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• November 04, 2019 04 Nov'19

  Brits moving to digital banking channel faster than people in the US

  Digital banking services rapidly gain popularity, but digital banks face major challenges to make deeper inroads into traditional banks’ customer bases

• November 01, 2019 01 Nov'19

  Banks let customers down with mixed approaches to security

  Treasury Committee report recommends new measures to tackle financial fraud

• October 31, 2019 31 Oct'19

  BT network investments dig into half-year profits

  The need for speed, and the need to lay down and connect high-speed broadband and fibre, has put a break on the financial performance of BT over the first six months of its fiscal year

• October 31, 2019 31 Oct'19

  Global smartphone market grows for first time in two years

  Range of market stimuli align to see global smartphone shipments growing 1% in the third quarter of 2019, bucking two years of declines

• October 31, 2019 31 Oct'19

  Apple finds good fit in wearables and services in fourth quarter

  Consumer electronics giant sees marked pivot from products to services in quarterly results

• October 29, 2019 29 Oct'19

  Reykjavik: An IT ecosystem beyond the ice

  Iceland is a small island between Europe and the US, and that is one of several reasons why it is attracting tech startups to its capital

• October 28, 2019 28 Oct'19

  5G projected to bring $1.4tn to global economy over next decade

  Survey from Huawei and STL Partners calculates that 5G mobile technologies are set to create an extra $1.4tn in gross domestic product for worldwide economies over the next decade

• October 24, 2019 24 Oct'19

  How Singtel and Dell are approaching digital transformation

  Singtel employees are learning to create their own robotic process automation-powered bots while Dell has speeded up application development from months to weeks

• October 23, 2019 23 Oct'19

  Take responsibility for cyber security basics, urges NCSC CEO

  At the launch of its third annual review, NCSC head Ciaran Martin appealed for individuals and businesses to address the fundamentals of cyber security hygiene to help lighten the load

• October 22, 2019 22 Oct'19

  Banks move to contain impact of Samsung biometric flaw

  NatWest and Nationwide have moved to lock down their mobile banking apps after Samsung warned of a biometric security flaw on its Galaxy and Note S10 devices

• October 21, 2019 21 Oct'19

  Edge computing, 5G spur mobile mixed reality market

  Research identifies 5G networks and edge computing as two key emerging technologies that will accelerate the development of mixed reality from 2020

• October 18, 2019 18 Oct'19

  Home Office Brexit app finally available for iPhone

  A mobile app to help EU citizens apply for Settled and Pre-Settled Status after Brexit is finally available for Apple iPhone devices, but only on newer generations

• October 18, 2019 18 Oct'19

  Huge rise in rogue banking apps driving fraud attacks

  Fraud perpetrated through fake mobile apps purporting to be from legitimate banks has seen a statistically significant spike, says RSA

• October 17, 2019 17 Oct'19

  Three hit by network outage

  Telco blames “technical difficulties” for outage that has taken down voice, text and data services

• October 17, 2019 17 Oct'19

  Singapore kicks off first steps in 5G roll-out

  Singapore’s telco regulator will award 5G spectrum to mobile operators by the middle of next year, culminating in the deployment of two nationwide 5G networks by the end of 2022

• October 16, 2019 16 Oct'19

  Zopa continues in its mission to apply a Netflix user experience to banking

  Zopa has made a credit scoring tool available as it continues to expand the portfolio of products it offers beyond loans.

• October 15, 2019 15 Oct'19

  Huawei: Fresh mindset needed to speed up 5G development

  It may already enjoy pricing and technological advantages, but Huawei is calling on 5G industry to collaborate more, especially with regard to regulatory policy

• October 15, 2019 15 Oct'19

  Attackers hunt iPhone jailbreakers in click fraud campaign

  Research by Cisco’s Talos threat intel unit has identified a new click fraud campaign targeting people looking to jailbreak their iPhone devices

• October 14, 2019 14 Oct'19

  Digital and innovation apprentices to start NatWest programme

  NatWest is kicking off a tech apprentice programme, with its digital innovation hub set to play a key role

• October 14, 2019 14 Oct'19

  French and German banks end talks on challenger bank sale

  After months of negotiations, BPCE's proposed sale of Fidor Bank to OLB has fallen through

