January 16, 2014 - A new set of guidelines has been issued by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision which covers how banks should manage the risks related to money laundering and the financing of terrorism.

January 16, 2014 - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has awarded BAE Systems a prime position on the Enterprise Acquisition Gateway for Leading Edge Solutions II (EAGLE II) contract. BAE Systems is one of fifteen primes awarded under the unrestricted track of Functional Category 1 and may compete to provide systems, software, and other IT services and support.

January 16, 2014 - Five years after the financial crisis, progress on timely and accurate counterparty risk measures has been largely unsatisfactory, reports the Financial Stability Board.

January 15, 2014 - Following recent cyber-attacks and data leaks on retail giants Target and Neiman Marcus over the festive period, data security and forensics experts Foregenix have announced the launch of their latest data security solution that reduces the root cause of online fraud - Foregenix Security Essentials (FSE).

January 15, 2014 - New rules governing trading and financial markets in Europe have been agreed by the European Commission (EC), Parliament (EP) and the bloc's national Council of Ministers this week. The Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) II stipulations, which have the strength of a Regulation for some aspects in their updated form, creating the alternate MiFIR moniker, seeks to transform the securities market in Europe, as its predecessor did.

January 14, 2014 - The next 12 months will see financial firms increase their investment in technology to drive business growth and manage the market challenges that 2014 will throw at them.

January 14, 2014 - Realex Payments, an established e-retail payment service provider, and Visualsoft, an award winning ecommerce platform, have today announced a partnership that offers PCI compliant payment solutions for online retailers operating on the Visualsoft platform.