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Investment in US fintech firms from venture capital, private equity and angels is on course to top $2.5 billion this year, according to data from CB Insights.
12 July 2013
More than a third of European Internet users are already using mobile banking services, according to a survey from ING which also reveals cash is proving stubbornly popular among shoppers.
02 July 2013
Brits are happy for banks to mine their personal data, particularly if it helps to protect them against fraud, according to a survey from Infosys.
25 June 2013
The worldwide transaction value of mobile payments will soar this year, up 44% on 2012, according to Gartner. However, the research house has slashed its expectations for NFC, which continues to struggle to pick up momentum.
04 June 2013
As digital alternatives grew in popularity, Brits did 10% less of their shopping last year with cash, although it continued to be the country's most popular payment method.
30 May 2013
Living up to their stuffy reputations, around two thirds of central banks do not operate any social media accounts, while many that do take a conservative approach to Twitter and Facebook.
13 May 2013
How often a company's Wikipedia page is viewed could help predict movements in its stock price, a newly published academic paper suggests.
09 May 2013
Chase has topped Forrester Research's mobile banking rankings, with Spain's la Caixa proving Europe's top dog and HSBC trailing badly at the bottom of the table.
26 April 2013
Analysing how often key finance-related words are searched for using Google could help predict stock market moves, a new academic paper suggests.
Customers around the world are becoming increasingly comfortable carrying out major "high touch" interactions with their banks through virtual channels, according to a survey from Cisco.
24 April 2013
More than half of people say they are prepared to ditch their bank and shop around for a new provider, according to a global study from Capgemini and Efma which suggests that the emerging mobile channel could prove a crucial battleground in the fight for customers.
23 April 2013
The technology-driven revolution in securities markets in recent years requires regulators to overhaul their surveillance operations with a focus on the micro-management of trade data, says a report from the International Organization of Securities Commissions (Iosco).
22 April 2013
Nearly half of American smartphone owners used their handsets to access financial accounts last year, according to research from the Federal Reserve Board.
02 April 2013
The rise of digital channels is contributing to a decline in the depth and quality of dealings British and Irish customers have with their banks, harming loyalty, suggests a report from Accenture.
27 March 2013
Europeans believe cash to be worn out, dirty and riddled with bacteria, according to a MasterCard survey which found that more than half of respondents think that notes and coins are the least hygienic item they come into contact with in their day-to-day lives.
26 March 2013
Global spending on market data and analysis rose a modest 2.34% in 2012, with Bloomberg narrowly beating out rival Thomson Reuters to gain the biggest slice of the pie, according to a report from Burton-Taylor International Consulting.
15 March 2013
After years of decline, UK card fraud losses rose last year as crooks returned to old-school low-tech techniques, according to Financial Fraud Action figures.
12 March 2013
Nearly two thirds of Asia Pacific banks expect to see their risk management technology budgets grow this year, according to research from IDC Financial Insights.
04 March 2013
More than 30 million people around the world carried out mobile money transactions last June, according to figures from the GSMA, with sub-Sahara Africa leading the way in uptake of the nascent technology.
01 March 2013
The debit card may have usurped cash in the UK over the last decade but it could be supplanted itself within years by the mobile phone, predicts the Payments Council.
20 February 2013
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