• October 09, 2019 09 Oct'19

  HETT 2019: Digital literacy gap will never be fully closed, says panel

  The increasing use of digital technology in healthcare means it is important for people to be digitally literate to take part, but the digital literacy gap will always be there, says an expert panel

• October 07, 2019 07 Oct'19

  Southeast Asia’s internet economy hits $100bn milestone

  The digital economy in Southeast Asia grew 39% this year but the growth momentum can only be sustained if talent gaps are filled

• October 04, 2019 04 Oct'19

  Government planning for ‘undeliverable’ ESN

  The government has agreed to all of the Public Accounts Committee’s findings in its investigation into the Emergency Services Network, but there is still a chance the programme could collapse

• October 01, 2019 01 Oct'19

  Citrix looks to grow APAC footprint with the intelligent workspace

  Citrix is looking to expand its footprint in Asia-Pacific – particularly in Japan, where firms are starting to warm up to flexible work arrangements

• October 01, 2019 01 Oct'19

  Healthcare and technology have cultural similarities, says NHSX CEO

  Common factors in healthcare and technology could help bring about a shift in attitudes, says Matthew Gould

• October 01, 2019 01 Oct'19

  Interview: James Smith, director of digital, Nationwide Building Society

  James Smith says heading up the digital unit at Nationwide Building Society is the best job in the business

• September 27, 2019 27 Sep'19

  Mayor launches guidance on building access to increase mobile coverage

  London mayor Sadiq Khan has launched a new standard agreement for commercial landlords and public property owners to make it easier to access rooftops to install 5G

• September 18, 2019 18 Sep'19

  Singapore Airlines extends use of VMware Workspace One

  Singapore’s national carrier is extending the use of Workspace One to more users in a move to enable its workforce to stay productive while on the go

• September 17, 2019 17 Sep'19

  US lawmakers demand internal Facebook, Google, Apple and Amazon documents in antitrust probe

  US lawmakers have given big tech companies a deadline to disclose a wide range of documents as the House Judiciary Committee’s bipartisan investigation into competition gathers pace

• September 13, 2019 13 Sep'19

  Fintech lender increases loan limit as customer demand accelerates

  Small business lender Esme Loans has increased its loan limit to quarter of a million pounds as businesses are drawn to its simple and fast digital platform

• September 12, 2019 12 Sep'19

  Less than quarter of fintechs prepared for no-deal Brexit

  A survey reveals that less than a quarter of UK fintech companies have their businesses prepared for the UK's exit from the EU

• September 12, 2019 12 Sep'19

  5G takes off at Gatwick Airport

  Vodafone’s 5G network goes live in airport’s South Terminal

• September 10, 2019 10 Sep'19

  Inside NatWest Ventures

  NatWest Ventures is helping NatWest bank to remain relevant to its SME businesses customer community through digital innovation

• September 05, 2019 05 Sep'19

  Digital challenger banks in UK to triple customer base

  Digital challenger banks are increasing their amount of customers fast, but face major challenges if they are to make serious in-roads into the banking sector

• September 04, 2019 04 Sep'19

  Danish MobilePay app moves away from mainframe

  Danske Bank’s popular mobile payment app moves from mainframe to open source DataStax Enterprise built on Apache Cassandra

• September 02, 2019 02 Sep'19

  Nordic greentech attracts investment

  The Nordic region is seeing digital innovation across a diverse range of sectors and, not surprisingly, a region known for its green credentials also has a burgeoning green technology (greentech) sector

• August 22, 2019 22 Aug'19

  Macquarie to supply Apple mobile devices to Australian businesses

  Australian telco will initially focus on delivering core Apple products and business apps to mid-sized enterprises in Australia

• August 21, 2019 21 Aug'19

  UK banks outage caused by problem at US payment service provider

  UK consumers were unable to access some banking services due to a hardware failure at a US payments provider

• August 20, 2019 20 Aug'19

  Huawei to US: Ban violates free market principles

  Huawei has hit back at the US government’s latest moves to restrict its activities

• August 19, 2019 19 Aug'19

  US extends temporary stay on Huawei ban

  American network operators given extra wiggle room to wean themselves off Huawei’s hardware

• August 14, 2019 14 Aug'19

  Publicly accessible biometric database highlights key failings

  The discovery of a publicly accessible database of biometric information highlights failings by the supplier, the need for supply chain security, and the challenges of using biometric data

