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Monitise mPOS proves there's life in cards yet

Monitise's release of a white label mobile point of sale (mPOS) service highlights the rapid growth in this space. It also demonstrates that it will be some time before end-to-end mobile payments become mainstream.

Published By Datamonitor
22 May 2013
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Ocado and Morrisons end the speculation and seal the deal

Big Four grocer Morrisons has finally confirmed its entry to the UK online grocery market, signing a deal that will see it share technology, space and intellectual property with pureplay grocer Ocado. What does this mean for Ocado, Morrisons, Waitrose and the rest of the UK grocery market?

Published By Datamonitor
21 May 2013
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ABI uses SoP extension as bargaining chip

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) is driving a hard bargain by extending the Statement of Principles (SoP) by only a month. Other stopgap extensions will follow until it can reach a deal with the government based on its Flood Re model.

Published By Datamonitor
21 May 2013
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Ashcourt Rowan joins outsourcing bandwagon

Ashcourt Rowan's move to outsource investment management administration to TD Wealth underlines the balance that must be made between company focus and meeting client demand in the post-RDR world.

Published By Datamonitor
21 May 2013
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UK smart meters: a difficult journey to full residential take-up

The Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC) initially called for all UK households to have smart meters installed by the end of 2019. However, delays mean that a full-scale rollout won't start until autumn 2015, with the final home not receiving its shiny new meter until the end of 2020.

Published By Datamonitor
21 May 2013
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Centrica tackles the issue of high winter gas demand - and profits

Centrica announced that in the first third of 2013 British Gas customers used nearly 20% more gas than in the same period last year. In other words, they spent a lot of money that has flowed into Centrica's coffers. The group has promised to use this extra profit to keep prices down, but in doing so will sacrifice higher margins.

Published By Datamonitor
20 May 2013
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RBS's IT investment will reduce customer switching

RBS has committed an additional GBP450m in IT spending to repair its crumbling infrastructure. The move reduces the risk of the occurrence of future service failures and the threat posed by new account switching rules.

Published By Datamonitor
16 May 2013
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M&S turns on style, but can it turn on customers?

Last night M&S hosted its much-anticipated autumn/winter clothing preview, the first ranges designed under the direction of the new clothing team, and perhaps Marc Bolland's last attempt at turning its general merchandise arm of the business back to growth after seven consecutive quarters of sales decline.

Published By Datamonitor
16 May 2013
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Customer loyalty will save The Co-operative Bank

The Co-operative Bank has made headlines frequently in the past year due to a number of setbacks. However, the bank benefits from high levels of customer loyalty and as long as it can reassure customers that it is still able to deliver on core values, The Co-operative Bank is likely to emerge from this unfortunate series of events unscathed.

Published By Datamonitor
15 May 2013
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Wunelli and SSP bet on the mass market

In the burgeoning telematics space Wunelli and SSP have partnered to launch a smartphone-based product targeting the mass market. The simplicity of such a solution will appeal to consumers, but data quality issues could limit the benefits to insurers.

Published By Datamonitor
14 May 2013

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