UK banks, brokers and insurers risk losing customers as foreign rivals make the most of consumer demand for online services according Fletcher Research. The report indicates that although seven million people will be banking online by 2003...
UK companies are still not seeing a return on ecommerce investments, according to a survey published by the industry publication Telecoms Marketing Update. The magazine surveyed 150 companies from the UK's Times 500 to find that, among those who...
More than 85 per cent of financial institutions have taken no practical steps to counter the threat of electronic fraud, according to a study of 876 firms in the UK. Yet more than half of these firms either recognise the threat, or have already be...
Financial services companies are likely to trim back their technology budgets this year, so IT executives will have to find ways to free up funding for new investments. Operating costs swallow up about 70 per cent of a company's IT budget and...
And it's not just about mothers, it's about giving men and women the right work-life balance. According to the EOC, 39 per cent of UK firms now offer flexi-time. Clarke had started a conversation with Telewest prior to returning from maternity...
The government watchdog said it is looking to "move the balance of financial services regulation towards high-level principles rather than detailed rules and guidance". Analysts claim it would cost firms $1bn in IT restructuring.