• August 12, 2019 12 Aug'19

  Over 40% of UK shoppers want store-specific stock information

  Shoppers want to use mobile or the web to see availability of items in stores near them in a growing trend towards convenience shopping

• August 09, 2019 09 Aug'19

  Huawei mobile IoT OS ready to plug Android gap

  Huawei is positioning its microkernel-based, distributed HarmonyOS mobile operating system as a true competitor to both Android and iOS

• August 05, 2019 05 Aug'19

  Nordic banks move into wearable payment technology

  Payment by watch or watch strap is now an option for customers of two banks in Sweden

• July 31, 2019 31 Jul'19

  Police Scotland awards National Network contract to BT

  Police Scotland is embarking on a £3.9m network project as part of its wider digital transformation strategy

• July 31, 2019 31 Jul'19

  5G mobile networks transformative for health and social care, says TechUK

  A new report produced by TechUK and the Liverpool 5G testbed shows how 5G can be used effectively in the NHS, and offers recommendations to government

• July 25, 2019 25 Jul'19

  Mobile banking malware surges in 2019

  Mobile banking malware surged in the first half of the year, email scams geared up and attacks on cloud increased, while illicit cryptocurrency miners declined, report reveals

• July 25, 2019 25 Jul'19

  Surge in UK businesses switching bank account providers

  The UK system that makes it easy to change bank account has seen a surge in businesses taking up the service

• July 24, 2019 24 Jul'19

  Smart technology will transform Dutch neighbourhood

  A programme in the Netherlands is creating a smart neighbourhood as a pilot for how people could live in the future

• July 23, 2019 23 Jul'19

  Home Office hands EE additional £220m for ESN

  Home Office quietly announces a major extension to the ESN project, pumping over £200m of additional taxpayer money into its contract with EE

• July 19, 2019 19 Jul'19

  HID weighs in the glacial move towards digital ID

  There are still concerns over data integrity, security and privacy of digital identities, but the convenience of the technology outweighs the risks, says a HID expert

• July 10, 2019 10 Jul'19

  Agent Smith mobile malware hits millions of devices

  New mobile malware that exploits Android vulnerabilities has infected millions of devices, security researchers have discovered

• July 10, 2019 10 Jul'19

  Brexit is paralysing action on broadband, warns CityFibre

  Promises made 12 months ago in the Future Telecoms Infrastructure Review are not coming to fruition quickly enough, and the Brexit crisis is to blame

• July 08, 2019 08 Jul'19

  TfL launches wireless device tracking to gather Tube data

  Transport for London aims to use passenger movement data to make using the London Underground a more pleasant experience

• July 05, 2019 05 Jul'19

  Challenger bank shuts up shop in UK amid uncertainty

  Digital bank Fidor is ending its time in the UK, blaming uncertainties in the market

• July 04, 2019 04 Jul'19

  Nordic payments tie-up as Nets and Swish collaborate

  Payments provider and app developer work together to test out mobile phone-based in-store payments system

• July 04, 2019 04 Jul'19

  Over half a million homes now using full-fibre as access improves

  Ofcom’s latest Communications Market Report examines key trends in the UK’s broadband and mobile market, and finds that access to faster broadband is expanding rapidly across all delivery mechanisms

• July 03, 2019 03 Jul'19

  Why PSD2 adoption in the Netherlands is lagging behind

  The Netherlands appears to be falling behind in open banking, even though the Dutch are digitally proficient and are often early adopters of new technology. What is going on?

• June 28, 2019 28 Jun'19

  Almost half of shoppers still prefer brands with stores

  Despite an increasing amount of people shopping online, factors such as product pricing and whether a brand has a physical store still come into play

• June 28, 2019 28 Jun'19

  Apple design chief Jony Ive confirms company departure after nearly 30 years

  After nearly 30 years of shaping the aesthetic of Apple products, the firm's chief design officer, Jony Ive, is leaving the company

• June 28, 2019 28 Jun'19

  Interview: Yasmeen Al Sharaf, head of fintech and innovation unit, Central Bank of Bahrain

  Yasmeen Al Sharaf heads up financial technology strategy at Bahrain’s central bank, which is on a mission to grow and diversify the sector in the Middle East island state

