Karl Flinders

London

Chief reporter at Computer Weekly, but views (and typos) here are mine. Wallsend to that London. Helped expose Post Office scandal. Also @karlfl.bsky.social

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止まらない「決済詐欺」に大手銀行やMetaがチーム結成効果の見通しは？：被害件数は330万件超え

1 week ago | techtarget.itmedia.co.jp | Karl Flinders

この連携は、詐欺の防止に取り組む英国のイニシアチブ「Stop Scams UK」の活動の一環として進行している。共同声明には、以下をはじめとした13の組織が署名した。金融機関 HSBC Group NatWest Group Santander UK Monzo Bank Lloyds Banking Group IT企業 Amazon.com Google Meta Platforms 通信会社 Hutchison 3G UK（Threeの名称で事業展開） BT Group これだけの組織が足並みをそろえる背景には、英国で続く詐欺被害の実態がある。 2025年5月に銀行業界団体UK Financeが公開した調査レポート「Annual Fraud Report 2025」によると、2024年に英国で発生したクレジットカードの不正利用やAPP詐欺による被害額は約11億7000万ポンド（日本円で約2270億8500万円）、被害件数は331万件だった。Annual Fraud Report 2025は、英国における2024年の金融詐欺の実態と傾向を分析したものだ。...
Report on integrity of current Post Office Horizon system due in autumn

1 week ago | computerweekly.com | Karl Flinders

An independent investigation into the integrity of the current version of the controversial Post Office Horizon system and its ability to identify discrepancies will be completed in the autumn. The controversial system, which is at the centre of the Post Office scandal, could be used in branches for another eight years while an off-the-shelf alternative is sought.
Government announces details of Post Office Capture redress scheme

1 week ago | computerweekly.com | Karl Flinders

Former subpostmasters who suffered as a result of errors in a pre-Horizon computer system will be able to apply for compensation from autumn this year. Around 2,000 subpostmasters used the software, known as Capture, to do their accounts from 1992 to the introduction of the Horizon system in 1999. Many experienced unexplained shortfalls and some were convicted of financial crimes.
UBS employee data leaked after cyber attack on supplier

1 week ago | computerweekly.com | Karl Flinders

The details of about 130,000 UBS staff were leaked after a cyber attack on a procurement service provider used by the Swiss banking giant. A private bank in Switzerland, known as Pictet, was also affected by the cyber attack on Chain IQ earlier this month, which saw hackers steal employee information. The hack, which included the theft of the UBS CEO’s direct phone number, was first reported by Swiss newspaper Le Temps.
Artificial intelligence could fuel growth in global tennis

1 week ago | computerweekly.com | Karl Flinders

Off-court growth To this end, off-court, the tennis industry is harnessing the latest technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI), while on-court, the players and their coaches are using the same technologies to support training and tactics. “AI has a huge part to play in growing the sport of tennis,” said Judy Murray, tennis coach and mother of Wimbledon, US Open and Olympic singles champion Andy Murray and two-time mixed doubles Grand Slam champion Jamie Murray.
欧州の“お堅い銀行”が相次いで「Google Cloud」を導入する理由とは

1 week ago | techtarget.itmedia.co.jp | Karl Flinders

イタリアの銀行UniCreditはGoogleのクラウドサービス群「Google Cloud」を採用し、人工知能（AI）技術を使ったデータ分析に注力する。同社は2025年5月、Google Cloudの利用についてGoogleと10年間の契約を締結したと発表した。UniCreditが描いているデジタルトランスフォーメーション（DX）のビジョンとは。 UniCredit以外も導入広がる欧州銀行のDX戦略はこれだ UniCreditはGoogle CloudをAI技術によるデータ分析の基盤として用いる。Google Cloudには、機械学習モデル構築支援ツール「Vertex AI」や、大規模言語モデル（LLM）「Gemini」といったGoogleのAI関連技術が含まれる。UniCreditはこれらの技術を利用し、顧客体験を高めるためのサービス開発に取り組む。業務効率や投資事業における分析作業にもAI技術を使う方針だ。 UniCreditのデジタル情報責任者のアリ・カーン氏は、「Google...
West Brom Building Society project to meet customers’ digital demands

2 weeks ago | computerweekly.com | Karl Flinders

West Brom Building Society is embarking on a three-stage project to build the digital capabilities its customers want. The organisation, which offers mortgages and savings products to about 500,000 people, will retain its 34 branches, but said customers are showing a preference for more choice in how they engage with it.
UK finance regulator tie-up with Nvidia allows firms to experiment with AI

2 weeks ago | computerweekly.com | Karl Flinders

The UK’s financial services regulator has teamed up with Nvidia to provide an environment to enable finance firms to test out artificial intelligence (AI) safely. In what the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) describes as a Supercharged Sandbox, firms will have access to the latest AI hardware and software. The testing environment was first mooted in April, when the FCA said it planned to offer a service where companies under its watch can test out AI tools before they go live.
HMRC paid Fujitsu £315m last year, but Post Office supplier’s UK business faces gradual decline

2 weeks ago | computerweekly.com | Karl Flinders

Waiting game The public inquiry into the Post Office scandal is expected to publish its initial report on phase one, which looked at the human impact of the scandal, in the coming months. Like its dramatisation, the report will increase media attention and heap pressure on Fujitsu and government departments that contract with it. “Fujitsu leaders are nervously waiting for the publication of the first report,” said Fujitsu sources.
Third-party security weaknesses threaten Europe’s big banks

2 weeks ago | computerweekly.com | Karl Flinders

Almost all (96%) of Europe’s largest financial services organisations have been affected by a security breach at a third-party organisation, research has found. This was 25% higher than when the same survey was carried out two years ago, according to the report’s author, SecurityScorecard. The risk management company analysed the top 100 finance firms in Europe, in terms of assets under management, and found that 96% suffered at least one third-party breach in the past year.