February 11, 2014 - SAS is developing an interactive analytics programming environment for the open source Hadoop framework based on SAS in-memory technology. By enabling enterprises to draw deep insights from big data assets faster and with greater precision, the new software will boost the bottom line, reduce risk, improve customer understanding and increase opportunities for success.

February 11, 2014 - The National Association of Federal Credit Unions' (Nafcu) estimates that the recent Target data breach could end up costing the credit union community nearly $30 million. Nafcu chief economist and director of research David Carrier says the average cost for the Target data breach among members was $45,000.

February 11, 2014 - Total bank IT spending across North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific will grow to $188 billion in 2014, an increase of approximately 4.4% over 2013, according to analyst house Celent.

February 11, 2014 - Thales, leader in information systems and communications security, announces the publication of its latest 2013 Global Encryption Trends Study. The report, based on independent research by the Ponemon Institute and sponsored by Thales, reveals that use of encryption continues to grow in response to consumer concerns, privacy compliance regulations and on-going cyber-attacks and yet there are still major challenges in executing data encryption policy.

February 11, 2014 - Systemic market and political risk, followed by the uncertainty of new financial regulation, are the top issues named by companies as impacting global market confidence, according to the latest annual investor relations (IR) survey conducted by BNY Mellon, a global leader in investment management and investment services.

February 10. 2014 - Vantiv (NYSE: VNTV), announced today that its subsidiary Litle & Co., a leading ecommerce payment processor, has signed an agreement with ThreatMetrix, the fastest-growing provider of integrated cybercrime prevention solutions, to incorporate ThreatMetrix's Payment Fraud solution into Litle's Fraud Toolkit.

February 10, 2014 - New research from SunGard* has highlighted how regulatory change is second only to market volatility as an executive issue for financial services firms. With many new regulations taking effect during the course of 2014, in some cases it is even considered the number one strategic risk. Senior executives are now concerned that regulatory change is distracting attention from core business activities and potentially hindering companies' ability to grow.