• June 27, 2019 27 Jun'19

  Isles of Scilly among first UK locations to get 5G

  The Isles of Scilly are to be included in Vodafone’s 5G network roll-out from day one, with the aim of supporting local community organisations

• June 27, 2019 27 Jun'19

  Executive interview: George Yianni, head of technology, Philips Hue

  In 2007, Wi-Fi required dongles, Bluetooth was for streaming music and smart lights didn’t exist in people’s homes – but then George Yianni had an idea

• June 20, 2019 20 Jun'19

  Asos trials AR catwalk technology

  Online retailer Asos has partnered with HoloMe to trial an augmented reality catwalk for users of its fashion app

• June 20, 2019 20 Jun'19

  Facebook officially unveils cryptocurrency plans

  Facebook has released details about its Libra cryptocurrency, but questions still remain over how, and if, it will work

• June 20, 2019 20 Jun'19

  Most mobile apps vulnerable to malware

  iOS and Android apps equally vulnerable to being exploited remotely by malware, report reveals

• June 18, 2019 18 Jun'19

  Facebook announces global digital currency Libra

  Facebook is launching digital coin to open up affordable financial services to the world

• June 11, 2019 11 Jun'19

  MP brands Huawei exec a ‘moral vacuum’ as operators demand 5G clarity

  Huawei chief security officer John Suffolk faces tough questions from parliament’s Science and Technology Select Committee over the firm’s links to the Chinese government

• June 06, 2019 06 Jun'19

  Co-op pushes to make customer care teams more co-operative

  The Co-op operates in market segments ranging from funeral care to food, and its customer service strategy was disparate until it adopted Salesforce

• June 05, 2019 05 Jun'19

  Yoox Net-A-Porter launches female-focused fashion app competition

  Online fashion retailer Yoox Net-A-Porter is asking young women to submit ideas for an app which helps drive sustainability in the fashion industry

• June 03, 2019 03 Jun'19

  More than half of UK workforce lacks essential digital skills, says Lloyd’s

  In the modern world, digital skills are becoming increasingly important, but a large amount of the UK workforce doesn’t measure up, Lloyd’s has found

• May 31, 2019 31 May'19

  Gant uses Cegid to streamline functions across all markets

  As retailer Gant begins to mirror its core operations across all of the countries it operates in, global IT manager Ricky Dematagollage explains what part Cegid will play in the process

• May 30, 2019 30 May'19

  Red flags missed during ESN planning process, Home Office admits

  The PAC’s latest evidence-gathering session for its inquiry into the delayed and over-budget Emergency Services Network has laid bare a number of crucial errors made over the past few years, and found the Home Office missed a number of warning signs

• May 28, 2019 28 May'19

  Swedes need to keep a week’s cash under the bed

  The Swedish population is being advised to keep enough cash at home to last a week in case of problems such as online banking crashes

• May 28, 2019 28 May'19

  NHS Digital sets out Internet First policy

  NHS Digital is soliciting input to its Internet First policy, a set of standards and guidelines to help health and social care organisations make digital services accessible over the internet

• May 23, 2019 23 May'19

  Arm China seeks solutions to US export controls with Huawei

  Chip design firm in communication with Huawei-owned semiconductor firm HiSilicon following US move to halt exports of US technology to Chinese tech giant

• May 22, 2019 22 May'19

  Hundreds of European retail banks will disappear as challengers scoop up customers

  One in every 10 banks in Europe will no longer exist as digital challengers take customers from them

• May 22, 2019 22 May'19

  Gothenburg – a hotbed for early startups

  Sweden’s second-largest city is by no means the biggest startup hub in the Nordic region, but its global reach is a distinct advantage

• May 21, 2019 21 May'19

  Retailers need to rethink KPIs in the face of digital shopping

  Customer experience is becoming of increasing importance in an omni-channel world, but technology adoption has stores cornered, forcing them to rethink what value stores bring to an organisation and the customer journey

• May 21, 2019 21 May'19

  Middle East Interview: Dubai-based Fetchr

  Delivery app Fetchr is spreading across the Middle East with its mobile-to-mobile delivery service. We talk to its founder

