All articles by Tom Ball

Tom Ball

PSD2: Big banks ready to embrace Open Banking

European banks were found to be considerably more positive about PSD2 than Asia Pacific or North American banks.

IBM looks to disrupt international payments with blockchain

Cross-border transactions traditonally take up to days to be completed, and require banks to maintain accounts that keep capital trapped.

IMF chief issues Bitcoin disruption warning

Christine Lagarde did not rule out adopting digital currency technology for IMF processes.

IBM and Google combine forces to tackle container security

IBM and Google have also outlined future plans for enhancing container security together.

Samsung poised to rake in record profits despite leadership crisis

The Samsung Electronics CEO has resigned and called for a new, youthful leadership approach to take on the fast changing industry.

Irish High Court finally accepts $1bn Apple data centre plan

If the plan moves ahead, Apple will set up a data centre capable of harnessing significant green energy from its surrounding environment.

Public cloud to rake in $260 billion thanks to SaaS, IaaS surge

Public cloud revenue growth has vastly exceeded expectations for 2017, with Amazon and Microsoft leading the way.

AR trumps VR in the eyes of Apple CEO Tim Cook

Are you more excited by AR or VR? The heads of Apple and Facebook hold contrasting opinions.

5 of the most notorious names in hacking

These famous hackers and hacking groups have been responsible for breaches of major organisations, governments and even the military.

Dell Technologies gambles $1bn on IoT future

Dell Technologies is betting on IoT for its long-term strategy.