Friday 28th September, 2012

For a variety of reasons, more and more businesses are looking to use cloud computing, but data protection regulator ICO is concerned that many businesses do not realise they remain responsible for how the data is looked after, even after passing it to the cloud network provider.

Friday 28th September, 2012

Where bankers are failing, others are moving in. M&S have announced the launch of a new current account and promise 12 in-store branches by the end of the year - including Oxford and Norwich. M&S are pitching themselves as a credible alternative for UK banking services leveraging the trust in its brand to muscle in on a sector beset with scandal, an inexplicable bonus structure and an overall lack of trust.

Thursday 27th September, 2012

On Tuesday this week members of the UK e-Invoicing National Forum (www.ukeag.org.uk) participated in the Department of Business, Innovation and Skill’s prompt payment workshop chaired by the Minister for Business, Michael Fallon.

Wednesday 26th September, 2012

Jessica Harper, the former Lloyds Head of Fraud and Security has been jailed after pleading guilty to stealing £2.4 million from the banking group. A five year sentence was handed out after she pleaded guilty to the charges, one count of fraud by abuse of position, and a charge of money laundering, for which a concurrent four year sentence was given.

Tuesday 25th September, 2012

Version One, is urging UK public sector bodies to ditch paper invoices in favour of e-invoicing by 2016 to help comply with European Commission (EC) proposals. The EC announced earlier this year that it intends to make electronic procurement (e-procurement) for public purchases the rule rather than the exception across Europe by mid-2016.