This level of investment does not satisfy the need

In the Budget, Mr Hammond announced:

• £75m for artificial intelligence
• £400m for electric car charge points
• £100m to boost clean car purchases
• £160m for next-generation 5G mobile networks across the UK

“These amounts are not enough by comparison to what is really needed.”

Atos, a global leader in digital transformation, has been selected by PSA Finance Bank (BPF), an international supplier of mobility services, to accelerate BPF’s digital transformation thanks to Big Data applied to banking, consumer credit and consumer experience.

According to the five-year contract, Atos will manage and modernize BPF's application portfolio, particularly in light of PSA Group's new challenges related to transforming the automotive experience from ownership to everyday use.

EBANX, Latin American local payments processor for global e-commerces, is now processing payments in Peru for GearBest, one of the largest Chinese retail online stores, having more than 40 million users around the world. EBANX is processing the widely used PagoEfectivo cash payment method for the retailer in the country.

Powertek, a global vendor delivering intelligent and highly customized Power Distribution Units (rack PDUs) worldwide, headquartered in Hong Kong, announces a partnership with 3W Infra – a fast-growing Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) hosting provider from Amsterdam. Under the channel agreement, 3W Infra will deliver the intelligent Powertek PDUs built for flexibility and high-customization options to its global IaaS hosting clientele. 

VASCO Data Security International, Inc., a global leader in digital solutions including identity, security and business productivity, today announced that Bank of Cyprus, the country’s largest bank, has secured access and transaction signing on its mobile and online banking application using DIGIPASS® for Apps.

Take structured e-invoicing (PDFs are pictures - worse than paper). Steps:

1. Go for a four courner model and choose a standard for all to use.

2. Convince also banks to join with the basic e-invoicing service  where any enterprenaur (20m SMEs in EU) can fill in the invoice form and press send. For repeat invoices it means copy+new invoice number + new amount + send. Nobody can claim that this is difficult.

3. For higher volumes convince ERP providers to deliver invoices in the standard into file transfer.

Fidor, the innovative provider of digital banking solutions that helps banks launch and run their own digital brand, today puts its expansion strategy into action through its newest office extension in Dubai Silicon Oasis, the integrated free zone technology park.