November 5, 2013 - More than half (52%) of Australian and New Zealand organisations have plans to capitalise on the increase of connected devices known as the "Internet of Things." And, 47% have already been impacted by such technology, according to the IT professionals surveyed in ISACA's 2013 IT Risk/Reward Barometer.
November 1, 2013 - Google has found a way to circumvent carrier restrictions on its mobile wallet by introducing support for Host Card Emulation in the latest version of its Android operating system, effectively removing the need for access to the telco-controlled Secure Element.
November 1, 2013 - European consumers have made 211 million contactless purchases in the last 12 months (August 2012 to July 2013), according to figures released today from Visa Europe.
October 31, 2013 - The security of contactless payment cards has again been called into question after researchers claimed to be able to pick up NFC data from as far away as 80 centimetres.
October 30, 2013 - ABN AMRO Clearing Sydney Pty Ltd ("ABN AMRO") has paid a penalty of $130,000 to comply with an infringement notice given to it by the Markets Disciplinary Panel ("MDP").
October 24, 2013 - A new IBM study of security leaders reveals that they are increasingly being called upon to address board-level security concerns and as a result are becoming a more strategic voice within their organizations.
October 23, 2013 - Rutgers University has announced the establishment of Rutgers Center of Excellence in Financial Statistics and Risk Management (FSRM). The Center's mission is to serve as a central platform for interdisciplinary research and collaboration between academic researchers, students and practitioners in the financial industry. The inauguration will take place at Rutgers Statistics for Financial Risk Management Conference on November 7, 2013.
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.
