All articles by Tom Ball
Tom Ball
Visa builds new platform for banking biometrics
Could this biometrics push from Visa be the move that makes the technology commonplace in banking?
UK fintech shrugs off Brexit fears and nears record investment
The UK fintech industry is world leading, third only to China and the United states, and unopposed leader in Europe.
Machine learning moves from hype to reality as UK CIOs see ROI
CIOs are find major benefits in using machine learning for decision making, providing a major security boost.
Dire state of UK cybersecurity revealed: Budgets slashed, awareness failing
A colossal 44 per cent of UK businesses do not even have a cybersecurity insurance policy in place to stem the damage of an attack.
Intel reaches state of AI Nervana with new processors
The new Nervana Neural Processor family from Intel is primed and ready to take major competitor, Nvidia.
Qualcomm triumphs in world’s FIRST mobile 5G test
Qualcomm also announced the Snapdragon 636, a new device that includes performance improvements, along with boosted display and gaming technology.
Big banks target SMEs with new blockchain platform
At full strength, HSBC, Deutsche Bank, Societe Generale, KBC, Unicredit, Rabobank, Natixis and Banco Santander form the consortium.
Kubernetes reigns supreme as rival Docker jumps on board
Enterprise customers of Docker will be able to harness the power Kubernetes while continuing to use Docker security tools, for example.
Softbank’s Vision for even bigger investment fund could surpass $100bn
The first Softbank Vision Fund drew a great deak of attention due to the ferocious approach to investing.
UK to retain fintech crown…for now
UK fintech raised $564 million in venture capital investment in the first half of 2017 alone, providing post-Brexit confidence.