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June 19, 2023 19 Jun'23
Jordan’s Ahli Bank launches app on cloud-native platform

Middle East bank launches app on latest cloud-native banking platform from Google-inspired company
June 19, 2023 19 Jun'23
Dutch government puts up €123m to address shortage of ICT workers

Financial injection aimed at improving cooperation between vocational education and business in the Netherlands, and making the tech professions more attractive
June 16, 2023 16 Jun'23
Collaboration in finance sector develops prototype API for digital currency

The Bank for International Settlements and the Bank of England worked with private sector on central bank digital currency experiment
June 16, 2023 16 Jun'23
BBVA uses AI and analytics services from AWS

BBVA invests in Amazon Web Services cloud platforms to help transform itself into an organisation driven by AI and data

June 16, 2023 16 Jun'23
Latest ONS data shows that 10% of UK businesses plan to adopt AI

The Office for National Statistics has found that UK adults are aware they have been using AI-based chatbots, and approximately one in six businesses are implementing AI applications
June 15, 2023 15 Jun'23
Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030: Progress report

Halfway into its plan to give the country a makeover by 2030, Saudi Arabia’s emphasis on technology is starting to pay off
June 15, 2023 15 Jun'23
Department for Education plans to assess AI risk and benefits

The department has begun a consultation looking at the role of generative artificial intelligence in education
June 14, 2023 14 Jun'23
EU AI act passes a significant milestone

The European Union’s AI Act will ban the use of artificial intelligence to profile people based on race or gender and prohibit use of biometric identification in public spaces
June 14, 2023 14 Jun'23
TSB calls on Meta to intervene and protect users from fraud losses of £250m this year

TSB is the latest bank to demand more action from social media sector in helping to reduce online fraud
June 13, 2023 13 Jun'23
GoCardless cuts jobs and wants its ‘startup spirit’ back

Payments fintech unicorn GoCardless will cut its workforce in the UK as part of a 15% reduction in its global workforce

June 13, 2023 13 Jun'23
(ISC)² and CIISec set out to make cyber language more inclusive

Newly published guide on appropriate use of language in cyber security aims to help make the profession more inclusive for all
June 12, 2023 12 Jun'23
Annual spend on regtech to reach more than £200bn by 2028

Global corporates will spend over $200bn in 2028 as the technology is used to help organisations in more industries comply with complex regulations.
June 08, 2023 08 Jun'23
Sweden’s Ikano Bank outsources core banking to TCS

Ikano Bank moves to cloud banking platform from Indian IT services giant Tata Consultancy Services
June 07, 2023 07 Jun'23
UKtech50 2023 winner: Michelle Donelan/Chloe Smith, secretary of state, DSIT

Computer Weekly looks at the achievements and successes of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, as its secretary of state is recognised as the most influential person in UK technology for 2023
June 07, 2023 07 Jun'23
UKtech50 2023: The most influential people in UK technology

Computer Weekly has announced the 13th annual UKtech50 – our definitive list of the movers and shakers in the UK tech sector
June 07, 2023 07 Jun'23
NatWest and University of Edinburgh form partnership to research data use in banking sector

Scottish university and banking group set up research centre that will aim to improve the use of banking data
June 07, 2023 07 Jun'23
Welsh ambulance service upgrades life-saving communications

Welsh ambulances going through major communications upgrade as part of wider NHS programme
June 07, 2023 07 Jun'23
Researchers in Belgium move towards industrial production of qubits

Using existing equipment and know-how, researchers at the Interuniversity Microelectronics Centre (Imec) in Belgium are finding ways of mass-producing qubits
June 07, 2023 07 Jun'23
Government to test rural broadband options with £7m fund

Government to fund tests of technologies that could be issued to improve internet connectivity for rural communities
June 06, 2023 06 Jun'23
Google launches hacker-backed SME security training scheme

Citing research that shows almost half of SMEs are struggling to recruit cyber security specialists, Google is launching a programme designed to upskill more people to fill thousands of vacant roles
June 06, 2023 06 Jun'23
Netherlands makes case for harmonisation of cloud security standards

Harmonisation of cyber security standards is necessary to reduce the regulatory burden on Dutch SMEs – and regulators need to cooperate better
June 01, 2023 01 Jun'23
CIO interview: Adam Warne, CIO, River Island

The privately owned fashion retailer places a premium on its high street presence, but sees digital innovation as key to improving customer service in stores
May 30, 2023 30 May'23
Tech jobs to go as part of JPMorgan layoffs

According to reports, US banking giant to cut hundreds of jobs, including role reductions in technology and operations
May 23, 2023 23 May'23
Visa to recruit 1,500 tech staff in Poland

Visa’s latest global tech hub will recruit up to 1,500 staff, with focus on artificial intelligence, cyber security, and resilience in payments and ecommerce sectors
May 22, 2023 22 May'23
Post Office scandal – cover-up a ‘dark chapter’ in government, corporate and legal history

