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UK banks are putting customer data at risk by using it during software development and testing without proper safeguards, according to a study commissioned by vendor Informatica.
16 March 2011
With UK consumers increasingly going online to do their Christmas shopping they are also spending earlier, shifting from last-minute December buying to November, according to the Payments Council.
10 March 2011
Over a third of big businesses in Europe are shying away from electronic invoicing because of a perceived complexity and lack of standards, according to a survey commissioned by vendor Iron Mountain.
09 March 2011
Widespread adoption of contactless mobile payments is still at least two years away thanks to poor coordination between industry players, according to a survey from vendor Sybase 365.
24 February 2011
Despite the hype, nearly two thirds of the world's retail banks have no plans in place to use social media in any way, according to research from Ovum.
16 February 2011
The number of American identity fraud victims dropped by 28% to 8.1 million in 2010 with total losses also down $19 billion on the previous year, according to an annual report from Javelin Strategy & Research.
08 February 2011
Global payments revenues - which typically constitute a third to a half of most banks' total revenues - fell at a compound annual rate of seven per cent from the end of 2008 through 2010, according to figures from the Boston Consulting Group (BCG).
European stock exchanges have become more efficient and slashed the cost of trading over the last year as they bid to fight off growing competition from a rash of post-MiFID dark pool and MTF competitors, according to research from ITG.
04 February 2011
With the hype building ahead of Apple's widely expected step into contactless payments through the upcoming iPhone 5, IDC Financial Insights analyst Aaron McPherson has moved to dampen over-excited expectations.
28 January 2011
The financial services industry loses around £3.6 billion a year to fraudsters, around 10% of the entire fraud cost to the UK economy, according to a government organisation.
27 January 2011
High-frequency trading accounts for over three quarters of transactions in the UK equity market, according to research from Tabb Group.
24 January 2011
Improving cooperation between branch, Internet and call centre channels is the top strategic priority for nearly half of Europe's retail banks in 2011, according to a report from Efma and Finalta
18 January 2011
US organisations are broadly positive about the value of PCI compliance, with 70% arguing that they are more secure than they would be if the requirements were not in place, according to a Cisco-commissioned survey.
14 January 2011
US consumers' use of notes and coins is set to fall by around 17% by 2015 but the cashless society is still a long way off, according to research from Aite.
13 January 2011
Global spending on retail banking technology is set to jump by nearly a quarter over the next five years, hitting $132 billion, according to analyst house Ovum.
12 January 2011
Following a rocky couple of years, North American bank IT spending is recovering, with a four per cent rise this year to $53.4 billion, according to research house Celent.
10 January 2011
Financial services firms around the world have made significant progress in developing risk appetite frameworks with many embarking on multi-year IT infrastructure projects but significant work lies ahead, according to a report from regulators.
05 January 2011
Americans are increasingly turning their backs on cheques in favour of electronic payment methods, particularly debit cards, according to a study from the Federal Reserve.
09 December 2010
As retailers prepare for record online sales in the build up to Christmas, research from Deutsche Bank suggests that levels of e-commerce related fraud attempts fell in 2010.
03 December 2010
Despite stagnant IT budgets, many mid-sized UK financial services firms are still wary of making cloud-related investments, concerned about security and data control, according to research commissioned by SunGard.
02 December 2010
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