Financial applications

Find news stories, analysis and case studies to help you best leverage financial applications to drive forward business and corporate strategies. Stay abreast of new financial applications developments, and get expert advice on how to evaluate corporate performance management (CPM) software, and manage corporate performance management systems. Learn how to best use software to improve financial management processes such as forecasting, planning and budgeting. And read about how to use financial analytics software to create performance dashboards to aid decision-making.

News 26 Jun 2025
Next phase of fintech reflected in strong financials, says World Economic Forum

Digital-powered finance firms might not be growing their customer base as fast as the immediate post-pandemic period, but revenue and profits are strong Continue Reading
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- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
News 24 Jun 2025
Zopa Bank launches current account earlier than expected

Zopa launches its UK current account, five years after reinventing itself as a challenger bank Continue Reading
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- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

News 23 Jan 2013
European bank IT investment lags US and Asia-Pacific equivalents

Banks in Asia-Pacific and North America will increase their IT spending significantly more than those in Europe Continue Reading
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- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
News 22 Jan 2013
Defra plans £80m agile CAP system

The Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is planning a single integrated £80m Common Agricultural Policy system Continue Reading
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- Kathleen Hall, TechTarget
News 16 Jan 2013
Post Office wants to get to bottom of IT system allegations

A system that set out to modernise the Post Office in 1996 is under the spotlight after claims that Horizon accounting system is error prone Continue Reading
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- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
News 14 Jan 2013
Post Office announces amnesty for Horizon evidence

The Post Office is calling for evidence from people who have used the Horizon IT system which some have blamed for accounting discrepancies Continue Reading
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- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
News 07 Jan 2013
Barclays' Linux programme not a snub to suppliers

Barclays says it is not snubbing any supplier by developing a private cloud infrastructure and using Linux to cut software development costs by 90%. Continue Reading
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- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
News 02 Jan 2013
Post Office admits that Horizon system needs more investigation

Campaigners have forced the Post Office to look again at a computer system blamed for sub-postmasters being wrongly accused of false accounting Continue Reading
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- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
News 06 Dec 2012

CW Special Report on TCS

This 5 page special report from Computer Weekly gives you the facts on TCS, its strategy, products and services and financial performance. Continue Reading
News 06 Dec 2012

CW Special report on Wipro

This 5 page special report from Computer Weekly gives you the facts on Wipro, its strategy, products and services and financial performance. Continue Reading
News 06 Dec 2012

Mobile NFC in Transport

This in-depth report from the GSMA explains the opportunities for NFC Mobile communications in transport. Continue Reading
News 03 Dec 2012

Financial Services Report: Reshaping ICT, Reshaping Business

This report from Fujtsu assesses the IT trends and prioirties in the financial services industry. Continue Reading
News 26 Nov 2012
Ineffective computer system missed £1.4bn UBS fraud

The £1.4bn losses caused by a rogue trader at UBS could have been avoided, according to the Financial Services Authority (FSA) Continue Reading
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- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
News 26 Nov 2012
Competing firms jockey for position in mobile payments gold rush

While mobile payments is still in its infancy, the promise of the rewards is substantial and competition for market dominance is gathering pace Continue Reading
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- Kathleen Hall, TechTarget
News 08 Nov 2012
Capgemini reduces consultancy charges

Capgemini has lowered pricing in its consulting and local professional services businesses, according to its latest quarter results. Continue Reading
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- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
News 06 Nov 2012
Universal Credit programme director Malcolm Whitehouse steps down

Malcolm Whitehouse, programme director for the government's £2.2bn Universal Credit project, has stepped down Continue Reading
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- Kathleen Hall, TechTarget
News 02 Nov 2012
RBS pays customers extra £50m for IT failure

The IT failure that struck Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) in June will cost more than expected as customers are paid an extra £50m compensation Continue Reading
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- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
News 16 Oct 2012

Calculating Training ROI

This guide from ESI International offers essential tips on calculating the return on investment of your training programme. Continue Reading
News 03 Oct 2012
Case study: How WorldPay built its IT from scratch after RBS split

Former RBS payment processing division WorldPay will reach a major IT milestone this month on its journey to stand on its own since it was sold in 2010 Continue Reading
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- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
News 01 Oct 2012

The ROI for ERP: An Overall Approach

Nucleus Research offers advice on calculating the return on investment (ROI) for enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems. Continue Reading
News 25 Sep 2012

10 Tips to Measure Training ROI

How do you measure the value of training to the business ? These tips will help you develop your business case. Continue Reading
News 25 Sep 2012

The ROI for ERP: An Overall Approach

Nucleus Research offers advice on calculating the return on investment (ROI) for enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems. Continue Reading