News: Digital
January 15, 2026 / Digital
Finextra: Cash withdrawals rise for fourth year in a row
According to data from Nationwide Building Society, cash withdrawals from ATMs in the UK hit £4.2 billion in 2025 – surpassing the previous high of £4 billion in 2017.
Nationwide recorded 34.7 million cash withdrawals from the 1,270 ATMs at its 605 branches last year - an increase of around 6% on 2024.
Rising ATM usage comes against a backdrop of continued bank branch closures. According to Which, 6,626 branches have shut their doors since January 2015, averaging around 53 closures per month. This represents 67% of the network that existed at the start of 2015.
Do you still use cash? I only use it to pay my cleaner and enter in raffles at events!
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January 15, 2026 / Artificial Intelligence, Digital
Razer: Project AVA: Ultimate AI Copilot for Gamers
Would you like a hologram AI assistant?
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CSO: 8 things CISOs can’t afford to get wrong in 2026
Cyber security will continue to be a top priority in 2026.
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Fortune: AI is reshaping banking—but not causing a jobs wipeout
AI is reshaping banking - but is not causing a jobs wipeout.
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Finextra: Fintech hiring hits new heights as UK unemployment rises
There is a lot of doom and gloom in the markets on employment at the moment but Fintech is leading the way with vacancies in the capital growing sharply
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efinancialcareers: 20 of London’s top hedge funds – and what they pay
London hedge funds are still paying well.
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CIO: 11 in-demand cloud roles companies are hiring for
Organizations continue to invest heavily in cloud solutions heading into 2026.
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January 5, 2026 / Artificial Intelligence, Digital
CIO: Cloud costs now No. 2 expense at midsize IT companies behind labor
Midsize IT companies now spend huge percentages of their revenues on cloud services, driven by a growing number of AI workloads.
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January 5, 2026 / Artificial Intelligence, Digital
PYMNTS: TD Bank Group Implemented 75 AI Use Cases in 2025
TD Bank has released details on where AI is being used and the effect it is has having on its bottom line.
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CityAM: In pictures: City of London sets record-breaking year for skyscrapers
The City of London Corporation received a record-breaking number of applications for skyscrapers in 2025 as demand for premium office space continues to grow in the capital.
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