eCommerce

Amazon Joins Apple After It Reaches $1 Trillion Value

Former bookseller briefly crosses $1 billion market valuation threshold as broadening portfolio drives growth

6 years ago

TSB Boss Steps Down After IT Failure

The fall guy? Chief executive Paul Pester steps down after TSB owner's botched IT upgrade

6 years ago

California On Collision Course With FCC Over Net Neutrality

The most populous US state heads for net neutrality clash with American communication regulator

6 years ago

Amazon Profits From Cloud, Advertising Growth

Profits ahoy. Amazon's positive outlook cheers investors after Facebook disappointment

6 years ago

IBM Demands $167m From Groupon In Patent Lawsuit

Big Blue alleges Groupon uses its patent technology and refuses to negotiate licensing deal

6 years ago

Zuckerberg Joins Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates As World’s Richest

Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg joins Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos as the three richest men in the world

6 years ago

European MEPs Reject Controversial EU Copyright Bill

Reprieve for memes, as MEPs reject copyright bill in its current format. But the fight isn't over just yet

6 years ago

Kim Dotcom Loses Appeal Against Extradition To US

Game over for colourful character? Kim Dotcom loses latest court battle against his extradition to the US

6 years ago

Oracle Promises Arrival Of More Blockchain Products

May will see arrival of more Oracle products utilising Blockchain digital-ledger tech

7 years ago

Half Of TSB Customers Still Unable To Access Accounts

IT fiasco continues, as details of Spanish owner Sabadell's chaotic data migration process emerges

7 years ago

TSB Boss Apologises For Online Banking Meltdown

IT upgrade chaos as data transfer of millions of customer records, results in customers locked out of their accounts

7 years ago

IBM Disappoints As Q1 Profit Slips

Big Blue grows revenues, but shares in the firm fall after first quarter margins miss Wall Street expectations

7 years ago

Banks Trade £22m Using Blockchain Platform

Sign of the future? Two banks have successfully completed a securities lending transaction using blockchain

7 years ago

Bill Gates: Cryptocurrencies Have ‘Caused Deaths In A Fairly Direct Way’

Murder on the Bitcoin express? Microsoft co-founder Gates wades into cryptocurrency debate

7 years ago

IBM, Maersk Target Global Trade With Blockchain Joint Venture

No more mountains of paperwork? Global supply chain to be bolstered by blockchain joint venture

7 years ago

Arrival Of Open Banking To Spearhead ‘Technological Revolution’ In Finance

Open Banking: New rules that require banks to share information with third party providers come into effect. But what does…

7 years ago

Tales In Tech History: Napster

Napster may have been shortlived, but its impact on the music industry was monumental

7 years ago

Amazon To Get More Competition As Walmart, Google Link Up

ANALYSIS: Physical retailers are struggling to compete with Amazon, but now an alliance between the biggest may give it a…

7 years ago

Worldpay To Merge With US Rival Vantiv In £9.3bn Deal

American rival Vantiv to expand beyond its US borders thanks to global reach of WorldPay

7 years ago

Facebook Bakes Natural Language Processing Into Messenger Platform 2.1

Developers will be able to make better use of smart service capabilities in Messenger

7 years ago

Bank Of England Opens RTGS To Non-Banks To Aid FinTech Innovation

Bank of England opens its payment system to non-banks to allow payment competition from fintech firms

7 years ago

European Banks Choose IBM Blockchain For Trade Finance System

Blockchain growth in banking sector continues after seven major European banks sign deal with IBM

7 years ago

IBM And AIG Build Blockchain Insurance Policy For London Bank

IBM-built Blockchain project completed to tackle complex insurance policies for London bank

7 years ago

Mastercard Shows Off Credit Card With Built In Fingerprint Sensor

The technology is being rolled out in South Africa with plans to come to Europe later this year

8 years ago

Visa Offers Amazon Business Purchase Data For UK Enterprise Customers

More visibility into purchases means easier reconciliation for business accountants

8 years ago

Amazon To Cut Jobs At Quidsi Family Technology Division

Efforts to return Amazon's Quidsi unit to profitability fail, so hundreds of jobs will be terminated

8 years ago

Facebook’s Instagram Introduces Business Booking Feature

The photo-sharing app, under Facebook's command, is exploring new ways to make money

8 years ago

Barclaycard bPay Stuffs Contactless Payment Tech Into Jewellery & Watches

Barclaycard bPay payment tech will be used integrated into high-street jewelry and watches

8 years ago