A new ‘rulebook’ setting out standards for exchanging electronic Islamic finance messages will make trading more efficient and reduce risks and costs, the international payments system Society for Worldwide Interbank […]
Continue Reading →Telecoms operators can be forced to pay twice to use land to operate network infrastructure, the EU’s highest court has ruled. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Mobile network operators have rejected UK government plans to let rival providers make use of their networks to provide better coverage to customers, according to a report in the media. […]
Continue Reading →Governments across the world have been urged to play a bigger role in promoting the shift from cash and paper-based payment systems to digital payments. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Microsoft may breach EU data protection rules if it bows to US pressure to disclose customer details stored in Ireland, the Irish data protection minister has warned. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Rivals to social networking company Facebook and messaging service WhatsApp have been asked for their views on the proposed merger of the two companies, according to a report in the […]
Continue Reading →The UK has asked European Union (EU) officials to consider preventing Russia from using the Brussels-based Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) payments system to make international payments, Bloomberg […]
Continue Reading →The European Commission has been advised to change the use of a section of radio frequency from broadcasting to mobile broadband usage. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Financial promotions via social media will “almost inevitably” be the focus of action from UK regulators, with redress exercises likely if consumer detriment is found, an expert has said. Read […]
Continue Reading →The company behind a taxi app banned in Germany for breaching local transport laws has said it will continue to operate there while it fights the ruling. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Developers of mobile applications using Apple’s new ‘HealthKit’ platform will be prevented from making sensitive user data available to third parties according to the latest version of the firm’s licence […]
Continue Reading →Companies bidding on public sector contracts are “very mindful” of the need to be tax compliant as a prerequisite for appointment one year after new rules on tax and procurement […]
Continue Reading →A US peer to peer lender has filed preparatory paperwork with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that would enable it to make an initial public offering (IPO) of […]
Continue Reading →The pace of technological change and rise of social media “may make it inevitable” that UK privacy laws need to be revised and updated, the country’s most senior judge has […]
Continue Reading →The global nature of the threat to financial markets from cyber attacks requires a coordinated global response, an expert has said. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →European banks are in a “holding pattern” when it comes to integrating the latest technology into their core banking systems, with the majority only carrying out modernisation initiatives when necessary […]
Continue Reading →Telecoms company StarHub must allow rival operator SingTel to use its fibre optic cable connection points in homes for the delivery of its ‘mioTV’ services, the regulator in Singapore has […]
Continue Reading →Global electronics firm Sony has postponed planned maintenance to its PlayStation Network and Sony Entertainment Network services after a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack took both services offline. Read […]
Continue Reading →Online retailer Amazon is to establish a presence in Shanghai’s new free trade zone, which was set up last year to encourage international investment in the area, according to press […]
Continue Reading →Sales of cloud-based IT services to public bodies through the ‘G-Cloud’ programme have reached almost £250 million, with a further £30m of sales taking place in July, according to the […]
Continue Reading →Public sector organisations in the UK will be able to buy cloud-based IT products and services from suppliers from a new online platform from the end of the month. Read […]
Continue Reading →Developers of ‘culturally British’ video games can now claim tax relief on some of the production costs in the UK under a video game tax relief scheme which came into […]
Continue Reading →The Major Projects Authority (MPA) needs “more formal” powers for “driving change” if it is to be successful in improving the government’s ability to deliver projects more efficiently and for […]
Continue Reading →A US regulator has approved Chinese computing giant Lenovo’s proposed takeover of a server business run by IBM. Read Complete Article
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