Mastercard and Fintech Saudi have signed an agreement which could boost a core part of the Gulf state’s high-tech vision of the future. The deal supports Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 strategy, which aims to create a vibrant society, a thriving economy and an ambitious nation, which includes developing a fintech sector. According to the most recent…
Payments fintech Klarna is providing its employees with access to OpenAI’s enterprise version of ChatGPT in a bid to enable them to better support its 150 million users of its payments services. The enterprise version of the generative artificial intelligence (AI) technology, ChatGPT Enterprise, promises enterprise-grade security to reassure businesses concerned about their data. Klarna…
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Over 11 million UK payments were made using open banking technology in July, more than double the number during the same month last year. According to the latest figures from Open Banking Limited, there were 11.4 million open banking payment transactions, representing 9.3% increase on the previous month and 102% growth compared to the same…
UK small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are investing nearly half of their annual turnover on technology to counteract rising costs and retain competitiveness, according to the latest Barclays Business Barometer. According to the bank’s research, the most innovative SMEs in the UK are spending 48% of annual revenue on technology, with 45% doing so to…
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TSB has opened applications for its latest fintech programme in partnership with Fintech Scotland, with up to 20 successful startups given an opportunity to become an official supplier to the bank. The annual TSB Innovation Labs programme, which is hosted in TSB’s Edinburgh-based technology centre, is in its third year. This year’s applicants are encouraged…
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The 12th Computer Weekly list of the Most Influential Women in UK Tech is now open for voting, giving readers and opportunity to express who they feel should be given the top spot. Each year, the list of 50 women acts to make role models in the technology sector more visible and accessible in the…
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Computer Weekly’s list of the Most Influential Women in UK Technology has been running since 2012 to make female role models in the UK’s technology sector more visible and accessible.In 2015, the Hall of Fame was introduced alongside the top 50 to recognise women who have made a lifetime contribution to the technology sector, as…
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Each year when Computer Weekly asks for nominations for its list of the most influential women in UK tech, the number of women considered grows. This year, more than 650 women were put forward for the top 50, Rising Stars and Hall of Fame, showing yet more growth from previous years – in 2017 when…
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Neema Raphael left San Francisco in 2003, and headed to New York to apply his tech know-how to the enterprise sector. He soon landed a job at Goldman Sachs, and within five years, the self-confessed “tech nerd”, who knew nothing about the finance sector, was part of a team helping the banking giant survive one…
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