Round the clock Barclays service works similar to Skype and FaceTime and is first to launch in the UK
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RBS Is Fined £56m For Massive 2012 IT Failure
RBS gets penalties from the FCA and PRA for not having resilient IT systems and testing procedures in place
SAP Lowers Earnings Outlook
The German software giant expects lower profits as it invests in cloud operations
What Security Lessons Did We Learn From The JP Morgan Chase & Co Breach?
We may still see piggyback attacks where cybercriminals launch social engineering attacks
PayPal Moves Closer To Full Bitcoin Acceptance
New agreement follows similar announcement by subsidiary Braintree earlier this month
UK Banking Customers Ditching Branches For Smartphone Apps
Barclays customers are using banking apps 29 times a second
Payment Providers Have High Hopes For Contactless Tube
Barclaycard says contactless payments on tube will be easier, quicker and encourage customers to use their cards for other items too
eBay Working On Plan To Accept Bitcoin – Report
Bitcoins could be about to accepted by Braintree, an eBay-owned PayPal subsidiary
Amazon Launches Bank Card Reader And Smartphone App For US SMBs
Amazon Local Register promises to offer SMBs a flexible point-of-sale system to compete with PayPal and Square
EE Mobile Wallet Can Be Used To Pay For London Bus Travel
EE customers with an NFC smartphone can use the Cash on Tap mobile wallet to pay for bus journeys from today
TfL Approves Contactless Payments For Tube, Overground And DLR From September
Contactless cards and NFC smartphones can be used to pay for London travel from 16 September, with suburban national rail services to follow
IBM Hardware Struggles Continue As Profits Rise
IBM did not enjoy a particularly great second quarter, but cost-cutting helped Big Blue pull in a profit
MapR Gets $110 Million To Improve Its Hadoop Distribution
The company closes its largest ever financing round, led by Google Capital
US Auctions 30,000 Silk Road Bitcoins
Silk Road Bitcoins are sold off and the winners will find out what they got later today
Hedge Fund Hit For Trade Details, Says BAE Systems
Attackers were able to delay and exploit a US hedge fund's trades for months, according to BAE Systems
Alibaba Urges Staff Restraint Ahead Of IPO Bonanza
Management of e-commerce giant Alibaba warn staff of the pitfalls of sudden wealth ahead of IPO
IT Life: Shifting To A Long Term Plan
Christian Lanng says you can't build a tech company without promoting the flow of information, and making long term plans
Britain’s Green Tax Break Will Boost Shared Data Centres
Westminster has noticed data centres, and tiven them a slice off their electricity bill - if they sign up to improve efficiency, says Peter Judge
Rackspace Investigates Possible Sale
Despite strong profits, Rackspace has asked Morgan Stanley to look at long term options
LifeLock Pulls Wallet App And Deletes Data Over Security Concerns
LifeLock takes drastic action as it fears its mobile wallet isn't compliant with payment card industry regulations
TalkTalk TV And B2B Units Boost Revenues As Fibre Demand Remains ‘Modest’
TalkTalk got 134,000 fibre customers during financial year, less than BT adds in Q4, but outlines plans for BT independence
One In Four Kids Could Be Runaways: Tech Industry Responds
The annual Byte Night charity event needs you to help support homeless children
HSBC Brings Free Wi-Fi To 650 UK Branches, Promotes Mobile Banking
Free HSBC Wi-Fi rolls out with the hope of encouraging customers to use banks' mobile app
Virgin Media Adds 189,000 Customers To Superfast Broadband Network
More than three quarters of all Virgin Media broadband users now have superfast speeds of 30Mbps+
IT Life: Payroll Man Has Floppy Nightmares
Paul Byrne can sort your company's auto-enrolment pension liability, but he still quakes at the memory of flaky floppies
Twitter Disappoints With Slowing Growth
Twitter shares plummet as investors take fright at its slowing growth and usage figures
Samsung Hopes Galaxy S5 And ‘World Cup Effect’ On TV Sales Will Boost Q2 Profits
Samsung sees 4 percent slide in Q1 mobile revenue, but predicts things will bounce back
Class Action Plaintiffs Back Mt. Gox Rescue Plan
Former Mt. Gox customers have agreed to settle two class-action lawsuits in exchange for a stake in a revived exchange under new ownership
Amazon International Unit Shows First-Quarter Loss On China Spending
Amazon reported a 32 percent rise in profits for the first quarter, but spending in markets including China dragged its international business into a loss
Cloud Revenues Boost Microsoft Earnings
Stong demand for cloud-based products helped Microsoft post a stronger-than-expected quarter, as consumer Windows sales continued to decline