December 1, 2014 - Cyber crime tracking outfit FireEye has alerted the FBI to an undergound hacking collective called FIN4, whose intrusions appear to be primarily motivated at gaining an edge in stock market trading.
November 28, 2014 - London has cemented its position as a world leader in financial technology, with companies in the capital attracting more than US$539 million in venture capital investment so far this year – triple the amount raised in 2013 and more than half of all fintech investment across Europe.
November 26, 2014 - Discover has filed a lawsuit accusing rival card scheme Visa of anti-competitve practices in its debit card business.
November 25, 2014 - The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission's Division of Market Oversight (Division) today issued three separate rule enforcement reviews of certain Designated Contract Markets (DCMs).
November 25, 2014 - The European ATM Security Team (EAST) has just published its third European Fraud Update for 2014.
November 24, 2014 - Global IT association ISACA has issued 23 new audit programs aligned with the COBIT 5 framework. The new audit/assurance programs have been developed to help information systems (IS) audit and assurance professionals implement the good practices presented in COBIT 5 for Assurance and incorporate the seven enablers presented in COBIT 5 as part of a consistent assurance approach to assess IT risk.
November 21, 2014 - The day after it was fined £56 million over an IT meltdown, Royal Bank of Scotland has suffered a minor glitch which has seen some customers unable to use their credit and debit cards.
November 20, 2014 - Thomson Reuters today announced the winners of its 10th Annual Compliance Awards. The winners were presented with their trophies at The Dorchester, Park Lane, London, compèred by Peter Haines, Peter Haines Compliance Consultancy Limited. Over 300 guests attended Wednesday evening's event including leading compliance professionals and friends from related industries.
