October 24, 2013 - More reforms are needed in the financial sector if Britain is to remain a global business hub, the governor of the Bank of England said Thursday in a wide-ranging speech in which he also offered banks greater access to emergency loans.

October 22, 2013 - In the wake of a cyber-attack simulation, US financial services industry trade body Sifma has called on politicians to bring in legislation designed to improve communication between the government and private firms.

October 21, 2013 - Applying a combination of NFC technology and contactless bank cards, IBM has developed a simple two-factor authentication protocol for users conducting mobile transactions.

October 17, 2013 - Tripwire, Inc., a leading global provider of risk-based security and compliance management solutions, today announced Tripwire® IP360 Express, a new, competitively priced vulnerability management bundle specifically designed for small and medium businesses.

October 16, 2013 - The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Knight Capital Americas LLC has agreed to pay $12 million to settle charges that it violated the agency's market access rule in connection with the firm's Aug. 1, 2012 trading incident that disrupted the markets.

October 15, 2013 - The Committee on Payment and Settlement Systems (CPSS) and the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) have today published for public comment a consultative document on the Public quantitative disclosure standards for central counterparties.

October 14, 2013 - East (the European ATM Security Team) has reported a 32% increase in ATM related fraud attacks, despite a 9% fall in card skimming incidents.