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Making payments in cash costs every person in Europe EUR130 a year, according to a study from Retail Banking Research (RBR).
05 February 2010
The majority of financial institutions and corporations around the world agree that moving OTC derivatives trading to a system of centralised clearing would help manage risk but many market participants still harbour serious concerns about the prospect, according to a survey from Greenwich Associates.
04 February 2010
Around two thirds of Internet users are putting themselves at risk of fraud by using their online banking credentials on other sites, according to e-security vendor Trusteer.
02 February 2010
Technology-related concerns are becoming less important for bankers who are far more worried about risks posed by political interference in the wake of the global recession, according to a survey from the Centre for the Study of Financial Innovation (CSFI).
01 February 2010
Over a third of UK-based asset managers and banks are not confident in the quality of reference data they use to support trading activity, according to a survey from IT services firm Patni.
28 January 2010
Following a "deep sleep" in 2009, the UK technology mergers and acquisitions market will wake up this year, with the financial services market playing an important role, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).
26 January 2010
While most people equate technological savviness with youth, the most digitally sophisticated people, particularly in relation to finance management, are thirtysomethings, according to a survey from Wells Fargo.
22 January 2010
Consumers around the world are becoming increasingly aware of, and concerned by, online security issues, yet more people than ever are falling prey to cyber-scams, according to a survey from RSA.
20 January 2010
IT budgets will increase slightly this year but the recovery will only bring spending back to 2005 levels, according to a poll of over 1500 chief information officers around the world from Gartner.
19 January 2010
Nearly three quarters of European companies plan to invest in a cloud-based B2B integration strategy over the next year in a bid to cut costs, according to research from Sterling Commerce.
Global IT spending by financial services firms is set to reach $357.4 billion in 2010, an increase of 2.9% over 2009, as the tentative recovery picks up, according to research from Celent.
15 January 2010
Liquidnet has made a strategic, unspecified, investment in OTR Global, an alternative research company providing market intelligence for institutional investors.
12 January 2010
Spending by North American banks on IT is set to pick up this year after a quiet 2009, rising 2.2% to $51.4 billion. However, the growth will be fuelled by the wholesale market as retail spend continues to stagnate, according to Celent.
After a tough 2009, global wealth management technology spending will see a recovery this year, rising five per cent to $3.7 billion, according to research firm Celent.
07 January 2010
Speed will continue to be the name of the game for US equity brokers in 2010 but business demands beyond latency may outpace trading technology budgets, according to a study from Tabb Group.
06 January 2010
Half of banks will still lack a formal innovation programme and budget in three years time, severely restricting their growth potential, according to research from Gartner.
05 January 2010
At a time when trust in banks is at an all time low, a new study by IBM finds that too many are over-reliant on revenue streams that no longer exist, have unsustainable cost structures, and are burdened by excessive levels of operational complexity and inflexibility.
17 December 2009
Around half of IT professionals think the banking sector will be the most fertile ground for job hunting next year, according to a survey from UK recruitment site IT Job Board.
16 December 2009
Bloomberg has acquired New Energy Finance, a UK-based provider of news, data and analysis on renewable energy, carbon markets and nuclear power. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
10 December 2009
Nearly half of large US banks are leaving themselves unprotected against hijacking of online customer interaction, according to Javelin Strategy & Research.
08 December 2009
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