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London is UK's card fraud capital

London is the card-not-present (CNP) fraud capital of the country, according to a study released security specialists The 3rd Man and 192business.com.

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Cheque volumes on the slide in US

A US study released by TowerGroup forecasts a continuing decline in cheque volumes - from 22.1 billion items in 2006 to 17.9 billion by the end of 2009 - as consumers turn to electronic payments.

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Banks to tap Web 2.0 for wholesale services - Celent

Banks will increasingly use Web 2.0 technology to deliver online wholesale banking services over the next three years, according to a report from Boston-based analyst house Celent.

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Apacs reports surge in phishing scams

There were more than 20,000 reported phishing incidents in the first half of 2008, an increase of more than 180% from the same period last year, according to figures from UK payments association Apacs.

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Security flaws plague majority of e-banking sites - research

Over three quarters of banking Web sites contain fundamental design flaws that could put customers at risk from cyber thieves, according to a study conducted by researchers at the University of Michigan.

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Crunch hit firms looking to energy efficiency to cut costs - poll

Financial firms hit by the credit crunch are increasingly focusing on energy efficiency to cut costs and combat the impact of a potential economic slowdown, says the UK's Carbon Trust.

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Study cites applications and firewalls as new latency culprits

A new study by tech consultancy NET2S has found that the vast majority of trading latency is generated by a bank's own applications and firewalls rather than networks.

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Crunch hit Brits turn to online shopping

Despite the economic gloom, UK online shopping sales in the first half of 2008 were up 38% - to £26.5 billion - on the same period the previous year.

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Canadians top for online banking

Canadians lead the way when it comes to Internet banking adoption, with over two thirds of the country's Web users - around 15.5 million people - managing their finances online, according to figures from Web metrics firm comScore.

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Buy-side OMS spending to soar - TowerGroup

Global buy-side spending on order management systems (OMS) is set to rise from $450 million in 2008 to $699 million in 2012 - a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12% - according to research from TowerGroup.

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M-payments value to hit $300bn in 2013 - Juniper

The gross transaction value of payments made via mobile phones will grow over five times to exceed $300 billion globally by 2013, according to a new report from Juniper Research.

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EuroCCP claims lowest clearing costs in Europe

If European firms used the EuroCCP platform to clear all trades, the industry could slash costs and save around EUR350 million a year, claims the DTCC subsidiary.

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UK study highlights fraud fears over contactless cards

Over three quarters of Brits fear the introduction of contactless payment systems will leave them exposed to fraud, according to a new survey.

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E-commerce booming in Latin America and Caribbean - Visa

Online retail spending by consumers in Latin America and the Caribbean soared 40% in 2007 to hit US$10.9 billion, according to a study commissioned by Visa.

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Web 2.0 finance opens the door to ID theft - TowerGroup

Non-bank personal finance Web sites put customers at risk with lax security and should be made to adhere to the same regulations as traditional online banks, says a new TowerGroup report.

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PayPal celebrates 10 years in business

Ten years after the service was first launched, PayPal says it now processes some $2000 in payments every second and transactions conducted via its system represent about nine per cent of e-commerce globally.

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Banks face five year wait to recover lost revenue from Sepa

Almost half of European banks expect it to take over five years to replace payments-related revenue lost following the introduction of the European Union's single euro payments area (Sepa), while 13% say they will never be able to recover the lost revenue, according to a poll by e-payments outfit Fundtech.

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Crunch to spur IT outsourcing - study

Hit by the credit crunch, banks are looking to outsource operations as a way of deferring investment in their technology infrastructures, according to research from business advisory outfit EquaTerra.

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Credit crunch to boost demand for outsourcing - report

The credit crunch will drive a wave of outsourcing and offshoring in financial services as cash becomes tighter and banks look to cut costs, according to a UK study.

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Banking regulators move to tackle liquidity risk

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision has issued new draft guidelines for the management and supervision of liquidity risk, aimed at making the global banking system more resilient and addressing weaknesses revealed by the credit crunch.