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Recurring bank payments could soon replace some cards and direct debits as UK Payments Initiative rolls out a new open banking scheme.
The four-year deal should help Defra replace legacy systems and speed up digital services across environmental regulation and biosecurity.
The full build-out gives UK customers more live AI compute capacity as Ark readies further expansion at the Surrey campus.
More than 2,000 young women have taken part in a programme aimed at widening access to tech jobs as it expands across England.
The cornerstone commitment should help Longwall Ventures reach a GBP £100 million close and back more UK deep tech start-ups.
The move comes as AI demand drives Britain's data centre operators to expand faster, secure more power and plan larger sites.
Fraudsters are reaching young people on social media before any payment is made, Ecommpay said, urging tougher platform accountability.
UK firms are still treating cyber security as an IT issue, leaving board oversight, supplier checks and proof of resilience dangerously thin.
With one in three firms still lacking basic protection, smaller UK businesses are facing a sharper threat and higher breach costs as attacks rise.
Community clinics and pharmacies could see more ear and hearing checks after government-backed funding for TympaHealth's AI-guided platform.
Researchers risk wasting time on untrustworthy generic tools unless AI is built for rigorous, traceable science and human scrutiny.
Growing use of AI fakery is forcing companies to verify who is really on screen before hiring, approving payments or granting access.
More towns risk losing face-to-face banking as 52 branch closures across Britain are due this month, led by Santander and NatWest.
Ageing systems are leaving public services exposed to outages and cyber-attacks, with 28 per cent of high-risk government IT unfunded for fixes.
Mid-market law firms can now cut onboarding delays as verified ID checks are fed straight into compliance records within Silks' platform.
Verified digital data could slash delays and failed deals in a homebuying market where transactions take 22 weeks on average.
The integration aims to help SMEs spot credit issues earlier, as approval rates fall and a GBP £22 billion funding gap persists.
More than half a million UK sole traders risk missing the first Making Tax Digital deadline, with just 30% saying they understand the rules.
The funding will help the London-based cybersecurity start-up expand in the UK and US as phishing-driven credential theft keeps rising.
The deal will give BAE Systems a more standardised digital foundation across 110,000 staff as it tries to simplify legacy systems and boost agility.