Third phase of public inquiry into Horizon IT scandal reveals extent of Post Office and Fujitsu cover-up of software problems that went on to write ‘as dark a chapter in our governmental, corporate and legal history as can be imagined’
May 19, 2023 19 May'23
Campaigning former subpostmaster fears compensation for scandal victims will be delayed to 2025

The man who exposed the Post Office scandal fears a long delay for victims due to compensation process being "bogged down by bureaucracy"
May 17, 2023 17 May'23
How Rolls-Royce uses citizen developers

The engineering company is using Microsoft Power Apps to democratise digitisation
May 17, 2023 17 May'23
CTO interview: Europe benefits from energy gains in AMD chips

AMD’s chief technology officer explains how the latest chip technology can help European organisations solve the energy puzzle facing IT departments
May 17, 2023 17 May'23
CIO interview: Ravi Malick, Box

Ravi Malick has always been a technologist at heart, and via political science, startups and consultancy, landed in his current role at Box
May 15, 2023 15 May'23
Demand for access to talent driving UK IT outsourcing growth

Organisations in the UK are increasing the amount of IT work they outsource to enable them to access talent
May 15, 2023 15 May'23
Post Office executive told to report false bill of health on controversial software

A 2010 Post Office internal review of the Horizon software was designed to ignore the system’s problems to reassure stakeholders amid questioning of its reliability
May 12, 2023 12 May'23
IT Priorities 2023: Budgeting for IT innovation

In spite of the economic slowdown, IT leaders are driving forward investments in IT
May 12, 2023 12 May'23
Post Office lawyer bragged how team ‘destroyed attack on the Horizon system’ and put woman in prison

A senior Post Office lawyer appeared gleeful in email about how his team helped prosecute a subpostmaster who was sent to prison
May 11, 2023 11 May'23
Fujitsu staff had ‘unrestricted and unauditable’ remote access to Post Office branch systems

Fujitsu engineers could make changes to Post Office branch accounts without anyone knowing
May 10, 2023 10 May'23
UKtech50 2023: Vote for the most influential person in UK technology

Our judges have selected the top 50 leaders from a shortlist of more than 300 people – now it’s your chance to tell us who you think is the most influential person in UK technology
May 09, 2023 09 May'23
UKtech50 2023: The longlist of the UK’s influential tech leaders

Each year, Computer Weekly launches a search for the most influential people in UK IT, asking the tech community who it thinks should be in the top 50 – here is the longlist of everyone nominated for 2023
May 05, 2023 05 May'23
Employee perception may be key to success of UAE’s big data initiative

Study shows the impact employee perception can have on big data projects in the United Arab Emirates
May 05, 2023 05 May'23
Open banking use to increase 470% in next four years, driven from Europe

Europe is leading the surge in the take-up of API-based open banking services, according to Juniper Research
May 04, 2023 04 May'23
Age UK calls for physical banking hubs as older people demand face-to-face banking

UK charity calls for banks and government to speed up the introduction of physical banking hubs as research reveals millions of older people don’t bank online
May 03, 2023 03 May'23
Artificial intelligence: Business leaders start to realise the risks

ChatGPT and other large language models can rewrite value, and business leaders now realise they need a plan
May 02, 2023 02 May'23
UK Cyber Security Council launches certification mapping tool

Cyber careers body aims to offer clarity for professionals seeking to advance through security certification
April 28, 2023 28 Apr'23
More Post Office software-related convictions overturned takes total to 86

A total of 86 former subpostmasters wrongly prosecuted for financial crimes after computer errors showed phantom losses have had convictions overturned
April 27, 2023 27 Apr'23
Zopa’s emotional journey to becoming a bank

Zopa Bank’s CEO sees no reason why the app-based bank should not be as big as the high street giants
April 26, 2023 26 Apr'23
Post Office paid IBM millions when it ended proposed contract to replace Horizon

The Post Office ended a proposed contract with IBM to replace its controversial Horizon system after work had already started
April 25, 2023 25 Apr'23
CISOs under-supported, under pressure, Trellix finds

The vast majority of CISOs say they are finding it difficult to get sign-off on the resources they need to do their job
April 25, 2023 25 Apr'23
Lloyds Bank joins industry IT standards group

UK banking giant Lloyds Banking Group has joined an industry group which promotes global IT standards
April 25, 2023 25 Apr'23
UAE improves healthcare through information technology

Health authorities in the United Arab Emirates are increasing their emphasis on new, smart technologies to modernise healthcare services
April 24, 2023 24 Apr'23
Finland and Estonia deepen cross-border digital partnerships

Finland and Estonia, two global tech pioneers, are increasingly sharing their expertise
April 21, 2023 21 Apr'23
Biases keep Dutch girls out of STEM and IT

Unconscious stereotypes and bias still ensure few girls in the Netherlands choose to study engineering or IT. Government, education and businesses need to make significant steps to turn this around
April 20, 2023 20 Apr'23
Banks don’t want to develop fintech in-house

Banks are increasingly partnering with fintechs to gain access to their platforms, with few interested in developing such capabilities in-house