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• March 24, 2015 24 Mar'15

  Google warns of fake digital certificates

  Google has warned of unauthorised digital certificates issued for several of its domains that could be used to intercept data traffic

• March 20, 2015 20 Mar'15

  What went wrong with Defra's rural payments system?

  A £154m system to process payments to farmers has been forced to resort to paper forms. What went wrong – and is this a digital disaster?

• March 20, 2015 20 Mar'15

  Rural payment problems cause U-turn for flagship 'digital by default' service

  Government forced into U-turn as flagship 'digital by default' service for payments to farmers resorts to paper forms following an IT failure

• March 19, 2015 19 Mar'15

  Current account comparison from Gocompare announced in Budget 2015

  The government used the Budget to announce changes in the banking sector that will increase consumer and business choice

• March 18, 2015 18 Mar'15

  GDS gets local government remit in 2015 Budget

  The Government Digital Service (GDS) will have its remit extended to cover local authorities

• March 18, 2015 18 Mar'15

  Facebook introduces friend-to-friend payment system

  Facebook has introduced a feature to its Messenger app that enables people to transfer money to their friends in a few clicks

• March 18, 2015 18 Mar'15

  Budget 2015: First look at the policies for technology

  Chancellor George Osborne announced a range of Budget measures to help the growth of technology and digital government across the UK

• March 18, 2015 18 Mar'15

  Six technology companies to hasten the demise of retail bank giants

  UK retail banks are under pressure from regulation, costs and increasing competition

• March 17, 2015 17 Mar'15

  Post Office could be the Carphone Warehouse of banking industry

  Atom Bank is latest digital bank to propose Post Office branches as places where customers can make transactions

• March 17, 2015 17 Mar'15

  Banking software supplier Misys launches Apple Watch app prototype

  Finance software house Misys launches a prototype banking app for the Apple Watch that will be available off-the-shelf

• March 16, 2015 16 Mar'15

  Deal close with banks to maintain services in remote locations

  The government is close to agreement with the British Bankers Association on a set of rules for banks to follow before closing branches

• March 13, 2015 13 Mar'15

  BBC gives UK schools one million devices in digital education initiative

  BBC launches digital-first initiative to teach children programming and digital technologies, giving UK schools one million coding devices

• March 12, 2015 12 Mar'15

  CIO interview: Ivor Nicholson, Nottinghamshire County Council

  Nottinghamshire County Council is facing £77m in cuts by 2018 and by rolling out new services, it plans to save £8m through technology alone

• March 10, 2015 10 Mar'15

  Bristol signs NEC to develop smart city infrastructure

  NEC, Bristol Council and the University of Bristol create an open, programmable city for smarter transport, environment and health services

• March 09, 2015 09 Mar'15

  Group claiming links to Isis hacks small business websites

  The FBI is investigating the hacking of a number of SME websites in the US and Europe by people claiming affiliation with Islamic State