Written by Ketan Parekh on November 12, 2019

Is trust or innovation more important to today’s banking customers?

Trust seems to have come crashing into the public consciousness in the last year or so – from dominating the agenda at the World Economic Forum featuring in our very own Fujitsu Forum keynote.

But for the financial services sector, the issue of trust really came to the fore a decade earlier, with the 2008 banking crisis. The standing of financial institutions...

Public Sector

Viral disease is a huge societal threat – here’s how technology can fight it

I can’t remember a time when viral disease was so high on the public agenda. As I write, Covid-19 is sweeping...

Energy & Utilities

Creating the water companies of the future

Water often fades into the background of our daily lives. Turn on a tap, run the shower or even fill a bucket, and you can easily forget how vital this precious substance is to life on earth. But...

Responsible Business

The benefits of D&I are clear – it’s time for change

When businesses talk about transformation, they’re usually talking about “digital” (whatever that means to you). Reimagining business models, unlocking the power of data, repeatable...

Transport

Is now the time to consider alternative public transport?

Public transport is a classic example of evolution over revolution – and, in some cases, slow evolution at that. In the UK, intercity rail travel isn’t significantly...

Digital Transformation

Are we running out of trust?

Something that I’ve been thinking about a lot recently is the role of trust, both for business leaders and for businesses generally. It’s something that is increasingly being raised at senior levels within companies and in discussions with our commercial partners. Trust has become...

Public Sector

Increasing productivity in local councils by leveraging emerging tech

08/11/2019

Karen McCann

If your local council was a business, customer satisfaction would be a mixed bag. While some areas of...

Public Sector

How shifting to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure revolutionised the CITB

24/10/2019

Ian Leath

Few things are harder for business leaders to navigate than cloud services. Public cloud often doesn’t seem like a...

Responsible Business

The Stonewall Riots: Why a protest gave us Pride

21/10/2019

Melanie Woolfenden

It’s been half a century since the grim New York night that started the global LGBT+ movement. June 28th1969, after decades of state-endorsed persecution, the LGBT+ community...

Public Sector

How local councils can enable digital citizenship through cybersecurity

17/09/2019

Haroon Malik

Local governments’ interactions with their constituents are constantly evolving. In recent years, there has been a renewed focus on...

Built Environment

We’re using human experience design to empower autistic colleagues in the workplace, together with our charity partner Autistica

16/09/2019

Craig Hall

Responsible business: how do you do it? This was the big question...

Financial Services

The tech company at the heart of the financial services revolution

10/09/2019

Ian Bradbury

Revolut has just been named the fastest growing, privately held tech company in the UK. As with all fast...

Financial Services

A practical guide to transforming insurance with automation

09/09/2019

Manan Sagar

Creating insurance policies has always been about data. Say you were taking out a life insurance policy. Your insurer...

Financial Services

How the FCA used collaborative partnerships to find its perfect Cloud strategy

05/09/2019

Ben Chapman

It’s a wild time in the financial services industry. Innovation has unleashed new, more streamlined ways of operating and...

Responsible Business

Reach: Supporting cultural diversity at the highest levels

02/09/2019

Karen Thomson

How we worked with Transport for London to create a mentor scheme Transport for London (TfL) and Fujitsu launched an inter-company mentoring scheme - Reach - at...

Energy & Utilities

Quantum-inspired technology is the utilities sector’s best friend – here’s why

30/08/2019

Marc Finch

Utility companies provide a critical service to the community. Imagine being without...

Digital Transformation

S/4HANA will be crucial to getting the most out of emerging technologies – here’s why

13/08/2019

Gerren Mayne

I’ve worked for over twenty years for various System Integrators (SI),...

Public Sector

What does citizen-centric government mean?

12/08/2019

Jamie Whysall

Thanks to the digital revolution, technology is allowing governments to connect and communicate with citizens in an entirely new way. But is the UK government in particular...

Public Sector

LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE: A Never-Ending Story of Austerity?

09/08/2019

Jamie Whysall

Back in January a Financial Times editorial paid a pretty big compliment to the hard-pressed local councils of...

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Transport

Four technologies that are quietly disrupting the transport sector

07/08/2019

Rabih Arzouni

According to our recent transport research, over a third (38%) of people feel new technologies have made their...

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Responsible Business

Shared parental leave: Finding the right balance of parenthood and work

05/08/2019

Jason Fowler

It might be your first child – or it might be your fifth. Becoming a parent can be an...

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Financial Services

Sprinting to Stop Financial Crime with the FCA

31/07/2019

Niven Payne

This week, Fujitsu is supporting the Financial Conduct Authority in a week-long “Tech Sprint” to help address the challenges posed by financial and economic crime. This is...