YouGov Recommend data highlights a strong showing for the currency exchange and money transfer service.

After years of uncertainty Brexit has finally crystallised, and the deadline is tomorrow. Although trade negotiations and legislative work will take years more, there is now a degree of stability which has been sorely lacking - and it seems to be leading to buoyant public sentiment.

Four in ten SMEs expect Brexit to have a negative impact on their business

British airline Flybe, known for being the largest independent regional airline in Europe, entered the New Year reporting financial difficulties and that the brand was at risk of collapsing.

A third of Brits don't bother with mobile banking - and fewer than one in ten use app-only banks.

Political uncertainty surrounding the general election has gone, and we now have a Government with a strong mandate and a clear direction on Brexit. The clarity has freed consumer confidence to tick upwards during December.

As the year draws to a close, 2019 has seen some well-known British brands celebrate anniversaries and centenaries. Two of Britain’s largest supermarkets, Tesco and Sainsbury’s celebrated their 100 and 150 year anniversaries respectively, while airline British Airways also celebrated its 100th year of trading.

Consumer confidence has ticked upwards by 1.1 points to 105.1 despite the uncertainty of an impending general election, according to the latest analysis from YouGov and the Centre for Economics and Business Research.

Tesco’s chief executive Dave Lewis will leave the Big 4 retailer next summer, an announcement that sent shock waves across the industry.

New analysis from YouGov BrandIndex reveals that the company with the strongest brand advocates in 2019 is Monzo.