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European finance firms not confident on disaster recovery

Around a quarter of European financial sector companies saw their revenue hit and product development delayed thanks to data loss and systems downtime last year, according to a survey for EMC.

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Canadian smartphone owners warming to mobile banking

Only a third of Canadian smart phone owners have tried mobile banking but this is expected to rise to half within the next two years, according to a survey from ING Direct.

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Social media users wary of 'brand pollution' - survey

Companies, including banks, rushing to create Twitter feeds and Facebook and Google+ pages, have been warned that the majority of people have no interest in 'engaging' with 'brands' via social media.

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More Brits go online to bank than use social media - Nationwide

Far more Brits go online to bank than use social media sites such as Twitter and Facebook, according to a survey for Nationwide Building Society.

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Mobile services no longer just a 'nice-to-have' for banks - Javelin

Mobile banking is no longer just a 'nice-to-have' channel for financial services firms, it has become a 'must-have', used by nearly a third of Americans, according to Javelin Strategy & Research.

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OTC clearing rules to spur big tech spending - Tabb

The global regulatory push to centrally clear over-the-counter derivatives has started a "technological revolution" that provides a big opportunity for vendors, according to a report from Tabb Group.

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Global m-payments volumes set for rapid rise

Globally, mobile payments will represent 15% of all cards transactions by 2013, and will overcome plastic volumes within 10 years if growth continues at the same rate, claims the World Payments Report from RBS, Capgemini and Efma.

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Small and mid-sized firms opt for human touch over online banking

Following the economic crisis, small and medium-sized American businesses are putting less faith in Internet banking, instead opting for the 'human touch', according to research from Greenwich Associates.

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Institutional investors troubled by HFT - survey

More than two thirds of institutional traders around the world are concerned about the impact of high-frequency trading (HFT) on the equities market, according to a survey from Liquidnet.

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Nationwide most secure for online banking - Which?

Nationwide offers the UK's most secure online banking experience and Norwich & Peterborough Building Society the least, according to Which?

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UK iPhone owners keenest on mobile banking

Brits are increasingly open to using their mobile phones for banking, with iPhone owners the keenest to manage money through their handsets, according to a survey for Intelligent Environments.

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Data management issues delay liquidity risk progress - Swift

Data management issues continue to impede the efforts of financial institutions to develop effective strategies for dealing with liquidity risk, according to a survey from Swift.

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Ireland moves from cash to cards

The Irish are moving away from cash towards electronic payment methods such as card and online transactions but still lag behind their European counterparts, according to the Irish Payment Services Organisation (Ipso).

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Global m-payments take-up rising fast, but NFC breakthrough unlikely in short term

Over 141 million people around the world will use their mobile phones to make payments this year, up 38% on 2010, yet the market is actually growing slower than expected, according to a report from Gartner.

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US m-banking uptake stalls over security fears - Javelin

Despite soaring growth in the popularity of smartphones, mobile banking uptake has stalled in the US, with security concerns continuing to put people off, according to Javelin Strategy & Research.

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Mobiles to bank the unbanked

Mobile financial services have the potential to reduce the number of unbanked people in developing countries by up to a fifth and increase GDP by five per cent within ten years, according to a study commissioned by telco Telenor.

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UK credit card use falls as retailers call on banks to slash processing charges

There was a sharp fall in UK spending on credit cards last year as cautious customers turned to debit cards and cash, according to figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC).

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Americans connecting with card issuers via social media

Americans are beginning to use social media to connect with their credit card issuers, according to a survey from Synergistics which shows a quarter of respondents have become a fan, friend or follower of their provider.

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RBS bets big on the burgeoning tablet market

RBS unveils its latest Marketplace app for RIM's Blackberry Playbook in London. Order book and trading functionality is "being discussed".

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UK finance sector CIOs wary of cloud hype

The vast majority of CIOs at UK financial services firms think that cloud technology has been over-hyped and it poses the same challenges as any other big IT transition, according to a SunGard-sponsored survey.