• May 20, 2019 20 May'19

  Google cuts off Huawei from Android ecosystem

  Google decision follows an executive order signed by President Trump, but Huawei insists US businesses and consumers will be the real losers

• May 15, 2019 15 May'19

  Facebook engaged in ‘calculated’ campaign to eliminate competition, claims businessman

  A US businessman is seeking damages from Facebook after accusing the social media company of unfairly blocking “humorous” Facebook pages which generated hundreds of thousands of dollars in advertising revenue

• May 10, 2019 10 May'19

  Reducing poverty through fintech at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

  Kosta Peric swapped a life innovating for banks to work on increasing financial inclusion in the developing world

• May 09, 2019 09 May'19

  Home Office failing on Emergency Services Network, says NAO

  The delayed Emergency Services Network is slipping further behind schedule and is getting more expensive all the time – and the Home Office’s management of the project is to blame, says the National Audit Office

• May 09, 2019 09 May'19

  Physical stores – the place to meet your tribe

  In a digital world, stores still have a place as community hubs, representatives from Lego, Vans and M&Ms told Retail Expo

• May 07, 2019 07 May'19

  Early adopters expect to pay 32% premium for 5G

  Potential early adopters of 5G say they expect, on average, to pay more for their devices and services, but they expect measurable improvements on 4G from the get-go

• May 07, 2019 07 May'19

  Swedish government tells citizens to hoard cash in case of cyber attack

  Civil Contingencies Agency says cash is needed in case of emergencies such as technology failures and cyber attacks

• May 03, 2019 03 May'19

  From friction-filled to till-free: The path to a checkoutless Sainsbury’s store

  Daniel Hills, group digital product manager for Sainsbury’s, tells Retail Expo the journey his team had to take to eventually launch a till-free store trial featuring its new shopping app

• May 01, 2019 01 May'19

  Fiat Chrysler commits to Android for connected vehicles

  Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has signed deals with Google and Samsung to power its connected vehicle ecosystem

• April 30, 2019 30 Apr'19

  CIO interview: Mark Holt, CTO, Trainline

  A data-led strategy underpins the growth of the public transport app, which sells over 200 tickets a minute and logs more than 80 million customer visits a month

• April 30, 2019 30 Apr'19

  Brighton Dome theatre gets access to city’s 5G mobile testbed

  Brighton Dome & Festival is to deploy a 5G network to explore future applications for the technology in the arts

• April 25, 2019 25 Apr'19

  Public becoming more aware of privacy abuses and unethical tech

  Widespread abuses of privacy, biometric information and artificial intelligence mean the internet is in poor health, but growing popular awareness of its problems gives some cause for hope, says the Mozilla Foundation

• April 24, 2019 24 Apr'19

  Online fashion brand Boohoo sees year-on-year revenue growth

  Online fashion retailer Boohoo.com has seen a spike in revenue over the past year across all of its operating brands, and has announced the completion of several digital projects

• April 24, 2019 24 Apr'19

  How technology is shaping Malaysia’s economy

  Malaysia has one of the most digitally connected societies in the world, but more work is needed to bridge the digital divide

• April 18, 2019 18 Apr'19

  Spotify opens new London R&D hub

  Music streaming service Spotify has opened a new technology hub in London, as part of its push to open offices outside the US and Stockholm

• April 18, 2019 18 Apr'19

  Facebook leaks: Zuckerberg turned data into dollars in ruthless battle with competitors

  Facebook’s CEO ruthlessly exploited personal data shared by its users to turn Facebook into the biggest social network, but internal documents show that privacy appeared to be an afterthought for executives

• April 16, 2019 16 Apr'19

  NatWest eases business payments with biometric authentication on mobile

  NatWest is making it easier and safer for businesses to make payments of any size via a mobile app using biometric authentication technology

• April 15, 2019 15 Apr'19

  Facebook takes extraordinary legal steps to contain document leak

  Facebook targets journalists and news organisations for computer searches

• April 04, 2019 04 Apr'19

  SuiteWorld 2019: Using technology to close the financial gender gap

  The CFO from non-profit organisation Kiva explains how the organisation is using distributed ledger technology to close the financial inclusion gender gap

• April 03, 2019 03 Apr'19

  How AWS is powering Australia’s education technology startups

  Cloud giant is gearing up education technology startups in Australia to develop cloud applications for schools and universities