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Financial applications
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October 18, 2022
18
Oct'22
Subpostmaster federation failed its members when they needed it most
A dereliction of duty saw subpostmaster federation ignore its members when IT problems hit and allowed the Post Office destroy their lives
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October 04, 2022
04
Oct'22
Next phase of open banking already gathering pace
Open banking has had a major impact on the banking industry as finance forms harness data to provide better services, but the next phase of open finance promises even more
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October 03, 2022
03
Oct'22
Security regulation cuts online payment fraud at 73% of retailers
New online payments security standard, Strong Customer Authentication (SCA), sees immediate fall in fraudulent payments to retailers
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September 29, 2022
29
Sep'22
Cost-of-living crisis could spur fintech adoption
The cost-of-living crisis could have a similar impact on fintech and digital banking as the Covid-19 pandemic did, inducing further innovation in the fintech sector
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September 27, 2022
27
Sep'22
Robo investment platform adopts open banking-based payments
Nordic consumer investment fintech simplifies customer experience through open banking software from Mastercard-owned Aiia
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September 23, 2022
23
Sep'22
Copenhagen Fintech connects its members to the world
Copenhagen-based startup initiative is driving fintech developments across the Nordic region, with Mastercard its latest global partner
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September 23, 2022
23
Sep'22
Post Office scandal inquiry chair intervenes in slow compensation progress
Chair of statutory public inquiry into the Post Office Horizon scandal has aired his disappointment over the slow progress in making interim payments to victims
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September 23, 2022
23
Sep'22
Mini-Budget 2022: HMRC tells firms to update payroll software ahead of November NI tax cut
HMRC is urging employers to ensure their payroll software systems are updated now, before the reversal of the previous government’s National Insurance tax hike kicks in
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September 14, 2022
14
Sep'22
US to see huge increase in embedded finance transactions
Retailers and other non-financial businesses are increasingly offering their customers financial services, such as credit and payment options
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September 13, 2022
13
Sep'22
JP Morgan acquires fintech for payments modernisation
JP Morgan acquires cloud-native payments technology as it modernises its IT infrastructure
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September 12, 2022
12
Sep'22
Mistakenly transferred $504m to be returned to Citigroup
Judge rules that creditors should return $504m that was accidentally transferred to them by Citigroup
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September 12, 2022
12
Sep'22
Lloyd’s of London is digitally transforming through the front door
Centuries-old financial services organisation is transforming its complex IT infrastructure through digital data
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September 07, 2022
07
Sep'22
Tech Nation Libra programme selects 35 scaleups for second cohort
The Libra 2.0 programme is designed to help underrepresented founders in the UK who are growing and seeking specific support for scaling up their business
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September 02, 2022
02
Sep'22
Interview: Sibstar, the fintech app for dementia sufferers
Creator of app and debit card designed to support people living with dementia tells Computer Weekly how the idea developed
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September 02, 2022
02
Sep'22
BBVA to add 2,000 software engineers to workforce this year
Spanish bank BBVA is boosting its IT department while its traditional workforce reduces amid digital transformation
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September 01, 2022
01
Sep'22
Police interview Horizon scandal victim in investigation into potential perjury by Fujitsu staff
The Met Police have interviewed a former subpostmaster as part of an investigation into potential perjury by former Fujitsu staff
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August 04, 2022
04
Aug'22
Financial Ombudsman Service mining for gold in cloud HR and finance
The Financial Ombudsman Service is reaping the benefits of the cloud-based human resources and finance system it implemented last year
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August 03, 2022
03
Aug'22
More than 60% of world population will use digital wallets by 2026
Global take-up of digital wallets will accelerate over the next four years, driven by ‘super apps’ and QR code-based payments
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July 26, 2022
26
Jul'22
Post Office attacked subpostmasters who questioned Horizon, say victims
When the Post Office’s lie about the Horizon system failed to silence subpostmaster critics, it took more extreme measures, say victims of the scandal
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July 26, 2022
26
Jul'22
Lambeth maps future with cloud applications
With its funding dramatically cut, Lambeth Council has turned to cloud delivery of its business applications to have a simpler technology stack and be nimbler in delivering services to its 330,000 population
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July 26, 2022
26
Jul'22
Six more subpostmaster convictions overturned in Horizon scandal
More former subpostmasters have their wrongful convictions for theft and fraud overturned in the Court of Appeal
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July 20, 2022
20
Jul'22
Starling Bank withdraws application for licence in Ireland
App-based bank decides against completing its application for a banking licence in Ireland after concluding it did not offer enough value
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July 13, 2022
13
Jul'22
APAC organisations renew focus on ERP
Organisations in Asia-Pacific are looking to renew their enterprise resource planning systems as they emerge from the throes of the pandemic
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July 12, 2022
12
Jul'22
Is time running out for legacy payments technology used by banks?
