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• June 19, 2018 19 Jun'18

  Young generation tempted by Amazon bank-like services

  Tech firms offering banking services will be inevitable in the future as more than half of young people are tempted by such a prospect

• June 01, 2018 01 Jun'18

  BBC to show World Cup in virtual reality

  Broadcaster will trial virtual reality and ultra HD live streams of the FIFA World Cup through BBC iPlayer and a dedicated VR app

• May 31, 2018 31 May'18

  Nestle nips unwanted mobile app sprawl in the bud

  Nestle has consolidated its consumer-facing mobile app portfolio to add features to the most successful apps

• May 11, 2018 11 May'18

  Police Scotland did not inform public of mobile phone searches

  Members of the Scottish Parliament heard that Police Scotland did not conduct impact assessments or give explanations to the public when they were accessing private data on their mobile phones

• May 09, 2018 09 May'18

  HSBC launches open banking app

  In line with open banking regulation, HSBC has launched an app that enables users to see accounts from 21 different banks in one place

• May 08, 2018 08 May'18

  TSB offers interest rate sweetener as IT issues continue at the bank

  TSB is offering customers higher interest rate to go towards making up for the problems its core banking system migration caused customers

• May 03, 2018 03 May'18

  Netherlands to harness blockchain for waste management operations

  Authorities are trying out blockchain to automate many of the processes related to waste transportation in the EU

• May 01, 2018 01 May'18

  Imperial College taps volunteer smartphones for cancer research

  Imperial College London is working with the Vodafone Foundation to co-opt smartphone processing power for use in cancer research

• April 30, 2018 30 Apr'18

  Starship’s autonomous delivery robots get commercial roll-out

  Having successfully trialled its autonomous delivery robots in the UK and US, Estonian startup Starship Technologies is embarking on a full commercial roll-out

• April 26, 2018 26 Apr'18

  TSB banking service tech problems continue

  TSB customers are still experiencing problems using online and mobile banking services after almost a week of disruption

• April 25, 2018 25 Apr'18

  Police forces use Motorola mobile apps to digitise frontline ops

  The States of Jersey Police force plans to phase out inefficient paper-based activities with mobile applications, while other forces around the UK report improvements to their overall processes

• April 24, 2018 24 Apr'18

  Telcos see multiple paths to internet of things revenue

  A report from Ericsson has revealed that telecoms operators are testing out multiple routes to monetising the IoT

• April 24, 2018 24 Apr'18

  How application container technology is helping YMCA open up access to education

  Youth charity YMCA is in the midst of a push to reduce its reliance on paper-based education aids, with the help of Droplet Computing’s application container technology

• April 10, 2018 10 Apr'18

  PayPal is latest tech giant to eye traditional banking

  PayPal set to launch launch traditional retail banking services in the first half of this year

• April 09, 2018 09 Apr'18

  Microsoft teams up with Japan’s JRCS on mixed reality

  Software giant Microsoft has partnered with a Japanese supplier of maritime systems to test the use of HoloLens headsets for training and maintenance work