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• 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

  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 18, 2018 18 Apr'18

  CIO interview: Richard Tallboy, CIO, Wagamama

  Richard Tallboy, CIO of pan-Asian restaurant chain Wagamama, explains why the firm adopted “pay by walking out” technology

• April 18, 2018 18 Apr'18

  Twilio offers IoT developers programmable mobile connectivity

  Developers of internet of things applications and devices will be able to use the Twilio Programmable Wireless mobile communications platform to build mobile connectivity into their services

• April 17, 2018 17 Apr'18

  Huawei invests in 5G mobile networks, but eases back on the hype

  Telecoms supplier Huawei has been updating the industry on its 5G vision at its annual Analyst Summit in Shenzhen, China, but shied away from making bold predictions

• April 11, 2018 11 Apr'18

  Tesco online grocery sales up 5.1%

  After ninth consecutive quarter of growth, CEO says supermarket chain is “on track to deliver our medium-term ambitions”

• 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 06, 2018 06 Apr'18

  Why Lufthansa went back to the drawing board with its HR IT project

  Aviation group says it is confident of landing a company-wide IT project following a sometimes turbulent journey

• March 21, 2018 21 Mar'18

  Train leasing firm demos mobile edge computing for smart trains

  Rolling stock leasing company Angel Trains is demonstrating edge computing over a wireless mesh network to make life easier for its customers’ on-board staff

• March 21, 2018 21 Mar'18

  RBS said to be setting up its own digital bank

  Royal Bank of Scotland is reportedly setting up a standalone digital bank to take advantage of changing customer habits

• March 20, 2018 20 Mar'18

  Dutch cycling culture pumps up bicycle startups

  Bike-sharing services are cropping up in urban areas of the Netherlands but the government wants to restrict their number

• March 19, 2018 19 Mar'18

  NHS wants independent evaluation of GP at Hand service

  The NHS is looking for an organisation to undertake an independent review of the on-demand virtual GP app, allowing patients in London to access GP services using their smartphones

• March 19, 2018 19 Mar'18

  First Direct enables customers to pay by Siri

  Customers of online bank First Direct can now use voice commands to transfer money through Apple’s digital assistant

• March 14, 2018 14 Mar'18

  Kenyan solar supplier leans on IoT and fintech for new growth

  Mastercard packed its stand at Mobile World Congress with new use cases for fintech in the developing world and launched a new partnership with Kenyan solar energy supplier M-KOPA

• March 12, 2018 12 Mar'18

  BNP Paribas integrates Tink as part of PSD2 strategy

  BNP Paribas Fortis is working with fintech company Tink to integrate software into its mobile app, which will enable customers to aggregate their finances

• March 12, 2018 12 Mar'18

  Regulator takes tougher line than expected on surveillance warrants

  The Investigatory Powers Commissioner’s Office has signalled to government that it will take a tough line when scrutinising surveillance warrants under the controversial Investigatory Powers Act

• March 08, 2018 08 Mar'18

  Denmark’s MobilePay expands in Finnish market through deal with retailer

  Deal with Finland’s largest grocery retailer helps mobile payment service spread its reach

• March 07, 2018 07 Mar'18

  Wi-Fi provider uses big data analytics to drive customer experience

  The self-styled “Uber of Wi-Fi”, iPass is using Databricks’ Unified Analytics Platform and machine learning to monitor its worldwide network and help its customers get the best experience

• March 07, 2018 07 Mar'18

  Ofcom probes Three and Vodafone over suspected net neutrality breaches

  Telecoms regulator launches investigation into whether or not mobile operators Three and Vodafone are flouting European rules on net neutrality

• March 07, 2018 07 Mar'18

  Banks more confident than other sectors in face of digital disruption

  Banks have accepted the changes brought about by digital disruption and are confident that new technologies will be core to their business success, according to a survey by Fujitsu

• March 07, 2018 07 Mar'18

  Co-op trials pay-in-aisle technology

  Food retailer Co-op plans to introduce a smartphone self-checkout system so customers can pay for goods without visiting a till

• 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