The company bringing Google-like processing to core banking for banks has added the same proposition in payments
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July 06, 2022
06
Jul'22
Most APAC banks to spend more on cloud this year
More than nine in 10 banks across Asia-Pacific are increasing their cloud spending in 2022 after years of hesitation due to initial regulatory hurdles
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June 30, 2022
30
Jun'22
Subpostmaster campaigning forces government to set up compensation scheme and make interim payments
Subpostmaster campaign group is a step closer to achieving what it was originally set up to do as government launches compensation scheme for its members who did not receive fair payouts
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June 30, 2022
30
Jun'22
Independent scrutiny brought into compensation negotiations for wrongly prosecuted subpostmasters
Former Supreme Court judge will offer his view on the valuation of compensation for wrongly convicted subpostmasters
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June 29, 2022
29
Jun'22
Inside Bendigo and Adelaide Bank’s cloud journey
With a strong DevOps culture, Australian bank has been moving its most important applications to the cloud in a journey that has already reaped returns
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June 27, 2022
27
Jun'22
Manchester Airports Group taps Rise with SAP service to speed recovery
Manchester Airports Group, which includes London Stansted and East Midlands as well as Manchester, has chosen SAP’s Rise package, on AWS, as it seeks to ‘build back smarter’ post-pandemic
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June 21, 2022
21
Jun'22
Post Office IT investigator to be released from confidentiality obligations for inquiry
Forensic accounting firm that ‘knows where the bodies are buried’ will be released from confidentiality obligations by the Post Office to give evidence to public inquiry
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June 20, 2022
20
Jun'22
Minister says compensation offer to 555 subpostmasters close
Government minister says an announcement on subpostmaster compensation could be made within weeks
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June 20, 2022
20
Jun'22
Neo4j teams up with Deloitte in ASEAN push
Neo4j is partnering with consulting firm Deloitte to meet the demand for graph technology on the back of its growing business in the ASEAN region
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June 13, 2022
13
Jun'22
HSBC to give thousands of staff fintech training
Thousands of HSBC staff will receive training in fintech technologies through a course developed with Saïd Business School
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June 13, 2022
13
Jun'22
Tech startups raise more than £12bn in 2022 to date
The £12.4bn in venture capital raised is more than was raised in the whole of 2020, putting the UK ahead of every country other than the US
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June 09, 2022
09
Jun'22
More wrongful convictions quashed in Post Office IT scandal
Two more Post Office Horizon scandal victims have had their wrongful convictions overturned
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May 26, 2022
26
May'22
The barristers that broke their backs to break the Post Office’s shield of lies
Computer Weekly spoke to the barristers at Henderson Chambers that fought the Post Office in the High Court to expose the widest miscarriage of justice in UK history
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May 17, 2022
17
May'22
Post Office scandal victim calls for government’s role in silencing victims to be investigated
Victims of the Post Office Horizon scandal in Scotland raise further questions about Post Office and government conduct
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May 17, 2022
17
May'22
Controversial Post Office IT system to be replaced by 2025
Work is ongoing by the Post Office to replace the controversial Horizon retail and accounting system used in nearly 12,000 branches
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May 11, 2022
11
May'22
Sapphire 2022: Klein majors on sustainability and supply chain resilience
At SAP’s first in-person Sapphire customer conference in three years, CEO Christian Klein and his top team revisited the themes of sustainability and supply chain resilience, which were prominent in 2020 and 2021
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May 10, 2022
10
May'22
CCRC to contact 88 more former subpostmasters with potentially wrongful convictions
The Criminal Cases Review Commission is to contact 88 more potentially wrongfully convicted Post Office workers
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May 10, 2022
10
May'22
Post Office scandal inquiry chair brings forward urgent compensation hearings
The chair of the Post Office Horizon scandal inquiry has brought forward hearings about compensation as victims warn that at this rate “people will die” before they get anything
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May 09, 2022
09
May'22
Post Office scandal victims in Scotland to tell their stories, raising questions of law
Inquiry into Post Office scandal moves to Scotland, with differences in English and Scottish law raising further serious questions about subpostmaster prosecutions
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May 06, 2022
06
May'22
How Rimini Street is growing its footprint in ASEAN
Rimini Street is expanding its reach in ASEAN as more companies, such as Malaysian carmaker Proton, look for cheaper software maintenance options
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May 04, 2022
04
May'22
Judicial intervention 'inevitable' as Post Office compensation valuation falls short
Lawyer negotiating compensation for victims of Post Office scandal says the two sides are 'poles apart' on valuations
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May 03, 2022
03
May'22
Post Office scandal CEO could be stripped of CBE
Honours Forfeiture Committee to review Paula Vennells’ CBE in the light of Post Office scandal
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April 27, 2022
27
Apr'22
Police question former Fujitsu worker again in Post Office scandal perjury investigation
Police have interviewed a former Fujitsu employee for the third time in the investigation into potential perjury during trials of wrongfully convicted subpostmasters
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April 25, 2022
25
Apr'22
Post Office scandal victims still waiting for compensation a year after convictions overturned
Former subpostmasters at the centre of one of biggest miscarriage of justice in modern history are still waiting for compensation a year after their wrongful convictions were overturned
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April 22, 2022
22
Apr'22
SAP Q1 2022: Revenue up 11%, Ukraine war impact projected to be €300m
SAP has announced first-quarter revenue of more than €7.1bn, and the Ukraine war is projected to have a €300m impact for 2022
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April 21, 2022
21
Apr'22
NexGen Networks deploys Equinix platform to scale business in Europe
Digital infrastructure company teams with fibre optic-based network systems provider to expand capacity in Europe in response to increasing demand for secure, low-latency interconnection
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April 21, 2022
21
Apr'22
More Scottish subpostmaster conviction reviews expected as part of Post Office scandal
The Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission expects more subpostmasters with potential wrongful convictions to come forward