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London NFC trial shows customers want contactless m-payments

A pilot scheme that allows Londoners to use their mobile phones to pay for tube journeys and make small value purchases has been hailed as a success, with the majority of participants saying they are happy using the contactless system.

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Cybercriminals targeting virtual worlds - McAfee

Cybercriminals are targeting online virtual worlds like Second Life and World of Warcraft to steal personal data and launder money, according to Internet security firm McAfee.

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Online bill pay to cost US banks $1bn by 2010 - TowerGroup

The provision of free online bill payment services to retail banking customers will cost the US financial services industry $1 billion by 2010, according to research from TowerGroup.

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Consumer group warns on comparison sites

Financial comparison Web sites are misleading customers and often fail to provide the cheapest product available, according to UK consumer association Which? Money.

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Investors in the dark about dark pools

Many institutional investors have misgivings about the actual levels of anonymity and liquidity provided by broker/dealer and exchange-operated dark pools, according to new research released by Greenwich Associates (GA) which found varying policies and practices among providers.

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UK online sales to outstrip high street by 2026

Although the UK's high streets have been hit hard by the credit crunch, sales via the Internet are continuing to soar and will eventually account for more than half of all retail transactions by 2026, according to UK comparison site uSwitch.

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Bank job losses caused by restructuring, not offshoring - Deutsche Bank

Internal restructuring has resulted in banks shedding far more staff than the outsourcing of functions to offshore centres, according to a European study by Deutsche Bank.

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$10m spent on Visa cards on first day of Beijing games

Visa says international tourists visiting Beijing for the Olympics spent nearly US$10 million on Visa credit, debit and pre-paid cards on the opening day of the Games.

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Wall Street group issues recommendations for market reform

A year on from the start of the credit crisis, an industry group comprising of senior executives from Wall Street's biggest banks has published a wide-ranging set of recommendations for improving risk management and preventing another financial meltdown.

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RBS is top UK phishing target

The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is the financial institution most targeted by phishing fraudsters, according to anti-spam outfit Clearmymail which is reporting a quadrupling in the number of spam attacks aimed at UK Internet users.

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UK banks hit by record fraud levels

UK banks have been hit by record levels of fraud over the last six months and the situation is likely to get worse as the full impact of the credit crunch unfolds, according to accountancy firm KPMG.

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London is UK's card fraud capital

London is the card-not-present (CNP) fraud capital of the country, according to a study released security specialists The 3rd Man and 192business.com.

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Cheque volumes on the slide in US

A US study released by TowerGroup forecasts a continuing decline in cheque volumes - from 22.1 billion items in 2006 to 17.9 billion by the end of 2009 - as consumers turn to electronic payments.

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Banks to tap Web 2.0 for wholesale services - Celent

Banks will increasingly use Web 2.0 technology to deliver online wholesale banking services over the next three years, according to a report from Boston-based analyst house Celent.

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Apacs reports surge in phishing scams

There were more than 20,000 reported phishing incidents in the first half of 2008, an increase of more than 180% from the same period last year, according to figures from UK payments association Apacs.

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Security flaws plague majority of e-banking sites - research

Over three quarters of banking Web sites contain fundamental design flaws that could put customers at risk from cyber thieves, according to a study conducted by researchers at the University of Michigan.

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Crunch hit firms looking to energy efficiency to cut costs - poll

Financial firms hit by the credit crunch are increasingly focusing on energy efficiency to cut costs and combat the impact of a potential economic slowdown, says the UK's Carbon Trust.

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Study cites applications and firewalls as new latency culprits

A new study by tech consultancy NET2S has found that the vast majority of trading latency is generated by a bank's own applications and firewalls rather than networks.

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Crunch hit Brits turn to online shopping

Despite the economic gloom, UK online shopping sales in the first half of 2008 were up 38% - to £26.5 billion - on the same period the previous year.

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Canadians top for online banking

Canadians lead the way when it comes to Internet banking adoption, with over two thirds of the country's Web users - around 15.5 million people - managing their finances online, according to figures from Web metrics firm comScore.