Traditional banking under threat from platform-based alternatives
Half of non-banking businesses believe that banking as a service (BaaS) will eventually replace traditional banking, with the cost-of-living crisis hastening this, as consumers look…
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St Helens Council plumps for Unit4 ERP to forward automation plans
St Helens Borough Council has selected Unit4 enterprise applications technologies to advance its digital transformation plans. The council is replacing an in-house system with software-as-a-service…
Why India’s Mphasis chose West Yorkshire for tech hub
India-based IT services supplier Mphasis is creating 1,000 tech jobs in West Yorkshire as part of an operating model which integrates into the university network…
CDO interview: Lisa Heneghan, global chief digital officer, KPMG
After 12 years with KPMG, Lisa Heneghan took on her latest and greatest challenge for the consultancy firm when she became its global chief digital…
How ITV built a data team from scratch
To compete with Netflix and the other prominent networks and streaming services in the broadcast world, you need to be ahead of the curve. Viewers…
Test of digital ID tech at Surrey nightclub proclaimed success
Nearly nine out of 10 clubbers who tested a digital identification mobile app at a Surrey venue said they found it easy to use and,…
Inclusion = everyone: Advice from experts for improving tech diversity
“After quite a long time, there has been a little bit of change in gender diversity in IT,” says Bev White, CEO of recruitment specialist Nash…
Top 10 government IT stories of 2022
It’s been a turbulent year for the UK government. Three prime ministers, four chancellors, and a whole bunch of Cabinet reshuffles made it difficult for…
Complaints that NCA failed in duty of candour over EncroChat warrants ‘incredible’, court hears
Lawyers representing 10 claimants who are challenging the lawfulness of the National Crime Agency’s role in bringing prosecutions based on messages from the EncroChat encrypted…
IT Sustainability Think Tank: Cutting enterprise carbon emissions amid the energy crisis
The Ukraine conflict has significantly worsened the global energy situation by straining the supply of gas, a crucial resource at the moment. The UK has…
Why the current fraud model is broken, and how to fix it
Digital fraud and risk teams seem to be locked in a perpetual game of catch-up. Every five to 10 years, new technology comes along which…
Why the devil’s still in the detail in the race for energy efficiency
With UK governments since 2010 not always prioritising energy efficiency, even reducing funding measures with full support from high-profile members of parliament, one might wonder…