February 14, 2014 - In the wake of the Target data breach, a collection of merchant and financial trade associations have joined forces, promising to work to together to tackle cybersecurity threats. The two industries have long been at odds over who takes the blame and bears the costs associated with cyber attacks.

February 13, 2014 - Employees at U.S. Bank have begun a pilot of new software that utilises voice biometrics to allow consumers to access their credit card accounts on mobile devices.

February 13, 2014 - An Infiniti Research survey sponsored by TradeTech Consulting Scandinavia AB, a Virtusa, Swedish subsidiary; reveals that the numerous regulations currently being enforced in Europe's financial markets have considerable impact on business functionality.

February 12, 2014 - Underscoring its commitment to deliver information security excellence, FIS™ (NYSE: FIS), the world's largest provider of banking and payments technology, announces its selection by Microsoft as a partner in the fight against cybercrime. The global companies signed a partnership agreement today at Microsoft's Cybercrime Enforcement Summit in Redmond, Wash.

February 12, 2014 - MathWorks, the developer of Matlab and Simulink, today releases research into the skills gap facing the financial services industry.

February 12, 2014 - The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today released a Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity. The framework provides a structure that organizations, regulators and customers can use to create, guide, assess or improve comprehensive cybersecurity programs.

February 11, 2014 - Markit, a leading, global financial information services company, today announced that China Life Asset Management Company (CLAMC) has selected Markit's enterprise data management (EDM) platform.