Santander’s proposed acquisition of TSB would require customer accounts to be migrated from the in-house developed system of its current owner to that of its acquirer, just a few years after the dust settled on what was one of the biggest IT disasters in UK banking. Spanish giant Santander said if it acquires TSB … Read more
From rising debt and shrinking investment, to the aid funding crisis and struggles to meet ambitious development goals, the global financial system is failing the people it’s supposed to serve: fixing that is the challenge facing world leaders gathered in Spain’s sweltering southern jewel of Sevilla this week, as the UN’s 4th International Conference on … Read more
When Chris Loake joined Hiscox in November 2023 as the company’s group information officer, the insurance firm had already begun on a journey to pilot using the artificial intelligence (AI) in Microsoft Copilot (M365 Copilot). “We’ve been a big Microsoft partner for a while,” he says. “When the ChatGPT revolution began, there was a … Read more
Every dollar invested in girls’ education yields an average return of $2.80 – translating into billions in additional GDP. Similarly, each dollar spent on water and sanitation saves $4.30 in healthcare costs. Simple math, not miracles These aren’t miracles – they’re measurable outcomes. Maths doesn’t recognize gender or infrastructure; it simply reflects the truth in … Read more
The details of about 130,000 UBS staff were leaked after a cyber attack on a procurement service provider used by the Swiss banking giant. A private bank in Switzerland, known as Pictet, was also affected by the cyber attack on Chain IQ earlier this month, which saw hackers steal employee information. The hack, which … Read more