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UK e-crime police unit set to launch

A specialist police unit dedicated to fighting cybercrime and Internet fraud is set to launch next year after the UK government and London's Metropolitan Police Service committed funding to the project.

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Citi aims for $3 billion in 'consolidation synergies' from Wachovia rescue

Citigroup is targeting $3 billion of consolidation synergies from its acquisition of debt-hit bank Wachovia under a loss-sharing deal brokered by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).

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Barclaycard fined for silent calling

Barclaycard has been hit with the maximum possible fine - £50,000 - by UK regulators for making an "extremely high number" of silent and abandoned calls to cardholders.

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Money mule scams on the rise

UK payments association Apacs is warning of a rise in the number of 'money mule' recruitment adverts, where criminals attempt to lure bank account holders into illegally transferring funds across borders.

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FSA fines mortgage lender £1.12m

The UK's Financial Services Authority (FSA) has fined mortgage provider GE Money Home Lending £1.12 million for systems and controls failings which resulted in hundreds of customers losing money.

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LSE pursues competitive clearing model

The London Stock Exchange (LSE) has confirmed plans to allow Swiss central counterparty SIS x-clear to join LCH.Clearnet as a competitive provider of clearing services on its equity market.

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Indian central bank sets out m-banking guidelines

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has placed strict restrictions on the range of mobile banking services that providers can offer customers in the country, in a move which raises uncertainty over the development of up-and-coming remittance programmes.

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Plus takes LSE to court over "anti-competitive" trade reporting rule

Plus Markets, the quote-driven trading system for AIM-listed stocks, has filed an action in the High Court claiming an LSE trade reporting rule is "anti-competitive".

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European clearing code failing to deliver

More than 80 formal applications have been made by clearing and settlement houses for interoperability and mutual access in accordance with the European Commission's voluntary code of conduct, but none has gone live.

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Canadian cops bust pre-paid card fraud ring

Canadian police have arrested and charged a criminal gang which allegedly stole C$2 million by hacking the database of a Calgary-based business and loading money onto pre-paid cards.

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EC moves to kick start Sepa direct debit scheme

EU authorities have called on banks to push ahead with plans to introduce a pan-European direct debit payments system, even if interchange fees are initially charged for cross-border transactions.

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New post-trade rules proposed to remove barriers to cross-border trading

An advisory group has put forward recommendations for breaking down legal barriers to the cross-border holding and settlement of securities in the European Union, including proposals to enable issuers to choose which central securities depository they want to use.

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Nyse Euronext gears up for futures launch

Transatlantic exchange Nyse Euronext is to launch a new US futures exchange in September after the Commodity and Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) approved its application to become a designated contract market (DCM).

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US judge lifts gag order over transit card hack

A US judge has lifted a gag order on three students from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) who were banned from talking publicly about security flaws they discovered in Boston's automated transit system.

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Reserve Bank of Australia looks to halt PayPal rule

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is looking to halt attempts by online auction house eBay to force sellers in the country to offer PayPal as a payments option on sales listings.

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Bats secures exchange status

Kansas-based ECN operator Bats Trading has received approval from the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to operate as a registered national securities exchange.

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Wells Fargo hit by data breach

US banking group Wells Fargo is notifying 7000 customers that hackers may have accessed their confidential personal data by illegally using its access codes.

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SEC launches AML site for mutual funds

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has unveiled an online one-stop reference service to help mutual funds meet anti-money laundering (AML) regulations.

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US authorities bust card hacking gang in biggest ever ID fraud case

US authorities have indicted an international criminal gang thought to be responsible for the theft and sale of over 40 million credit and debit card numbers that were hacked from the computer systems of nine major US retailers, including TJX.

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MasterCard posts Q2 loss on American Express settlement

Shares in MasterCard slumped after the card network posted a $747 million loss for the second quarter due to a $1 billion charge relating to its antitrust settlement with American Express.