Controversial idea to introduce COVID-19 ‘immunity passports’ to avoid long-term Australian lockdown

Australian health experts have flagged the idea of introducing ‘immunity passports’ to avoid a long-term coronavirus lockdown.   The immunity passport, or certificate, would be given to COVID-19 patients who recovered from the deadly illness – and are therefore immune – allowing them to be exempt from tough social distancing restrictions that apply to others.  German … Read more

Metro Bank faces backlash over refusal to introduce ‘Confirmation of Payee’

Metro Bank has come under fire for not introducing a new fraud prevention scheme, despite last year signing up to a code which said banks ‘should’ bring it in. The bank, which launched a decade ago, said it had ‘no current plans’ to implement a system called Confirmation of Payee, designed to alert anyone making … Read more