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Contactless and online shopping drive UK's shift to plastic

Brits spent more than £600 billion on cards last year, with the number of purchases made with plastic soaring thanks in part to the rapidly growing popularity of contactless payments.

04 June 2015

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JPMorgan Chase puts data to use with new think tank

JPMorgan Chase has launched a think tank that promises to deliver data-rich analysis that addresses big global economic challenges for the "public good".

22 May 2015

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Online scammers target lonely hearts and bitcoin fans

Cybercrooks are increasingly targeting lonely hearts and cryptocurrency enthusiasts, scamming them out of their savings, according to the FBI.

21 May 2015

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Cash overtaken by non-cash payments in the UK

For the first time, last year more payments in the UK were made electronically than with cash, according to figures from the Payments Council.

21 May 2015

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FIX Trading Community reports increasing take-up in post-trade workflow

FIX Trading Community, the non-profit, industry-driven standards body at the heart of global financial trading, today announced the results of its Global Post-Trade Survey used to determine the use of FIX in the post-trade workflow.

19 May 2015

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Researchers build model to predict which delinquent credit card holders will pay up

University researchers say that they have found a way to predict which delinquent credit card accounts will repay outstanding balances that is up to 50% more accurate than the scoring systems currently used by banks.

15 May 2015

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Retail banks face extinction in digital world - Oracle research

Retail banks could be on the brink of extinction, claims a new report from Oracle which says that three quarters lack suitable technology to complete the path to a digital world, leaving them vulnerable to new fintech competitors.

14 May 2015

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Thomson Reuters publishes cost of compliance survey

Thomson Reuters, the world’s leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, has published the findings of its sixth annual Cost of Compliance survey which revealed that regulatory fatigue, resource challenges and personal liability are expected to increase throughout 2015.

13 May 2015

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Cyber security number one risk to financial markets - DTCC survey

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the premier post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, today announced that almost half of the respondents (46%) in its most recent Systemic Risk Barometer Study cited cyber security as their top concern and 80% of respondents rated it as a top 5 risk overall.

13 May 2015

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FS firms to up risk management investment to fight growing cyber security risks - Accenture

Nearly nine in 10 financial services firms plan to increase their investment in risk-management capabilities in the next two years in response to emerging risks of cyber security and fraud, according to a new report from Accenture (NYSE: ACN).

13 May 2015

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Hadoop adoption ‘anaemic’ says Gartner

Gartner’s 2015 Hadoop adoption study has found that only 18% of respondents plan to invest in the big data boosting technology over the next two years. Merv Adrian, research vice president at Gartner, called the figures “anaemic”.

13 May 2015

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17% increase in card fraud losses in Germany - Fico research

New analysis from FICO, the predictive analytics and decision management company, shows that credit card fraud increased last year in Germany.

07 May 2015

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25% of banks feel US should move directly to real-time payments - ACI Worldwide survey

As a follow up to its 2014 survey of market experts within financial organizations, an updated 2015 survey by ACI Worldwide (ACIW) highlights that nearly 25 percent of respondents believe the U.S. should move directly to real-time faster payments.

06 May 2015

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EMVCo reports 3.4 billion EMV cards in global circulation

Official figures for Q4 2014 released by the global technical body EMVCo show that significant advances are being made globally in the adoption of EMV® chip technology.

06 May 2015

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Majority of banks are investing in new payments technology - ACI-Ovum research

The overwhelming majority of banks, retailers and billing organisations worldwide are currently investing or planning to invest within the next two years into new payment technologies and infrastructure, a global survey by payments provider ACI and Ovum has revealed.

29 April 2015

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Lloyds launches online tool to help small businesses boost environmental credentials

British small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) are putting their competiveness and reputation at risk because they are not doing enough to improve their environmental credentials, according to new research from Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking.

29 April 2015

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Seed Alpha bids to become iTunes of equity research

Seed Alpha is hoping to shake up the way equity research is paid for by introducing an iTunes style one-stop-shop where users can pick and choose the reports they want to buy.

28 April 2015

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80% believe T+2 to become standard within 10 years - Omgeo study

A comprehensive study published by Omgeo, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) and the global standard for institutional post-trade efficiency, reveals that 80% of respondents believe T+2 will become the global standard for settlement cycles within 10 years.

27 April 2015

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Institutional investors tap into social media

Institutional investors are increasingly turning to social media, particularly LinkedIn, to source information that can be used to inform their investment decisions, according to research from Greenwich Associates.

17 April 2015

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TPI and Cass Business School collaborate on OTC market regulation research

Tullett Prebon Information (TPI), a leading global provider of financial market data, today announced that it has entered into a corporate partnership with Cass Business School, City University London.

14 April 2015