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December 13, 2024
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Dec'24
Post Office scandal 2024 – part 3: Fujitsu’s 12-month fall from grace
After years of refusing to comment, Fujitsu was unable to continue hiding from its role in the Post Office Horizon IT scandal as politicians and a public inquiry demanded answers
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December 10, 2024
10
Dec'24
Controversial Horizon system to remain in Post Office branches as part of tech ‘fusion’, says source
A source says the Post Office is set to buy the Horizon system from Fujitsu and combine it with both in-house developed and commercially available software
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December 09, 2024
09
Dec'24
Inside Prudential’s AI strategy
Prudential is leveraging AI across its operations, from enhancing customer interactions and streamlining internal processes to empowering its workforce through upskilling initiatives
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December 09, 2024
09
Dec'24
Post Office senior leadership warned of IT project data safeguarding risk
Post Office board members and senior executives have been made aware of the risk to data related to its ill-fated Horizon system replacement project
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November 27, 2024
27
Nov'24
Post Office Capture users invited to pivotal meeting with government
About 80 former Capture users have now come forward for legal support in making claims against the Post Office
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November 25, 2024
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Nov'24
Post Office scandal: How much deeper and wider can it get?
It took decades to expose the Post Office Horizon scandal but that effort has laid the groundwork for others to seek justice and financial redress
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November 22, 2024
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Nov'24
Swiss encrypted messaging service, ePost, targets one million postal users
Swiss ePost chief Renato Stalder bets on encrypted communications as demand for letter delivery falls
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November 19, 2024
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Nov'24
Subpostmasters hit by Post Office scandal plan to meet over 'nuclear option'
Members of campaign group Justice for Subpostmasters Alliance will discuss taking legal action in their pursuit of full, fair and final financial redress
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November 18, 2024
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Nov'24
Post Office IT boss calls for subpostmasters to judge him on his actions
Recently installed Post Office chief transformation officer tasked with replacing controversial IT system tells Computer Weekly the organisation’s leadership understands the challenges ahead
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November 15, 2024
15
Nov'24
Post Office to decide on Horizon before April, Fujitsu board considers final contract extension
Chief transformation officer tells Computer Weekly about ongoing work on replacing controversial Post Office Horizon system and extending contract with Fujitsu
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November 12, 2024
12
Nov'24
Post Office requested four-year Horizon extension, as Fujitsu boss arrived at public inquiry
Fujitsu boss says the Horizon system has reached the end of its life and a long contract extension might not be possible
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November 12, 2024
12
Nov'24
How quantum computing could reshape financial services
Experts at the Singapore FinTech Festival predict quantum computing will improve risk management, investment strategies and fraud detection in the financial sector, while also posing new challenges for data security
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November 11, 2024
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Nov'24
Post Office scandal not caused by software errors, says combative Fujitsu boss
During a sometimes heated appearance at the public inquiry, Fujitsu’s European boss Paul Patterson said the inquiry has shed light on who is to blame for the scandal
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November 08, 2024
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Nov'24
Government announces Green Paper on future of scandal-ridden Post Office
Consultation process will enable a wide range of people to air their views on the future of the scandal-hit Post Office
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November 07, 2024
07
Nov'24
Post Office wrongly used public funds to pay for legal battle
Senior civil servant’s appearance at public inquiry reveals Post Office broke spending rules when it diverted money to legal battle
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November 06, 2024
06
Nov'24
Post Office was reluctant to cut costs despite 143 central staff earning more than £100k
Former Post Office minister told public inquiry that Post Office boss did not want to cut central costs, despite how many staff were earning more than £100k
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November 01, 2024
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Nov'24
Bank of England warns against AI ‘complacency’
UK financial services regulator wants to increase understanding of AI’s benefits and how firms are managing the risks it poses, as take-up grows and use cases increase
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October 31, 2024
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Oct'24
Fujitsu boss to face tough reappearance at Post Office inquiry, following inaction and sidestepping
Fujitsu’s European boss will have to justify why promises made at the public inquiry months ago have not been followed through
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October 30, 2024
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Oct'24
No simple replacement for digital evidence rules, says Post Office Horizon trial judge
Judge in Post Office Horizon trial says a more flexible approach to how digital evidence is used in court cases may be required as IT complexity increases
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October 29, 2024
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Oct'24
Tata Consultancy Services to deliver Irish pension scheme
Indian IT services giant adds to its growing customer base in the pensions sector with Irish contract win
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October 28, 2024
28
Oct'24
Who is the subject of the Post Office’s Project Tiger investigation?
