Technology

We live in an age where digital communication is a big part of everyday life. On average over 98 per cent of UK adults own a mobile phone, 96 per cent have...

PIB Employee Benefits has acquired Amba, a benefits technology firm with a focus on sustainability and ESG.  This is PIB’s second technology acquisition within the past year, having bought YouatWork in April...

Almost nine out of 10 firms working across the pensions sector have started to use artificial intelligence according to a survey by the Society of Pension Professionals (SPP).  The SPP surveyed pension...

LCP has launched a new AI tool designed to help scheme members better understand pension information, with a view to improving levels of engagement. The tool, known as Transpose, is designed to customise...

The People’s Pension is calling on regulators to delay the commercial pension dashboard until providers can show simple, directly comparable metrics on  investment performance, charges and customers. These comments are in response...

Scottish Widows saw a significant growth in its pension business last year, with assets under administration growing by 17 per cent to £108bn in 2024. These figures were released as part of...

With their generous free cover limits and largely rules-based methodology, group risk providers have significantly lagged their group private medical insurance (PMI) counterparts in usage of technology during the underwriting process. Although...

Collegia Pension has launched a free payroll platform to its ESG auto enrolment pension — aimed at both the SME and larger corporate market.  This is the UK’s only completely free payroll...

Former pensions minister Guy Opperman is joining Smart as a senior adviser.  This will be an international role, with a focus on Smart’s proprietary retirement technology platform Keystone. Smart says global demand...

Smart has appointed Martin Gill as chief technology officer. Gill will be responsible for guiding Smart’s technology strategy, supporting the company’s future growth globally, and working closely with product and engineering teams...