9 September is International Software Tester Day, which commemorates the discovery of the first official computer defect. The origins of the most famous incident date back to 1947, when the team in charge of working on Harvard University’s Mark II supercomputer shared the first report of an error, caused by nothing less than what is known in the computer world as a “bug”.
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There is a symbiotic relationship between payment methods and economic activity: the evolution of means of payment has historically favoured economic development, and similarly, the evolution of economic activity has led to the modernisation of means of payment.
Cash is the most popular means of payment worldwide, used in 85% of all transactions. However, despite the overwhelming prevalence of cash as a payment method, it is slowly declining. And that 15% of non-cash transactions (9.1% credit/debit cards and 4.6% direct debits/bank transfers) is where a disruption is now occurring which will affect the entire means of payment system.
It is paradoxical that given that the majority of university students in Spain who obtain better results than their peers are women (54%), it is in the ‘scientific or technical field’ where there is a less significant presence of women. This is reflected in current statistics on the presence of women in Sciences, since in the field of Engineering they account for less than a quarter of the total number of students and only 12% in some technical degrees. In light of these data, we should ask ourselves why girls and female adolescents do not choose a technological or science degree.
Spring Boot has made a significant impact in J2EE application development using the Spring Framework: this tool aids the developer with the implementation of a project using starters, which can be loaded in order to start using Spring’s basic features for that specific purpose.
The Internet of Things (IoT) will bring about such significant changes in our lives that it is often referred to as “the Second Industrial Revolution”. But what do we mean by the Internet of Things? This technology consists of connecting a large number of ordinary objects, which are traditionally disconnected, to the internet.
What are Fintechs and how do they affect the consumers of financial products and services? Although the term has become popular in recent years, it originated two decades ago, when new Internet-based payment systems started to emerge. For example, Paypal, founded in 1998, has been considered as one of the first Fintechs.
