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Building a tech future between the UK and India

A new tech partnership between the UK and India will benefit the digital economy in both countries, says secretary of state for digital, culture, media and sport Matt Hancock Continue Reading
Blockchain: Paving the way for broad adoption

The foundations have been laid for organisations to begin standardising on the technology, talent and platforms that will drive future blockchain initiatives Continue Reading
How to make the most of your SAP licences

There is no point in paying for something you never use – or worse, using the wrong licence. Doing the bare minimum for SAP licence management is not enough Continue Reading
Blockchain’s promise goes beyond fintech

By reducing the cost of peer-to-peer data and resource transfer, blockchain can remove the need for third parties and middlemen across industries Continue Reading
The high price of not understanding how automation works with existing software licences

Businesses must check their software licences before they introduce robotic process automation or they risk breaking the rules Continue Reading

Energy and healthcare primed for blockchain disruption

Blockchain applications are upending traditional industries, with startup activity expected to ramp up in years to come Continue Reading
South Koreans and Australians keen to bid farewell to paper money

The two countries are expected to lead the Asia-Pacific region in mobile payments by 2030 Continue Reading
Emerging technologies: How can you cut through the noise?

Technology leaders need to focus the raw potential of emerging technology into a set of priorities with measurable, tangible business impacts Continue Reading
Is regtech the new fintech?

Machine learning, big data and cloud computing are helping governments and financial institutions transform regulatory practices Continue Reading
Finance firms are vulnerable to cyber attacks, so why do customers think they are secure?

The public are overly confident in the ability of banks and financial institutions to protect their data, but that will change when mandatory reporting comes in next year under the General Data Protection Regulation Continue Reading
Was that it? Business as usual for fintechs after Brexit vote

Following the Brexit vote, Fintech Times editor Bird Lovegod describes how financial services IT startups are getting on with business as usual Continue Reading

Blockchain and the CIO: a new model for IT

The most important emerging technology for the enterprise – and therefore the CIO – is not big data, the social web, artificial intelligence, robotics or the cloud – it’s blockchain Continue Reading
Driving digital productivity in the UK

There is a need for British businesses to improve their adoption of digital technologies Continue Reading
When DevOps isn't enough, try NoOps

Letting developers loose to create, test and deploy new code without operations might streamline processes, but it's not without its risks Continue Reading
Investment banks recruit for rise of big data analytics

Investment banks have been slower to embrace big data analytics than many consumer retailers, technology businesses, even retail banking Continue Reading