Wednesday 20th March, 2013

When the Model Interoperability Agreement was launched in January by EESPA, many doubted its abilities to achieve its declared aim of interoperability between different networks in any immediately workable timeframe. In fact some cynics thought it was little more than a passing nod in the right direction, or at worst a PR stunt. However, today OB10 and Anachron, a leading e-Biller in Europe, have become the first organisations to use the Agreement, as the basis of a contract to interoperate within the Benelux region.

Monday 18th March, 2013

The Royal Bank of Scotland has announced that it plans to spend £700m on an overhaul of its branches between now and 2016. The bank says the money will be spent on branch refurbishments, faster account opening and simplified mortgage processing.The intention is to also introduce a better complaints handling system and consolidate customer data with analytics to improve overall visibility.

Friday 15th March, 2013

As Red Nose Day celebrates its 25^th anniversary today we thought we'd look at how some of those issues are not so far away as you might think. In fact, some of them may be sitting right now within your supply chain.

Thursday 14th March, 2013

It's often been said that the best way to ensure a widespread and rapid take up of e-invoicing is to mandate it - that is, make it compulsory. The benefits of using e-invoicing have been long argued and it seems that the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has been convinced. OB10 has announced today that it has finalised actions to mandate electronic invoice submission from suppliers to the VA Financial Services Center (VAFSC). The transition supports the requirements of the Improper Payment Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act signed by President Obama on January 10, 2013. 

Wednesday 13th March, 2013

Cabinet Office Minister Francis Maude is considering a 'cloud first' policy for central government departments. If implemented, the policy would help ensure central government departments consider using cloud computing options first before any new IT spend. A similar policy was adopted in the US in 2010.

Tuesday 12th March, 2013

Costain has added its name to the list of companies that have signed the Prompt Payment Code, committing to pay suppliers on time. It will be joining construction group, Morgan Sindall who also recently signed the code. Despite this positive move for the UK's SMEs, the construction industry is still missing some big names that have yet to sign up.  According to The Construction Index these include Galliford Try, BAM, Vinci, Wates, Amec and ISG.