February 4, 2013 - IT spending will grow by 3.4 percent at global retail banks reaching US$118.6bn in 2013. The Ovum Business Trends report also finds that European banks are lagging behind their North American and Asia-Pacific counterparts, with just 1.8 percent growth expected, compared to 3.3 percent and 5.1 percent, respectively.

February 1, 2013 - It is now exactly one year to go until banks, businesses and every other organisation across Europe has to migrate to the single euro payments area (SEPA) harmonised payment standards, yet only 30% of credit transfers and 2% of direct debits are currently SEPA-compliant, says a new survey from Experian.

February 1, 2013 - The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) did not effectively implement appropriate information security controls in the initial components of the Enhanced Secured Network (ESN) project.

January 31, 2013 - The European Central Bank has outlined plans to improve the security of Internet payments, requiring firms to beef up their customer authentication processes.

January 31, 2013 - The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) intends to improve standards for enterprise risk management (ERM) at all financial institutions (FIs) under its control, it says, as well as review the current risk-based capital regime.

January 31, 2013 - Detica NetReveal, a business division of BAE Systems Detica, today shared the key market and emerging technology issues poised to shape the US financial crime landscape in 2013.

January 30, 2013 - The Federation of European Risk Management Associations (FERMA) says its latest survey of its members shows that many companies still do not devote sufficient attention to cyber risks, despite an increase in the frequency, scope, and sophistication of threat vectors, as well as harsher penalties for lack of regulatory compliance and loss of sensitive data – not to mention reputational damage.