Why the future of fintech (and financial services) is collaborative September 22, 2015 The UK is fast becoming one of the world’s leading fintech centres. So it was fitting that, last week, investors, consultants, multinationals, startups and entrepreneurs gathered in London’s East End for FinTech Week 2015: an event where attendees could share ideas, network and, most importantly, do business together. The expo focused on how to [...]
Apple rickrolls us all through the Apple Watch… again September 22, 2015 If you thought the folk at Apple were a serious po-faced bunch, think again – they're rickrolling everyone… and not for the first time. Rickrolling, if you're not familiar, is an internet phenomenon whereby people share a link to something – an article, video, picture, for example – but it turns out, in fact, to [...]
Velocity buys Cover: UK dining app startup buys US restaurant payment firm and lands $4m from Saxo’s Lars Christensen and others September 22, 2015 Velocity, an app which lets you pay in restaurants without requesting a bill, has raised a further $4m (£2.6m) from investors, following hot on the heels from a $12m round of funding less than three months ago. The London-based startup has also acquired US company Cover, a restaurant mobile payments app for an undisclosed sum, more than [...]
Cyber attacks cost global business over £200bn a year – with finance industry hit worst September 22, 2015 Cybercrime is hitting businesses hard, with attacks costing billions every year, and the finance sector is worst exposed as one in four businesses were victims of attacks in the past year. Some 15 per cent of businesses have faced a cyber attack in the past year, with the EU region hit worst, global survey Grant [...]
Britons’ telecoms consumer complaints revealed: Vodafone’s mobile prices and EE’s broadband most criticised September 22, 2015 Vodafone is the most complained-about mobile operator, new figures from industry regulator Ofcom show. More than one in every 7,500 customers had complaints about the UK’s third-biggest operator. Most, 34 per cent, saw red over the prices, but ironically, the second-biggest reason for complaining was how the operator handled complaints. Britons’ consumer complaints have been [...]
UK broadband coverage outstrips other European countries – now BT promises to double speeds across the country September 22, 2015 Hot on the heels of BT’s promise to revolutionise the UK’s broadband, a new study has revealed that Britain’s broadband growth already outstrips other European countries – setting it on course to become world leading within five years. The UK already beats major European countries, with broadband speeds and coverage around three years ahead of [...]
Internet capacity crunch: The internet could be reaching its limits in eight years, researchers warn September 22, 2015 Are we about to break the internet? The internet is heading straight for a “capacity crunch”, as it struggles to keep up with our demands, UK researchers have warned, with an overload expected within eight years. In today’s streaming society, we all expect to be able to watch our favourite TV shows in high-res and [...]
Eileen Burbidge succeds Joanna Shields as Tech City UK chair September 22, 2015 The queen of UK tech Eileen Burbidge is adding another feather to her cap as the new chair of Tech City UK. Burbidge, a partner at Passion Capital and recently appointed FinTech envoy to the UK government, will chair the group and a newly formed entrepreneurs advisory panel, succeeding former Facebook boss Baroness Shields who [...]
iPhone 6S and 6S Plus UK release date, price, features and specs: The anatomy of the Apple’s new iPhone September 22, 2015 Oliver Smith explores the history of Apple’s smartphone, the game-changing innovations it introduced and what the new iPhone 6s means for the mobile industry today. On Friday 25th September the most valuable company in the world, Apple, will unleash its latest salvo in the smartphone wars. The iPhone 6s boasts innovative new features [...]
Apple iOS 9 adopted faster than any other update and now accounts for 50pc of devices September 21, 2015 Apple says its latest operating system iOS 9 was the fastest adopted update in history, and now accounts for more than 50 per cent of devices. The figures come less than a week after the release of the update, which brings with it a better battery life and several other new features, and the company [...]