Financial Services Industry

ATM operators eye Linux as alternative to Windows XP

End support for XP is prompting them to seek out Windows alternatives

Big data funding spree continues

Cloudera raises another $160 million, Platfora snares $38 million

Most ATMs will remain on Windows XP after Microsoft’s pulls plug on OS

Less than 40% of U.S.'s 425,000 ATM systems will have migrated off Windows XP

Startups vie to evaluate credit risk using Facebook profiles

Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto reportedly found

Newsweek tracks down reclusive scientist who according to another report denied any involvement with Bitcoin

Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox files for bankruptcy with debts of $63.6 million

Mt. Gox has filed for bankruptcy, its lawyer told Japanese media at the Tokyo District Court

Bloomberg clamps down with data-access policies after scandal

The financial data and news company develops in-house access controls after controversy over journalists seeing client information

EMV smartcards offer security benefits even without PIN, Visa says

Chip cards can help eliminate counterfeit fraud, Visa exec says

Banks push for tokenization standard to secure credit card payments

Tokenization addresses gaps in EMV smartcard standard, says indsutry group

Bitcoin price plunges as Mt. Gox says flaw in protocol allows fraud

The Mt. Gox bitcoin exchange said it will suspend withdrawals from bitcoin wallets it holds until the bug is resolved