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The number of people around the world making payments using their mobile phones is set to soar from 43.1 million in 2008 to 73.4 million this year, a 70% rise, according to analyst house Gartner.
28 May 2009
This year will see a breakthrough for mobile banking in the US, as it moves from niche to mainstream, attracting 10 million active users, according to TowerGroup.
26 May 2009
Brits are turning away from credit to debit cards during the recession, according to payments association Apacs.
15 May 2009
Just a third of financial services executives think risk management principles in their business remain sound, with over half conducting or planning a major overhaul of operations, according to a survey by the Economist Intelligence Unit.
06 May 2009
Rapid adoption in the developing world will fuel a boom in mobile payments over the next three years, with global transaction volumes reaching $250 billion in 2012, according to a report from Arthur D Little.
24 April 2009
Equity electronic trading revenues in Asia Pacific are set to see a 17% fall this year, with liquidity sinking during the downturn, according to research from Tabb Group.
23 April 2009
The number of US online banking customers continued to grow at a steady rate throughout 2008 as customers looked to keep a close eye on their finances during the recession, according to research from Web metrics firm comScore.
22 April 2009
Despite the global financial crisis, spending on IT by trading firms will hold steady over the next year, according to a survey from Sybase and Financial Insights.
21 April 2009
Approximately two thirds of people around the world think the global recession has put them at greater risk of identity theft and fraud, according to research from IT vendor Unisys.
20 April 2009
Over 100 million Europeans visited online banking sites in February, a third of the continent's Internet users, according to figures from Web metrics firm comScore.
16 April 2009
Hackers stole 285 million electronic records in 2008, more than in the previous four years combined, with the vast majority of breaches targeting the financial services industry, according to a study from Verizon.
15 April 2009
Visa has teamed with Malaysia's Maybank, wireless carrier Maxis and handset manufacturer Nokia to launch its first commercial contactless mobile payments service.
09 April 2009
Just nine per cent of Americans have used their mobile phones for banking with cost and security concerns presenting major obstacles to adoption, according to a survey from KPMG.
08 April 2009
The popularity of online banking in Ireland has soared over the last year, with 2.2 million customers now registered, a 28% increase on the previous year.
07 April 2009
Bank customers who pay bills online are over 15% more profitable and 76% more loyal than those that don't, according to a study sponsored by Fiserv.
02 April 2009
PayPal has seen the number of visitors to its UK Web site rise by 50% over the last 12 months, strengthening its position as the country's most popular financial portal.
01 April 2009
Almost 40% of small and mid-sized banks in North America are not happy with their current ACH system, according to a survey for Fundtech.
Over 70% of US firms were victims of attempted or actual payments fraud in 2008, according to a survey from the Association for Financial Professionals (AFP).
27 March 2009
The growth of contactless payments continues apace with MasterCard issuing its 50 millionth PayPass device late last year, a doubling of the amount in circulation in just 12 months.
19 March 2009
Global mobile banking take up is set to soar over the next five years, with the number of people using the technology growing from 20 million in 2008 to 913 million in 2014, a CAGR of 89%, according to Berg Insight.
13 March 2009
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