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• January 15, 2020 15 Jan'20

  Government distances itself from Post Office decisions in Horizon IT litigation

  Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy says it did not make decisions in the Post Office’s recent court battle

• January 14, 2020 14 Jan'20

  Why subpostmasters are calling on the government to pay Horizon trial costs

  The damages that subpostmasters will receive after their court victory against the Post Office fall well short of their calculated losses

• January 10, 2020 10 Jan'20

  Subpostmaster group calls for government to pay legal costs for Horizon trial

  The group of subpostmasters that defeated the Post Office in court over a faulty IT system are calling for the government to pay the costs of the legal action

• January 09, 2020 09 Jan'20

  Can fintech succeed where schools and parents have failed?

  Young people in Britain are unprepared to manage their finances when they leave home and, as a result, many run into serious problems

• January 08, 2020 08 Jan'20

  Fujitsu must face scrutiny following Post Office Horizon trial judgment

  While the Post Office has suffered financial and reputational damage after losing its court battle with subpostmasters, the supplier of the IT system at the centre of the dispute has major PR challenges ahead

• January 03, 2020 03 Jan'20

  Suspected ransomware attack causes worldwide disruption for Travelex

  Travelex switches off computer systems and resorts to cash-only currency sales after malware attack. Insiders claim the currency exchange chain has been hit by ransomware which has left critical files containing customer data encrypted

• December 27, 2019 27 Dec'19

  Top 10 financial services IT stories of 2019

  Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 financial services and fintech stories of 2019

• December 20, 2019 20 Dec'19

  Has Y2K windowing been addressed by banks or is Y2.02K a risk?

  Big banks that haven't replaced legacy systems or fixed temporary windowing solutions to Y2K could have problems at the beginning of 2020

• December 20, 2019 20 Dec'19

  National Federation of Subpostmasters cries foul after court ruling on controversial computer system

  The National Federation of Subpostmasters said it was misled by the Post Office about the robustness of the IT systems its members use

• December 17, 2019 17 Dec'19

  Subpostmasters proved right on IT system failures as calls for full public inquiry mount

  Post Office has been “in denial” about the robustness of its core retail system, which a judge said was to blame for problems experienced by subpostmasters in a multimillion-pound group action

• December 13, 2019 13 Dec'19

  Subpostmasters got the best deal possible in legal battle with the Post Office, says lawyer

  Subpostmasters ended their legal battle with the Post Office at the optimal time, according to the lawyer that managed the High Court action

• December 09, 2019 09 Dec'19

  Dubai’s Kentech kicks off digital transformation drive

  Energy and industrial support company will go live in Oracle’s cloud next month

• December 06, 2019 06 Dec'19

  Barclays opens large tech operation in India, hiring thousands

  Barclays opens tech centre in Pune as part of its global delivery network

• December 03, 2019 03 Dec'19

  Insurtechs help traditional players differentiate

  Traditional insurers are harnessing the agile development techniques of the tech startup community through partnerships with insurtechs

• November 28, 2019 28 Nov'19

  NatWest digital bank goes live

  NatWest has announced the availability of its standalone digital challenger bank, known as Bó