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M-banking in India: dual strategy needed for rural and urban areas - Celent

Mobile banking take-up in India is set to soar over the next two years thanks to relaxed regulations and improved technology but providers need to ensure they tailor their offerings to the different needs of urban and rural customers, according to research from Celent.

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Community banks ready for mobile push - survey

Just a quarter of US community banks currently offer mobile services but this is set to increase sharply over the next 18 months, according to a survey from Banc Investment Group.

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Cash no longer king as Brits turn to debit cards

Cash has seen its position as king of payments challenged in the UK over the last 10 years by alternatives such as debit and contactless cards and the Internet, says the Payments Council, which predicts the trend will continue, leaving notes and coins all but redundant by 2050.

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Tech vital for push to improve OTC derivatives transparency - TowerGroup

With the OTC derivatives market coming under increasing regulatory scrutiny, firms are looking to technology to help them improve transparency and efficiency, according to research conducted by TowerGroup for vendor SunGard.

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European ATM fraud losses tumble - East

European ATM-related fraud losses fell from EUR485 million in 2008 to EUR312 million last year, a 36% drop, despite a rise in attacks, according to figures from industry group East.

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Fraudulent US ATM withdrawals on the rise - Javelin

With around 10% of US fraud victims having their details used to make withdrawals at ATMs, banks need to beef up their machines' security, according to a report from Javelin Strategy & Research.

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Finance IT jobs market shows first sign of recovery

In a tentative sign of economic recovery, demand for permanent IT staff at financial services firms has started to outstrip the call for contractors in the early months of 2010, according to recruitment outfit McGregor Boyall.

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Brits dump professional finance advice for comparison sites - YouGov

Brits are increasingly turning away from professional advice on financial products in favour of comparison Web sites, according to a tracking study from YouGov.

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Morgan Stanley Matrix founder heads to UBS

Hishaam Caramanli (formerly Mufti-Bey) has joined UBS as head of Global Securities - Client Facing Technology

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UK card fraud plummets

Fraud losses on UK cards tumbled by more than a quarter - to £440 million - last year, the first fall since 2006, according to figures from the UK Cards Association.

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UK firms failing on PCI DSS compliance - survey

The vast majority of UK firms have yet to be certified as PCI DSS compliant with a third unsure if they will meet an upcoming September deadline, according to research commissioned by vendor Tripwire.

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Financial firms risking breaches by outsourcing data - research

Outsourcing data to vendors and other third parties is one of the main causes of data breaches at financial institutions, according to research conducted by the Ponemon Institute for vendor Compuware.

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After financial crisis, firms look to improve data quality - Thomson Reuters report

The proliferation of fragmented IT and data platforms contributed to the financial crisis, according to research looking at data management strategies from Thomson Reuters and Lepus, a London-based independent research consultancy.

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Post-trade automation top priority for FX traders and hedgies

The credit crisis and rise of electronic trading have led to a fundamental shift in the global foreign exchange market towards risk mitigation over the last couple of years, according to research from CME Group.

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Banks need to start taking social media seriously - Datamonitor

With half of Brits using online tools to help them make financial decisions, banks need to wake up to the value of social media, according to Datamonitor.

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Asia drives rapid m-banking uptake - ABI Research

The number of people around the world using mobile banking services is doubling every year and will reach 250 million subscribers by 2015, according to ABI Research.

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Norwegian women embrace net banking

Norwegian women are catching their male compatriots up fast in the Internet banking stakes, according to figures from EDB Business Partners.

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US identity theft continues to rise - Javelin

The number of American identity fraud victims rose 12% last year to 11.1 million, with losses hitting $54 billion, according to an annual report from Javelin Strategy & Research.

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Finance firms to spend bilions on risk management - survey

The top 100 financial institutions will spend over $100 billion a year implementing risk governance frameworks by 2012, according to research from business advisory firm Deloitte.

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Europeans pay the price for dominance of cash

Making payments in cash costs every person in Europe EUR130 a year, according to a study from Retail Banking Research (RBR).