When travelling for business or on vacation, there are major cities that are successful in selling themselves as centres of intense experiences for the senses and never failing to meet expectations.  From London to Tokyo, some of the world’s most exciting cities have things in common when it comes to fun places, sites and activities […]

The Rise of Digital & Mobile Wallets in 2022 With the rapid rise of the fintech ecosystem, which now includes a variety of digital banks and wallets, customer preference for various payment methods has never been more important. Many fintech companies are embracing a user-centric approach to bring innovation that delivers a smooth payment procedure […]

The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) in the UK rose by 5.4% in the 12 months, the worst figure in over 30 years, attributed to food, footwear, and clothing prices. According to the ONS, the wage rises for UK workers were already failing to keep up with the cost of living, so further increases to the […]

When visiting a different country, it is good to know where is safe and where could be potentially dangerous for tourists. Merchant Machine has analysed all the OECD countries and ranked them across a number of categories, including theft rates, homicide rates and how peaceful they are, according to the Global Peace Index.  Sections Turkey […]

No one particularly enjoys paying taxes as it usually results in a rather substantial amount of money being deducted from your paycheck. However, the majority of countries take a percentage of earnings and this usually changes depending on how much your salary is.  But have you ever thought about moving somewhere where individual taxes are […]