Retailers have had an accelerating two years of “Annus horribilis”, and it will get worse. Those who fail to adapt to and address the shopping engagement expectations of the modern generation shopper, with always-connected mobile devices in hand, will continue to struggle and go out of business. Understanding your target consumer is key, but this generational shopper demands an experiential engagement, with integrated omnichannel technology offerings. Our opinion article addresses the key technologies changing retail, payments and the new shopper [...]

Oracle have announced new versions (v13 released Sept 2019) and a change in commercial licensing for v8 and newer versions. As Oracle Java is popular among payment applications, and many will likely want to make changes to their Java usage, contact us if you want help to deliver the changes to your payment environments. Complete the form below for a complimentary copy of the brochure Oracle Java Version Update

Whilst the biggest world travellers in volume are still Europeans, the emerging markets led by China are spearheading a new long-term trend in travel, and the numbers are big. For 2017, the United Nations World Travel Organisation (UNWTO) recorded 1.3 billion tourist arrivals globally, of which 75% were holiday travellers and 25% for business. The 7% increase from 2016 was the highest annual growth since 2010. Tourists spent US$1.3 trillion, representing an average of US$1,000 per head making it [...]

A breach is expensive. Averages suggest the cost represents 10% of your annual revenue with the average reported breach now costing US$1.6m (source: Radware) and rising fast. Add to this any regulatory fines, lost time, brand impact, lost customers and headache. The impact can run from a week to a couple of months, event dependent. Your annual budget will be impacted, enterprises pay an average of US$200k to external parties to troubleshoot the crisis and your life in the boardroom [...]