John Roberts, the founder of AO and so-called kitchen king, says tax rises are putting “grit” into businesses.
Regular mobile payments surged across different age groups last year, new banking data suggests.
Addressing the case publicly for the first time, Bill Ready says the tragedy “guides” the firm’s work.
It has not said how much the storage plans will cost UK users, only that they were part of a “gradual global rollout”.
It is the latest development in a privacy row which has pitted the UK against the tech giant and the Trump administration.