02/27/2009 - A new members-only organization has been created by the Smart Card Alliance to advance educational and professional development for smart card professionals. The program will also confer the Certified Smart Card Industry Professional designation on professionals who pass its examination.
02/04/2009 - Harry Markopolos, an investment expert, repeatedly warned the Securities and Exchange Commission about concerns he had with Bernard Madoff's investments, but the SEC ignored the warnings for a decade, Markopolos told a congressional committee.
02/04/2009 - The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) failed to act to stop the alleged fraud of Bernard Madoff, despite repeated and detailed warnings from a whistleblower, who made that assertion as he testified today before a congressional committee.
01/27/2009 - Banks in Mexico have spent over $200 million to upgrade security since 2003. Find out how improvements in CCTV coverage, increased training, and other measures have helped to reduce robberies.
01/21/2009 - The U.S. Treasury Department last Friday froze the assets of Osama Bin Laden's son as well as three other al Qaeda terrorists thought to have relations with Iran.