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Firms failing to treat card data security seriously

Businesses are putting customer credit card data at risk by failing to treat security as a top strategic initiative, according to a survey from the Ponemon Institute.

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Americans prefer online banking - ABA survey

For the first time, more US bank customers express a preference for managing their finances online compared to any other method, according to a survey from the American Bankers Association.

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Brits ditch cheques as Fast Payments gathers momentum

The total value of cheques cleared in the UK in the second quarter fell a massive 20% compared to the same period in 2008, as Brits continued to turn to debit cards.

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Bankers fear budget cuts leave them exposed to rising tide of fraud - survey

Cost cutting measures put in place by banks in the wake of last year's financial crisis are leaving them, and their customers, vulnerable to criminal attack, according to a survey from Norkom Technologies.

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Four in five firms not prepared for Swift MT202 COV - Dow Jones survey

Just 22% of industry executives say they are prepared for the additional workload that will come their way when the new Swift MT202 COV message standard comes into effect in November, according to a survey from Dow Jones Risk & Compliance.

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Which? criticises online banking security

UK consumer group Which? has accused Abbey and Halifax of employing poor online security measures, leaving customers vulnerable to fraud.

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Eight million Brits share PIN numbers - survey

Over eight million Brits have handed over their Chip and PIN details to someone else in the last year, with a quarter of these falling victim to fraud, according to a survey for insurance firm LV=.

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Hackers take the summer off before winter spike

With high profile data breaches making the headlines, firms may fear they're next this summer as IT staff go on their holidays. But they needn't worry - the hackers are taking a break themselves, according to a survey from security vendor Tufin Technologies.

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Finextra50 sees reversal of fortunes

The Finextra50 Technology Index continues its rise in July with an almost eight point gain. In a complete reversal from June, Fico was one of the top five gainers while Microgen slipped down to one of the top five losers.

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Sepa still looms large for UK corporates - survey

Ensuring compliance with changes in payments regulation, such as the migration to Sepa and the PSD, remains a priority for 40% of UK corporates, according to a survey from Experian.

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Americans turn to bank sites for paying bills - Javelin

More Americans are now paying bills at bank Web sites than at biller-direct portals, with the 'big four' of Bank of America, Citi, JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo taking the lion's share of business, according to Javelin Strategy & Research.

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Bank data-stealing Trojan infects hundreds of thousands of PCs - researcher

A "tremendous" amount of financial data has been stolen by a Trojan that has infected hundreds of thousands of corporate and personal PCs, according to information security specialist SecureWorks.

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Banks need to personalise online services - Gartner

Banks are in danger of losing online customers unless they improve the levels of personalisation and communication offered, according to US and UK surveys from analyst house Gartner.

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Banks sceptical on cloud computing - survey

Despite the hype, cloud computing has yet to gain real support among banks, many of which are concerned about the security and potential risks of a technology they view as immature, according to a survey from TechMarketView for vendor Temenos.

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PCI council sets out wireless security guidelines

The Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) has published guidelines for retailers on securing wireless networks.

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MiFID helps cut share trading costs - study

The introduction of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) has helped to significantly reduce the cost of share trading by transaction in the last couple of years. However, in terms of value of trading, costs have actually increased in five major centres, according to a study commissioned by the EC.

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E-banking used by four in five online US households - survey

More than two million US households have adopted online banking and bill payment during the last year, meaning the services are now used in over three quarters of homes with Internet access, according to a Fiserv-sponsored survey.

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Credit crisis spurs real-time risk management IT spending - survey

Over half of financial institutions think they would have been better prepared for the credit crisis had they been able to monitor their exposures and concentration levels in real-time, and many are now belatedly investing in technology to help them do this, according to a survey from Aleri.

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Wall Street look to cut costs with cloud computing - survey

The recession has spurred Wall street firms to investigate the use of new technology, particularly cloud computing, in a bid to overcome budgetary restrictions and skills shortages, according to a survey from IBM.

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Recession hit Brits turn to online shopping

Online spending in the UK is set to more than double, to £21.3 billion, by the end of 2011 as Brits turn to the Internet for deals during the recession, according to a report commissioned by PayPal.