Regulation stories
British firms seeking compliant AI processing can now keep inference workloads inside the UK as energy and data rules tighten.
Foreign takeovers of British retail and logistics businesses surged in 2025, with deal values in the sector rising 363% to GBP £17.7 billion.
Trust at the point of payment is the key hurdle, with 50.1% of European consumers unwilling to share card details with AI agents.
Delayed procurement is making revenue visibility harder for UK innovation firms, even as 56 per cent plan their next growth phase at home.
Rising complaint volumes and more complex cases are pushing The Ombuds Group to use AI with human oversight across all its schemes.
UK businesses struggling to push AI pilots into production will get onshore support from a merged consultancy focused on delivery, quality and security.
Accountants face a shift towards advisory work as AI and data tools reshape finance, with trust and judgement remaining vital.
Banks may avoid building separate systems for stablecoins, tokenised deposits and CBDCs as UK regulators back tokenisation in wholesale markets.
Uninsured cyber and climate claims are widening a gap that could leave insurers exposed to more than USD $700 billion in losses by 2030.
Finance teams risk exposing sensitive data by using AI tools without clear retention and governance checks, Kaleidoscope says.
Most firms still judge tech buys on upfront price, even as security, efficiency and long-term value increasingly drive business risk.
Senior payments executives will debate fraud, instant transfers and AI-led commerce as Europe faces pressure to reduce dependence on non-European rails.
Broadcasters are using hybrid data-centre and cloud setups to stream 2026's expanded tournament live with lower latency and compliance risks.
More than 65 per cent of Infoblox customers were found querying domains linked to residential proxy networks, widening risks for defenders.
Most financial institutions now see unsanctioned AI use as a business risk, with 86% of IT executives warning of weak oversight.
Regulated firms can now run GitLab's DevSecOps platform on Google Cloud with partner management, tighter data residency controls and new Gemini models.
Agentic AI, zero-day surge, sovereign cloud, and humanoid robots will define IT strategy in 2027, Info-Tech Research Group warns.
Legacy systems and skills shortages are slowing AI rollouts at large German companies, with only 19% putting it into core processes.
Pay by Bank providers face rising pressure to win digital payments share as Token.io adds a veteran engineer to its leadership team.
The move bolsters Paysecure's expansion plans as the payments firm seeks tighter finance oversight across growing international operations.
