Technology

Given the tragic human consequences it may feel wrong to talk about upsides from the COVID-19 epidemic. We will certainly see a huge financial aftershock, but in the long-term current events have...

Origo is offering a free secure email services to all its users for two months, to help them protect communications and data that is being transferred during the Covid-19 pandemic.  The service...

Around half of the FCA’s 2019/20 business plan is focused on technology, with a particular focus on cyber security. This must make it inevitable that we will see new regulatory requirements soon....

Fintech company Iress has acquired O&M Systems — a firm providing pension and investment data and comparison tools for financial advisers. O&M, which started in 1992,  has over 2,000 clients. This includes...

Neyber, the financial wellbeing and payroll lending provider, is in talks with accountancy firm BDO about funding options including a possible sale or capital-raising, according to media reports. Sky News described the...

Howden Employee Benefits has launched new data tool to help employers with gender pay gap reporting. This new data analytical service is offered through Psyon, part of the wider Howden Benefits and...

Wellness in all its forms, financial, mental and physical, has rightly become a hot topic in workplace advice. Barely a week goes by without a new or enhanced service being announced. But...

Financial advice technology provider Wealth Wizards is partnering with Moneyhub Enterprise, using its data APIs to offer holistic advice and guidance based on real-time consent driven personal data. The collaboration will allow...

Mercer has launched a new tool that uses artificial intelligence to help defined benefit pension schemes predict the outcomes of member option exercises. It is thought this is the first AI-powered tool...

The pensions industry is often criticised for how long it takes for meaningful data to be made available to members, employers and trustees. Compared to the wealth of information available via Open...