Nick Green

Jan 6, 2025 | decibelmagazine.com | Nick Green

Go ahead and judge this book by its cover. That’s legendary skater Tony Alva demonstrating a “frontside air” at the Dogbowl in Santa Monica in ’77. After 12 years, professional skateboarding was finally finding its rhythm, but Alva and the Z-Boys bucked convention with a more audacious and aggro style based on surfing. By 1997, Fu Manchu had been kicking up dust for 12 years (dating back to its origins as the hardcore punk act Virulence) and had already recorded several fuzzed-out full-lengths.

Jan 6, 2025 | withguitars.com | Nick Green

E! NEWS EXCLUSIVE: How Jamie Foxx’s 2 Daughters Kept Him Alive During Health ScareJamie Foxx is just happy to be alive, so winning another award would just be gravy at this point. A nominee for Best Stand-Up Comedy Performance, Television at the 2025 Golden Globes on Jan.

Dec 12, 2024 | cusomag.com | Nick Green

Leadership isn’t easy and if it were, everyone would be doing it. And frankly, we’d have chaos because the “everyone gets a trophy” crowd would ruin the whole vibe. The truth is, leaders are the ones who see the cliff, strap on their parachute (hopefully packed correctly), and jump. But here’s the thing: avoiding the jump is just as risky as taking it. The business life cycle doesn’t stop because you’re indecisive. If anything, your hesitation speeds up the consequences.

Dec 10, 2024 | finextra.com | Nick Green

You'd think the credit data market would be fairly predictable by now. But if there's one thing we've learned from working in credit risk for the last 30 years, change is constant. While some organisations are paying up to five times more than their competitors, others have managed to secure much better deals. The difference often comes down to understanding where the market is heading and knowing how to use that knowledge in negotiations.

Nov 19, 2024 | finextra.com | Nick Green

Digital banks have levelled up finance with their unmatched speed and convenience, but this agility also makes them prime targets for fraudsters. Authorised push payment (APP) fraud is on the rise, with losses hitting £580 million in the first half of 2023, according to UK Finance. The very features that make digital banking appealing—fast, online-only services—also expose critical weaknesses. But these challenges create an opportunity.