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March 06, 2018 06 Mar'18
Amazon contemplating next move in banking sector

Amazon is in talks with a bank about setting up a current account that will appeal to young people
March 05, 2018 05 Mar'18
MWC 2018: iPhone X device of choice for visitors to Barcelona

Statistics compiled by mobile data crowdsourcing outfit Tutela has revealed in-depth insight into what devices visitors to Mobile World Congress 2018 were using, and how they used them
March 02, 2018 02 Mar'18
People at risk of psychological side-effects of screen addiction

Many Brits spend more than 10 hours a day attached to a screen and 60% look at two at once, research shows
March 02, 2018 02 Mar'18
Wearables join mobiles as high-growth payment methods

Banks must develop broad contactless payment strategies if they are to keep pace with consumer demand

March 02, 2018 02 Mar'18
New privacy fears as IT challenges delay surveillance oversight body by a year

IT challenges have delayed government plans for an independent body to authorise requests to access the public’s internet and phone records by nearly a year, raising new legal and privacy concerns
March 01, 2018 01 Mar'18
Are mobile wallets about to make contactless cards look outdated?

Mobile wallets look set to take root as consumers increasingly use their mobile phones to pay for goods and services
March 01, 2018 01 Mar'18
Pizza Hut customers can now pay for meals with Mastercard Qkr mobile app

Pizza Hut has joined a number of UK restaurants in enabling customers to pay at the table using the Mastercard Qkr app
February 26, 2018 26 Feb'18
2018 could be year of mobile malware, says McAfee

Security firm announces several mobile industry partnerships as its latest mobile threat report shows mobile malware is becoming increasingly popular with cyber attackers
February 26, 2018 26 Feb'18
MWC 2018: Samsung Galaxy S9 launch kicks off annual mobile festival

Samsung has raised the curtain on Mobile World Congress 2018 in Barcelona with the launch of a new flagship Galaxy S9 smartphone device
February 22, 2018 22 Feb'18
Emergency Services Network progress ‘deeply unsatisfactory’, says PAC

A Home Office review of the Emergency Services Mobile Communications Programme will not be finished before the end of July, the Public Accounts Committee has been told

February 20, 2018 20 Feb'18
UK finance regulator collaborates with US counterpart on fintech

The FCA is working with a US finance regulator to support financial technology companies on both sides of the Atlantic
February 15, 2018 15 Feb'18
Cash will remain in use in Eurozone for a very long time, says central bank

Cash seems set to survive the onslaught of digital payments, at least in countries that use the euro
February 14, 2018 14 Feb'18
Consumers wasting millions of gigabytes of inclusive mobile data

Over 140 million gigabytes of mobile broadband data included in UK consumer mobile contracts is going unused every month, according to uSwitch
February 07, 2018 07 Feb'18
Stay of execution for RBS branches and free devices for some customers

RBS is offering free training and devices to some customers in Scotland to help them eventually live without bank branches
February 02, 2018 02 Feb'18
Apple share price dips despite record quarter

Apple’s share price dipped slightly after announcing record quarterly financial results in response to a drop in sales and a lower-than-expected sales forecast
February 02, 2018 02 Feb'18
Google Q4 results show businesses are buying into its public cloud

The Google Cloud Platform is earning the search engine giant $1bn per quarter. Expect more cloud investment this year
January 29, 2018 29 Jan'18
Online retail grew less than expected in 2017

IMRG and Capgemini found retail sales grew by 12.1% in 2017, but growth was lower than in the previous year
January 24, 2018 24 Jan'18
Department for International Development launches digital strategy

Strategy highlights potential of technology to reduce poverty as department aims to become a global leader in digital
January 23, 2018 23 Jan'18
Mastercard sets biometric ID deadline for banks

Mastercard has committed to guaranteeing that every one of its customers will have access to biometric authentication services by April 2019
January 22, 2018 22 Jan'18
IT of world’s banks is moving on from crippling regulation

Banks need to invest more in fintech and IT skills as they emerge from years of stagnation
January 18, 2018 18 Jan'18
Nordic IT executive interview: Daniel Kjellén, CEO, Tink

Sweden could have a head start in the race to open up banking through the European Union’s PSD2 regulation
January 17, 2018 17 Jan'18
Dream machines: how IT is changing the world of neuroscience

We talk to computer scientist and entrepreneur Jamil El Imad about the cutting-edge intersection of neuroscience and IT
January 16, 2018 16 Jan'18
Consumers demand better treatment from mobile operators

Mobile operators need to work to win back consumer trust ahead of widespread 5G deployment, according to a report from Ericsson
January 16, 2018 16 Jan'18
Skygofree Android spyware active since 2014, say researchers

Powerful, highly advanced spyware has been targeting Android mobiles for the past four years, security researchers have discovered
January 16, 2018 16 Jan'18
Most UK enterprise mobiles not patched for Meltdown and Spectre

Very few UK enterprise mobile devices have been patched against the recently discovered Meltdown and Spectre exploits and almost a quarter cannot be patched, a study shows
January 10, 2018 10 Jan'18
UAE tech growth prompts firms to review internal IT security

