The company had told me I could leave penalty-free, but it is threatening me with debt collectorsCan you please help me as BT is chasing me for £348 in early termination fees despite previously telling me that it would forgo these charges. The broadban…
Banks failing to properly help victims of fraud, says Which?
Survey found customers who had been victims of scams often struggled to contact their bankThe UK’s biggest banks are failing to properly help fraud victims, leaving them “feeling abandoned at a time of crisis and exposed to future scams”, the consumer …
‘You’re not snowflakes’: baby boomers answer gen Z’s biggest questions
It can feel as if the generation gap is wider than ever – but not when people really talk. Here, four sixtysomethings offer advice to those in their teens and 20sWe live in an era in which, for the most part, the generations do not mix frequently. Gran…
「セガ池袋GiGO」が9月20日で閉館へ。池袋でメジャー店の閉店相次ぐ
GENDA SEGA Entertainmentは、同社の運営している池袋のアミューズメント施設「セガ池袋GiGO」を9月20日（月・祝日）で閉館すると発表した。サンシャイン60通りの人気スポットの一つだった。閉館の理由として賃貸借契約の満了とビルのリニューアルのためだとしている。閉館までの期間は、ユーザー参加型のイベントを展開するとしている（GENDA SEGA Entertainmentリリース[PDF]、セガ池袋GiGO公式Twitter、GAME Watch）。
池袋では2020年8月ゲ…
携帯料金はさらに倍の負担減が可能、菅総理
菅義偉総理はは以前から携帯電話料金が高すぎると指摘しており、それにより総務省のアクション・プランが策定され、最終的には大手キャリア3社からahamo、povo、LINEMOの料金プランが誕生した。しかし、まだそれでは満足していないようだ。菅総理は7月26日に発売された「月刊Hanada」9月号掲載のインタビューで、携帯電話料金の値下げ政策についてさらに倍の負担減が可能だと思っています。あくまでも道半ばです。と語ったと報じられている。武田総務大臣は7月30日の例記者会見でこの話題について、総理は携帯料…
Square To Buy ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Giant Afterpay in $29 Billion Deal
In a blockbuster deal that rocks the fintech world, Square announced today that it is acquiring Australian buy now, pay later giant Afterpay in a $29 billion all-stock deal. From a report: The purchase price is based on the closing price of Square comm…
Element Ventures pulls in $130M to double-down on the FinTech enterprise trend
With the rise of Open Banking, Psd2 Regulation, InsurTech, and the whole, general Fintech boom, tech investors have realized that there is an increasing place for dedicated funds which double down on this ongoing movement. When you look at the rise of banking-as-a-service offerings, payments platforms, insurtech, asset management, and infrastructure providers, you realize that […]
Cost of moving home rises as UK removals firms put up prices
Prices rise by up to 25% as firms cover wage increases to attract staff amid post-Brexit lorry driver shortageThe cost of moving home is on the rise as removals firms are forced to put up prices following difficulties in hiring drivers.Some removals fi…
Lifeline for rural areas facing crippling broadband connection bills
Ofcom has provided a ray of hope for those in a wifi black holeWhen Richard Bunning needs to file reports on his cattle online, or do any of the other various bureaucratic tasks for his Devon farm, he uploads the information on to a hard drive and driv…
Calls for social tariff on UK energy bills as rises push extra half million homes into fuel poverty
With global gas prices at 16-year high, cash-strapped consumers are braced for soaring costs this winterThe government faces calls to bring in a social tariff to help struggling households pay their energy bills as soaring prices threaten to drive an e…