Fintech Lookahead 2016: The disruptors you should be looking out for November 19, 2015 What can we expect to see from the fintech industry over the coming year? And what kinds of companies are leading the charge? In its 2015 Global Banking Annual Review, McKinsey said that “banks are under attack from new technology companies and others seeking to poach their customers. To date, banks’ losses to attackers have [...]
Capgemini: The finance industry can’t afford to ignore bitcoin technology blockchain November 18, 2015 Blockchain technology is winning new friends by the day, with computer consultancy Capgemini announcing in a fresh report that financial services can no longer “afford to ignore” the distributed ledger technology that underpins bitcoin. Calling blockchain a “fundamental” shift for the finance industry, the report suggests that distributed ledgers will both slash costs and be [...]
Apple’s share price will soar predicts Goldman Sachs as it places it on “conviction” buy list because it’s no longer a hardware stock – it’s “Apple-as-service” November 18, 2015 Shares in Apple could hit dizzying new heights, says Goldman Sachs, which has added the superstar tech stock to its "conviction" buy list. Analysts said the market will increasingly see the California company as a source of recurring revenue rather than simply a transactional seller of one-off devices, citing TV, Music, and Pay, as a "significant multi-year opportunity" after the launch [...]
Sky Q: Seven features to tempt customers and everything you need to know – including release date and price November 18, 2015 TV viewing is no longer just a living room event. New devices – smartphones, tablets – and services – Netflix, Apple TV, YouTube – are changing the way we watch, and we do it wherever and whenever we can. Now, keen not to miss out, Sky has liberated its service from the gaze of the sofa, with Sky [...]
Tech unicorn bubble? When building a business, watch out or you could end up swimming with sharks November 18, 2015 We see it all the time: the latest tech darling pouring time and money into raising their profile. The company sponsors every event going, turn up to panels flanked by more advisors than a politician and their picture is in every newspaper going. Don't get me wrong. In many cases this is deserved attention, as good [...]
Sky Q: TV anywhere, anytime “fluid viewing” in biggest launch in years with new set top box offering 4K UHD, YouTube and third party content, recording and pausing across devices November 18, 2015 Sky has launched its biggest new product in years with Sky Q, a set top box and package which will offer customers the ability to watch TV anytime and anywhere. The new offer will bring on-demand viewing to multiple devices across the home and beyond, including third-parties such as YouTube and Vevo and video content from the [...]
Youtube launches “family-friendly” Youtube Kids service in the UK November 18, 2015 Youtube’s standalone app for family-friendly content lands in the UK today, ten months after its US launch. A welcome addition to the family for concerned parents, Youtube Kids blocks out the plethora of less child-friendly content available on the video platform. “We built the Youtube Kids app to be a safer version of Youtube, a [...]
Engineers are urging the UK government to speed up in a space race worth up to £40bn November 18, 2015 The value of the British space industry could rocket to £40bn in the next 15 years, creating 100,000 new jobs in the process, but the government risks holding the sector back with restrictive regulations and insufficient investment, a report out today has warned. The UK's booming space sector is currently growing by around nine per cent year-on-year [...]
This new graphene discovery could transform computers’ speeds November 17, 2015 British scientists from the University of Exeter have managed to mix graphene and light, paving the way for a new generation of technological devices. Using nothing but pulses of laser light, they managed to trap light within the surface of the supermaterial and move it around in all different directions. It's the first time anything [...]
Where can I use Apple Pay in the UK? The A-Z of shops, restaurants and apps which will accept mobile payment with iPhone 6 and 6 Plus November 17, 2015 Apple launched its mobile payment service, Apple Pay, in the UK in its first mobile payment move beyond the US, capitalising on the boom in mobile and contactless payments among consumers. iPhone 6 and 6 Plus users can now pay with just the tap of a smartphone, or Apple Watch, across the high street and [...]