October 11, 2012 - Using several methods of varying precision, mobile industry companies collect location data and use or share that data to provide users with location-based services, offer improved services, and increase revenue through targeted advertising.

October 9, 2012 - The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) today announced publication of its final rule regarding company-run stress testing required by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010. The rule applies to covered institutions with total consolidated assets greater than $10 billion.

October 2, 2012 - The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision has published three reports assessing the rules that will implement Basel III in the EU, Japan and the US. Conducted by independent teams of technical experts from a wide range of countries, the assessments compared the relevant domestic regulations with the Basel Committee's global standards.

September 28, 2012 - Half of senior risk executives interviewed at leading banks believe that capturing and processing risk information across their enterprises is currently inadequate.

September 26, 2012 - Regulators around the world must not rest on their laurels when it comes to implementing reforms in the banking industry, a new report has urged.

September 21, 2012 - The Basel Committee in Switzerland has published the results of its Basel III monitoring exercise, a study based on rigorous reporting processes set up by the Committee to periodically review the implications of the Basel III capital adequacy standards for financial markets, and ultimately their corporate clients.

September 21, 2012 - Lloyds' former head of fraud and security for digital banking has received a nine-year jail sentence after pleading guilty to stealing £2.4 million from the UK banking group.