UK News

GoCardless & Sequence launch Direct Debit integration

Businesses using Sequence can now collect Direct Debit payments without leaving its billing software, reducing manual chasing of late invoices.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Today

Security Operations Centres

Flare adds Okta support to identity exposure platform

Security teams can now check exposed credentials against Okta as Flare folds threat intelligence, investigation and identity risk tools into one platform.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Yesterday

Fintech

Ecommpay urges sector-wide push to stop fraud earlier

Fraud losses could fall if banks, merchants and regulators align on earlier intervention, Ecommpay says in a new report.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Yesterday

Smart Cities

Geospatial demand outpaces team capacity in Britain

Three-quarters of geospatial teams say demand is rising faster than capacity, heightening pressure on staff, systems and decision-making.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Yesterday

Data Protection

Starling launches AI scam checker for five million

Customers can now quiz Starling's app before sending money, as UK fraud losses climb and romance scams hit savers hardest.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Yesterday

Software-as-a-Service

Mindstone launches fair-source Rebel AI system for firms

The free release could help firms avoid costly single-vendor AI contracts as Rebel links employees to shared company memory and portable workflows.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Yesterday

Digital Transformation

Wavestone finds AI security gap as cyber attacks rise

Only 10% of large organisations have defences against AI-specific attacks, even as the UK sees four nationally significant cyber incidents a week.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • 2 days ago

Network Infrastructure

Axians UK launches architecture service for businesses

It offers firms a cheaper way to align technology with strategy while reducing duplication, technical debt and security risk.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • 2 days ago

DevOps

Redgate finds AI database governance lags adoption

Most organisations are scaling AI in database management without formal controls, Redgate says, despite adoption rising to 44% last year.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • 2 days ago

Data Protection

UK cybersecurity managers doubt fast-track certification

Most UK cybersecurity managers say rushed certification can undermine trust and leave controls weaker than ongoing monitoring would reveal.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • 2 days ago

Marketing Technologies

Agentcy opens free AI visibility module for accuracy

The free tool could help agencies catch AI answers that mention brands but misstate the facts, as scrutiny of search rankings grows.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • 2 days ago

Data Protection

BKN301 launches AI-native bank orchestrator for banks

Banks face mounting pressure to keep AI, customer data and audit trails inside their own systems as regulatory scrutiny tightens.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • 2 days ago

Data Protection

AI will boost HR roles as regulators tighten rules

Regulatory scrutiny is pushing employers to keep people in hiring decisions, as AI takes on admin rather than replacing HR staff.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • 2 days ago

Data Protection

BSI urges existing age standard for social media ban

Adopting an existing age assurance standard could let ministers enforce under-16 social media limits without forcing children to hand over extra data.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • 3 days ago