As IT becomes more prominent in the UAE economy, more and more internal connections between people and systems are created, all of which need to be secured
January 09, 2018 09 Jan'18
Dutch bank tests wearable technology payments

ABN Amro is testing out wearable payment devices with 500 customers as part of a four-month pilot
January 05, 2018 05 Jan'18
University of Northampton launches app-based prospectus

University is using software to create an app-based prospectus and improve internal communications
January 05, 2018 05 Jan'18
Apple confirms all devices affected by Meltdown and Spectre

Apple has confirmed that all iPhones, iPads and Mac computers are affected by the recently discovered microprocessor exploits as the financial services industry assesses the risk
January 03, 2018 03 Jan'18
Smartphone production to plateau in 2018, says report

After a bumper year, driven chiefly by growth in the Chinese market, smartphone production will begin to slow in 2018, according to analysts at TrendForce
December 22, 2017 22 Dec'17
Air New Zealand to trial digital translation technology

Airline becomes one of the first companies to try out a business case for Google's real-time translation technology
November 29, 2017 29 Nov'17
Norway merges payment systems to combat global competition

Norwegian banks are merging three payment and identification systems in the face of increased competition from companies in other countries
November 27, 2017 27 Nov'17
Norway’s print media responds to digital threats

Subscription-based models are among the tactics being deployed by Norway’s print media organisations as they react to the digital threat to their traditional income streams
November 06, 2017 06 Nov'17
Bank of Scotland testing out artificial intelligence on customer iPhone app

Bank of Scotland pilots artificial intelligence within its iPhone banking app.
October 25, 2017 25 Oct'17
Oversight of intelligence agencies’ data sharing has ‘failed’, court hears

UK’s intelligence services lack adequate oversight and written guidelines when sharing databases of sensitive information, Privacy International argues in secret court
October 17, 2017 17 Oct'17
UK intelligence agencies ‘unlawfully’ sharing sensitive personal data, court hears

A secret court will decide whether Intelligence agencies are “unlawfully” sharing huge datasets containing sensitive information about the population with industry, government departments and overseas intelligence services.
October 16, 2017 16 Oct'17
How technology is transforming healthcare delivery in Gulf region

IT will transform the healthcare sector in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries over the coming years
October 16, 2017 16 Oct'17
Encryption flaw leaves every Wi-Fi network in the world wide open

A Belgian researcher has uncovered a major weakness in the WPA2 Wi-Fi security protocol that is thought to leave every Wi-Fi network in the world open to attack
October 11, 2017 11 Oct'17
Teva Pharmaceuticals turns to cloud HR as it weathers difficult trading conditions

One of Israel’s largest manufacturing companies has invested more than $10m in cloud HR. The technology is helping Teva Pharmaceuticals turn its fortunes around.
October 03, 2017 03 Oct'17
Tech entrepreneur aims to take digital skills to refugees

Tech entrepreneur Emma Sinclair hopes to raise £150,000 to run an education programme for displaced young people in a Unicef programme that aims to develop skills that might otherwise be lost
September 25, 2017 25 Sep'17
Cage director found guilty of terrorism offence after refusing to disclose passwords

Muhammad Rabbani, international director of Cage, is convicted of an offence under the terrorism act after refusing to disclose his mobile phone PIN and laptop password under Terrorism Act
September 11, 2017 11 Sep'17
EE repurposes 2G spectrum to support expanded 4G mobile service

The operator will re-farm a tranche of spectrum formerly used for 2G services to boost capacity and speed on its 4G network
September 08, 2017 08 Sep'17
Trainline uses predictive analytics to help rail passengers save money

Travellers using Trainline’s app can save money on tickets after the introduction of an in-app feature called Price Prediction
September 01, 2017 01 Sep'17
US Open tennis uses IBM AI to create video highlights

Fans of the US Open are able to access match highlights provided by IBM's Watson artificial intelligence system
September 01, 2017 01 Sep'17
Content delivery innovation improves user experience for e-tailer

WorldStores Group, the owner of a number of online home and lifestyle retail brands, has transformed its customer experience with enhanced content delivery capabilities from Instart Logic
August 31, 2017 31 Aug'17
App-based challenger bank Starling enters next stage of its journey

Thousands of people are downloading Starling’s app every week as the bank builds its customer base
August 22, 2017 22 Aug'17
Flash memory and OLED shortages will hit smartphone sales

Analysts at Gartner have warned that a components shortage will affect sales of high-end smartphones
August 22, 2017 22 Aug'17
Why embracing new technology is key to successful IT service desks

IT was slow to support bring your own device (BYOD). Now chatbots and digitisation are rewriting IT service management best practices
August 22, 2017 22 Aug'17
Wearables on the rise in the Middle East

The take up of wearables in the Middle East is growing mainly as a result of consumer demand for smartwatches
August 14, 2017 14 Aug'17
Bristol hosts successful test of 5G mobile edge computing

Participants in the three-week trial of mobile edge computing technology took part in a virtual treasure hunt around the city centre