AFM Key Words Week 2 Day 1

3. (Blank) is the practice of protecting people, systems and data from cyberattacks using a mix of technologies, processes and policies (Lindemulder, Kosinski and Jonker, 2024).
8. (Blank) is an overall increase in the price level across the entire economy (Sloman et al., 2022).
9. A research (blank) is the main overall purpose of your study; it explains what you want to find out and is broad, giving general direction (Bryman, 2016; Saunders, Lewis & Thornhill, 2019).
10. The (blank) value of a good is its current price in today's money; its face value, without taking inflation into account. £20 in 1990 and £20 today have the same (blank) value (Sloman et al., 2022).

1. A (blank) operates solely online and through mobile apps; customers can carry out traditional banking processes such as money transfers, loans and reviewing savings accounts without the need for a physical branch, and it won't necessarily have its own banking licence but may instead partner with a traditional bank (Deloitte United Kingdom, 2019).
2. Research (blank) are the smaller steps you take to achieve your aim; they are more specific and explain exactly what you will do, measure, compare, or analyse (Bryman, 2016; Saunders, Lewis & Thornhill, 2019).
4. A (blank) is a pattern found in time series datasets; it is used to describe if the data is showing an upward or downward movement for part or all of the time series (Statista Encyclopedia, 2020).
5. The (blank) value is the nominal value after adjusting for inflation, measured against a base year so that values from different times can be compared accurately (Sloman et al., 2022).
6. (Blank), short for Financial Technology, is the emerging industry that aims to modernise, improve and automate the delivery of financial services, using modern software and infrastructure to compete with traditional methods of delivering financial solutions (Deloitte United Kingdom, 2019).
7. (Blank) objectives are Specific, Measurable, Agreed, Realistic and Time-bound (BBC, 2023).