By: Lynsey Barber

I'm City A.M.'s award-winning technology editor, covering everything from happenings at Apple and Google to the latest London startup. In particular fintech, blockchain, artifical intelligence, driverless cars, virtual reality and the sharing economy get me out of bed in the morning. I'm always trying to illustrate stories with pictures of dogs. Sometimes with some success. I was named technology journalist of the year at the UK Tech Awards.

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The mobile payments battle just intensified in the UK

August 23, 2016

iZettle is likely a familiar sight if you frequent small coffee shops or market stalls across the capital. The tiny card reading machine has sprung up across the UK, making it easier for shops to offer customers the option of paying by card without having to invest in the pricey systems offered by the big tech companies. [...]
Now’s your chance to be the voice of the speaking clock

August 22, 2016

Clear your throat, gargle that water and prepare for the opportunity to go down in British history… as the voice of the talking clock. Yep, it still exists (somehow still receiving 12m calls a year) and BT wants to find a new person to takeover the prestigious job – only the fifth in the peculiarly British institution's 80 year history. The [...]
Uber’s former rival Didi launches car rental service

August 22, 2016

Not satisfied with winning the ride-sharing wars with Uber after merging in China, Didi is now expanding into other car services. It's launching an online car rental service in the country to capitalise on the billions of domestic tourist trips made throughout the country, which is expected to grow to 5.8bn by 2020. Read more: Uber [...]
How one simple tech trick saved HSBC customers millions

August 22, 2016

It may be all about open banking APIs and blockchain in the geeky world of fintech right now, but banking giant HSBC used one incredibly simple piece of technology that's been around for years to save its customers millions of pounds. The humble text message, first devised in 1984 with the first message making its [...]
We’ve already spent more via contactless than in all of 2015

August 22, 2016

People are swiping their card rather than splashing the physical cash these days as new figures reveal payments made with contactless technology have already overtaken the amount spent in the whole of 2015. Just over £9bn was spent using contactless in the first half of the year compared to £7.75bn in the the entire of last year, the new [...]
More trouble for Southern: Card payment failure hits rush hour

August 22, 2016

Customers of Southern Rail, already fuming over ongoing service delays and then strike action, were dealt another blow on the morning rush hour commute. The rail network was unable to accept card payments for tickets at some of its stations due to an unspecified technical problem early on Monday, leaving many customers in long queues or failing to [...]
A new corporate-backed fintech lab has opened in London

August 22, 2016

The investment firm behind one of London's top venture capital funds is doubling down on one of the hottest areas of tech with a dedicated lab specialising in all things fintech. Octopus Investments, whose venture capital firm Octopus Ventures backed successful startups such as Swiftkey (acquired by Microsoft), Magic Pony (bought by Twitter) and Zoopla, will launch a fintech [...]
Yes, really. Japan’s Prime Minister dressed up as Super Mario

August 22, 2016

Forget the gold medal winning moments of the Rio Olympics, the most surprising moment came at its closing ceremony overnight. The Prime Minster of Japan appeared on stage in front of millions of people around the world dressed as the computer game character Mario from the 80s (and beyond) classic Super Mario Brothers. Read more: [...]
Datwyler won’t increase its takeover offer for Raspberry Pi maker Premier Farnell

August 22, 2016

An original bid to takeover the maker of the Raspberry Pi mini-computer will not be increased, the company behind the offer said today. Swiss manufacturer Datwyler will not up its bid of 165 pence per share after US tech firm Avent swooped in with a a higher offer of 185 pence per share. Datwyler will now [...]
Uber is gearing up to launch UberEats in 12 more cities across Europe

August 21, 2016

Uber is planning an ambitious expansion of its food delivery service UberEats across Europe just two months after it first arrived in London. The billion-dollar startup is already eyeing its second city in the UK and plans to expand beyond its existing patch of central London. Meanwhile it's planning to launch in a further 12 cities in 10 [...]

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