News tagged with banking industry

Security firm links cyber spy campaign to Chinese hacker

Tokyo-based computer security firm Trend Micro on Friday said it linked a hacker in China to a "cyber espionage" campaign targeting India, Japan, and Tibetans.

Technology / Internet

created Mar 30, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Bankers' bonuses not to blame, shows new research

(PhysOrg.com) -- Research from the University of Bath counters the claim that large bonuses in the banking industry are at the root of the global financial crisis.

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Dec 14, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (5) | comments 6

Banks 'lent 232 bn euros to coal industry'

Leading banks around the world lent 232 billion euros ($308 billion) to the coal industry, one of the biggest sources of greenhouse gases, from 2005 to 2010, campaigners said here on Wednesday.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 30, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (4) | comments 7

Industry says Africa fastest growing mobile market

(AP) -- Sure, 24-year-old Gertrude Kitongo cherishes a cell phone as a link to family and friends, from her grandmother in a Ugandan village to former schoolmates in Zimbabwe.

Technology / Telecom

created Nov 09, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

EU probes online payment market

European regulators launched on Monday an antritrust investigation into the Internet payments market, the system used by consumers to buy products online.

Technology / Internet

created Sep 26, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Inventor of first cash machine dies at 84: funeral director

A Scotsman credited with inventing the world's first automatic cash machine has died at the age of 84 after a short illness, his funeral director has said.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created May 20, 2010 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Obama's regulatory plan doesn't go far enough, says UCSC economist

Tempting as it is to demonize greedy Wall Street bankers for the nation's economic ills, the real cause is far more insidious than a handful of selfish individuals--and may prove resistant to the Obama administration's ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Mar 26, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1