in today’s digital-first landscape.

Why “Training” Your Talent Fails

Traditional training models are no longer fit for purpose. Drawing from Bruner’s learning theories, we explore how cyclical, scaffolded, and evolving development strategies are essential for building future-ready talent.

From Challenge to Opportunity: Transformative Procurement Annual Survey Report 2025

Discover how procurement leaders are turning challenges into opportunities in the 2025 Transformative Procurement Annual Survey Report. Benchmark your maturity, unlock up to £11.6m in savings, and drive innovation, resilience, and sustainability. Download now.

Business vs. Functional Strategy: What’s the Real Difference & Why It Matters

Organisations with high business and functional alignment grow revenue 58% faster and are 72% more profitable than their peers. The difference isn’t just semantic, it’s strategic. We break down: what business strategy really means, how functional strategy brings it to life, why alignment between the two is critical for growth, and the role of senior leaders in making it...

Culture as Capital: How Culture Management Drives Value Creation

Companies with strong cultures are 1.5x more likely to achieve over 15% revenue growth (Oxford Economics). Why? Because culture shapes how people think, act, and deliver — every single day. Read more to learn how culture impacts commercial outcomes, why high-performing cultures need to be built, and key actions for leaders.

Build a Resilient Supply Chain with Digital Twins

In a world of increasingly complex and interconnected global supply chains, managing risk, disruption, and uncertainty is more critical than ever. The 2025 OECD Supply Chain Resilience Review reveals a stark rise in vulnerability due to import concentration, urging organisations to prioritise smarter—not smaller—supply chains. Enter digital twins: virtual models that offer unparalleled visibility, scenario planning, and efficiency gains....

Blocking the Sun: The UK’s Bold Climate Experiment and What It Really Means

UK scientists have received new funding to explore solar geoengineering as part of the CIEL 2025 initiative. While the idea may seem extreme, it reflects the growing urgency of the climate crisis. In our latest blog, Daniel Walsh unpacks what this means for the UK’s climate leadership, the polarised Net Zero debate, and how businesses can turn climate risk...

Supply Chain Resiliency – Responding to US Tariffs

With the global 10% baseline tariff set to expire on July 9th, now is the time to act. We’ve outlined five critical questions every executive should be asking their CPO and Procurement teams.

Edie25: A Beacon of Hope and Collaboration

This article shares key insights from the Edie25 conference, where cross-sector collaboration, optimism, and innovation took centre stage in the fight for a more sustainable future.

In the News: Smarter and Leaner: How the Zero-Based Approach is Unlocking Up to 50% in Procurement Savings

In our latest article, we explore how zero-based approaches, and zero-based spend in particular, is unlocking savings of up to 50% in indirect costs for procurement leaders, providing practical strategies for smarter demand management and therefore rethinking what's bought, why it's needed, and how much is truly required.

In the News: 4C Associates Becomes Part of FourCentric

4C Associates is part of a wider Group of industry leading businesses with expertise across procurement, supply chain, operations and analytics. With the launch of FourCentric, focused on combining our expertise to offer clients impactful, sustainable results across planning, sourcing, manufacturing, and delivery.

Cut Smarter, Spend Better: How Zero-Based-Everything Redefines Procurement Efficiency

In today’s economic reality, traditional strategies like incremental savings or across-the-board reductions are just too slow, too blunt, and too superficial to cope with these pressures. Simply put: leaders can no longer rely on yesterday’s budgets or blanket reductions to solve today’s challenges. To thrive, businesses need a smarter, faster approach - one that delivers impact quickly and aligns every...

2025 Procurement Predictions Featuring our Experts

Zip’s 25 Procurement Predictions for 2025 include insights from leaders of our Digital team, Mark Ellis and Joe Gibson. The comprehensive, forward-thinking guide, shaped by insights from 25 leading voices, dives into critical industry trends, challenges and opportunities

Software Asset Management: Cost Savings & Beyond

At its core, Software Asset Management is about more than just keeping track of your licensing estate. Think of it as an efficient and clinical software inventory of an organisation, uncovering hidden inefficiencies and ensuring every software asset is used to its fullest potential.