The Post Office is listening to a campaigner’s complaints almost a decade after ignoring his more serious accusations and warnings
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October 24, 2024
24
Oct'24
Government ‘urged’ to overturn all convictions based on Post Office Capture
Influential group has written to the government calling for legislation to overturn the criminal convictions of former subpostmasters that were based on Capture system data
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October 24, 2024
24
Oct'24
Prudential taps AI to improve health insurance experience
Insurance giant Prudential teams up with Google Cloud to streamline claims processing, personalise healthcare journeys and improve health outcomes
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October 24, 2024
24
Oct'24
Warning shots fired as former subpostmasters have ‘useful’ meeting with Post Office CEO
Acting CEO meets two campaigning former subpostmasters emphasising need for their input into the Post Office’s future direction, including its branch system development
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October 23, 2024
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Oct'24
Federation requests government investigation into third Post Office branch system
Following public anger over the Horizon scandal and the subsequent unravelling of the controversial Capture system, subpostmaster federation wants third branch IT system to be reviewed
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October 22, 2024
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Oct'24
Change to rules on computer evidence will be an ‘outcome’ of Post Office scandal
The executive currently heading up the Post Office’s investigations department has told public inquiry that rules on computer evidence have to change
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October 22, 2024
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Oct'24
Former Post Office IT boss alleged to have misrepresented alternative to in-house build
Internal Post Office document reveals allegations that former transformation boss misrepresented off-the-shelf option to replace Horizon
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October 21, 2024
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Oct'24
Review of late evidence doesn’t change Post Office Capture system report
Conclusions reached in government-commissioned report into pre-Horizon software are unchanged after late evidence reviewed
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October 16, 2024
16
Oct'24
Former police officer heading Post Office operations did nothing to help innocent subpostmasters
Former chief operating officer did nothing when action could have put a stop to the Post Office wrongful prosecutions
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October 11, 2024
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Oct'24
Post Office believes it took £36m from subpostmasters with unexplained losses
The Post Office wrongly blamed subpostmasters for unexplained account shortfalls and made them cover losses out of their own pockets - then banked the money itself
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October 11, 2024
11
Oct'24
Post Office set to axe in-house-developed New Branch IT software
Troubled business may ditch its plan to build a new core branch system in-house and buy an off-the-shelf alternative
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October 07, 2024
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Oct'24
Post Office boss Nick Read ‘inadequate, greedy and self-interested’, whistleblowers tell inquiry
Outgoing Post Office boss Nick Read faces public inquiry for three days this week, with no shortage of questions to answer
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October 06, 2024
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Oct'24
Whistleblowers call out ongoing cover-up by Post Office CEO in explosive letter
A letter from Post Office staff to MPs, statutory inquiry chair Wyn Williams and the Post Office chairman demands their intervention and an investigation into the organisation's leadership
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October 04, 2024
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Oct'24
Late evidence in Post Office Capture investigation could not be reviewed
Evidence failed to reach investigators in time for report into controversial pre-Horizon Post Office software
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October 03, 2024
03
Oct'24
Post Office and Fujitsu: from blood brothers to bad blood
Former Post Office chief transformation officer’s evidence to the public inquiry reveals organisation’s strained relationship with main IT supplier Fujitsu
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October 02, 2024
02
Oct'24
India’s fintechs find fortune in underserved segments
Indian fintech companies are leveraging artificial intelligence and blockchain to address underserved customer segments, unearth hidden revenue opportunities and create innovative products
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October 02, 2024
02
Oct'24
‘Shocked’ MoneyGram hits back at Post Office
Money transfer fintech wrote to subpostmasters expressing its disappointment with the Post Office over end of contract
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September 30, 2024
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Sep'24
Investigation finds 'reasonable likelihood' Post Office Capture software caused accounting losses
An independent forensic analysis finds the predecessor to Horizon IT system was also likely to have caused shortfalls for which subpostmasters were blamed, years before the Post Office scandal
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September 18, 2024
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Sep'24
Dreamforce 2024: Salesforce calls on customers to flesh out AI vision
A stream of customers helped Salesforce make the case for its Agentforce artificial intelligence offering on the opening day of the annual Dreamforce conference in San Francisco
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September 12, 2024
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Sep'24
Government receives report on second controversial Post Office IT system
Former subpostmasters suffered as a result of unexplained accounting shortfalls which they believe were caused by errors in Post Office Capture software, used before the controversial Horizon system
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September 03, 2024
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Sep'24
TSB systems could be on the move again as BBVA eyes its parent
TSB was migrated to the systems of Sabadell in a project remembered for its monumental IT meltdown in 2018
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July 28, 2024
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Jul'24
Nearly a third of GenAI projects to be dropped after PoC
At least 30% of generative AI projects will be abandoned by 2025 as organisations struggle to realise the value of the technology, says Gartner
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July 24, 2024
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Jul'24
Post Office ‘acted the victim’ and civil servants ‘abandoned their principles’, says former minister
Former government minister tells inquiry the Post Office always played the victim of subpostmasters that it considered either ‘incompetent’ or ‘criminal’
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July 23, 2024
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Jul'24
Innovations to power secure-by-design development
Secure Code Warrior unveils technology designed to help CISOs and AppSec teams ensure their projects remain safe and free of coding errors and vulnerabilities – a big issue following the CrowdStrike incident
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July 23, 2024
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Jul'24
Former minister felt she was fighting department over Post Office controversy
Former government minister was fighting with Shareholder Executive officials as she probed for information following allegations brought to her by MPs
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July 18, 2024
18
Jul'24
Government trusted ‘abuser’ over the abused on Post Office scandal
The government referred allegations about subpostmasters’ mistreatment by the Post Office to the alleged abuser itself
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July 16, 2024
16
Jul'24
Fujitsu analyst gave witness statements when more qualified colleagues refused
Fujitsu employee provided witness statements to courts in cases against subpostmasters despite not understanding the evidence, after qualified IT experts refused
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July 15, 2024
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Jul'24
Civil servant said subpostmasters’ threat of legal action was ‘sabre-rattling’
Post Office scandal public inquiry hears damning evidence capping off a bad week for the reputation of high-profile civil servants
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July 10, 2024
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Jul'24
Civil servant was lone voice on Post Office board to query legal plan that blew taxpayers' cash
Government representative felt he was 'in a minority of one' on the Post Office board of directors in questioning the handling of a High Court battle with subpostmasters that cost £100m
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July 10, 2024
10
Jul'24
Setting the high bar in digital transformation
Roel Louwhoff, Standard Chartered’s chief transformation, technology and operations officer, outlines what it takes for the company to become a client-focused, data-driven bank