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Peter Oakley, NS&I Project Assurance Manager, and Patrick Cook, Risk & Assurance Manager, from Atos UK & Ireland, give an overview of how we took the power of Premium Bonds into the quantum realm.

Lorna Kujawa, Assistant Retail Director at NS&I, and Ben Murphy, Director of Digital and Innovation at Atos UK & Ireland, write about how we came together to become one of the first financial organisations in the UK to use voice technology on Alexa.

NS&I has announced that it is increasing interest rates on both its Junior ISA and Direct ISA. Interest rates paid on Junior ISA will be increasing by 75 basis points from 2.50% AER to 3.25% AER. In addition, the interest rate paid on Direct ISA will be increasing by 15 basis points from 0.75% AER to 0.90% AER.

ERNIE has regenerated for the first time in 15 years, and is using quantum technology to generate random numbers. NS&I has also become one of the UK's first financial organisations to create an Alexa Skill, giving Premium Bonds customers another way to check their prizes.

ERNIE has moved into the quantum realm but over £60 million in prizes is still to be paid to winning Premium Bonds holders.

Technology and IT expert Jill Lucas has been appointed as a Non-Executive Director to the Board of NS&I, the Economic Secretary to the Treasury announced today.

The latest edition of NS&I’s Financial Advice Barometer shows that security remains the top priority for advisers’ clients. 42% of respondents chose this option in the October 2018 survey.

Since becoming NS&I Chief Executive in 2017, I have often been asked what most attracted me to the organisation. My answer has always been simple.