Barclays scores govt cyber security certification for digital banking services
July 4, 2014 - Barclays has become the first major organisation to receive a new UK government cyber security certification for its digital banking services.
Brazilian scammers score $3.75 billion in malware bank fraud
July 3, 2014 - Brazilian criminal gangs have netted $3.75 billion in a micro-transaction fraud that compromises transactions made using the popular Boleto payment method.
Wolters Kluwer Financial Services Identifies Seven Top Concerns for Operational Risk Managers
July 1, 2014 - To help financial institutions better respond to upcoming regulatory and operational challenges, Wolters Kluwer Financial Services'leading subject matter experts have identified seven key risk management areas that organizations should pay the most attention to in the next 12 months.
Financial Services Firms Upbeat as Business Volumes Rise – CBI/PwC Survey
June 30, 2014 - The UK’s financial services firms saw another rise in business volumes in the three months to June, and optimism continued to pick up across the sector, according to the latest CBI/PwC survey.
Korean banks under siege from Android malware
June 27, 2014 - Banking Trojans masquerading as Android mobile apps are spreading like wildfire through the smartphones of Korean users, with up to 100,000 devices so far infected.
US banks going full-tilt for EMV in wake of Target breach
June 26, 2014 - Spurred on by the fall-out from last year's Target data breach, 86% of US financial institutions plan to begin issuing EMV-based chip cards within the next two years, according to the annual debit issuer report from Pulse.
New York set to overtake Silicon Valley as fintech startup hub
June 26, 2014 - The gravitational pull of New York's financial sector is helping the metropolis outstrip Silicon Valley in terms of fintech startup investment, according to a new report by Accenture and the Partnership Fund for New York City.
US watchdog begins cybersecurity probe
June 25, 2014 - The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) has commenced a pilot programme at 500 US community banks to assess their readiness to fend of cyber-attacks.
