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“Grey Nickel” threat targeting banking, crypto, and payment platforms

16 Jun 25 @ 16:19

A growing wave of AI-enabled cybercrime is exposing critical weaknesses in the remote identity verification systems used by financial institutions worldwide, according to new intelligence from biometrics specialist iProov. The... read more

Cookie theft: Cybercriminals exploit browsers for payment fraud

05 Jun 25 @ 11:58

Cybercrime is evolving – and so is the scale of the threat. New research from cybersecurity firm NordVPN reveals that a staggering 94 billion cookies have been stolen through malicious... read more

J.P. Morgan launch Account Confidence Score

20 May 25 @ 15:48

As corporate payment ecosystems grow more digitised and complex, the spectre of fraud looms larger than ever. In response, J.P. Morgan Payments has unveiled its latest innovation: the Account Confidence... read more

Cybercrime escalates: NatWest and Coinbase reveal scale of attacks

15 May 25 @ 15:40

The financial sector is confronting a surge in sophisticated cybercrime  threats, as two leading institutions – NatWest and Coinbase – reveal the staggering scale of digital attacks they face. In... read more

Debunking five common encryption myths

15 Apr 25 @ 13:30

Encryption has a fascinating history that spans thousands of years, but it has become deeply ingrained into our business psyche with the development of public-key cryptography in the 1970s, which... read more

Deepfake fraud has increased by 2,137% over the last 3 years

21 Feb 25 @ 11:38

The financial sector is facing an unprecedented surge in AI-driven fraud, with deepfake-related attacks increasing by a staggering 2,137% over the past three years. This alarming statistic, highlighted in a... read more

10 cybersecurity stats for 2025 and how to protect yourself

13 Feb 25 @ 09:00

Cyber threats are intensifying in 2025, with both the frequency and cost of these attacks growing at an alarming rate. What was once confined to rare and advanced attacks have... read more

The rise in importance of cybersecurity – A $2 trillion opportunity

21 Jan 25 @ 14:13

As cybersecurity threats grow in sophistication, the global addressable market for cybersecurity is expected to skyrocket to $2 trillion, ten times its current size. This exponential growth is fuelled by... read more

Are you ready for DORA? Deadline looms…

13 Jan 25 @ 19:11

The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) is set to reshape the EU financial services landscape, introducing comprehensive security requirements to bolster the sector’s cyber resilience. Effective from 17 January 2025,... read more

Preparing for DORA: A strategic guide for Financial Institutions

18 Dec 24 @ 11:48

As the January 17, 2025, deadline for the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) draws near, financial institutions across the EU are under pressure to enhance their cybersecurity and operational resilience.... read more

World’s first Cybercrime Index sheds light on global hotspots

27 Nov 24 @ 19:53

In a ground breaking development for cybersecurity, researchers have unveiled the first-ever World Cybercrime Index, ranking countries by their contribution to global cybercrime threats. Published in the journal PLOS ONE,... read more

Future-ready ecosystem: UK payments national vision

15 Nov 24 @ 16:01

The UK government has unveiled its National Payments Vision, a forward-looking framework designed to position UK payments as a global leader in payments innovation. This ambitious plan, underpinned by cutting-edge... read more

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ETC Mining and the anatomy of a crypto scam

02 Mar 26 @ 11:25

Three months ago, I was approached by marketing representatives of ETC Mining, who paid $2,500 in Bitcoin for native advertising placement. On the surface, the ... more

Takeover talk swirls as PayPal’s valuation slumps

24 Feb 26 @ 12:45

After a bruising year on the public markets, PayPal has become the subject of early-stage takeover interest, underscoring how sharply sentiment has shifted arou... more

Visa and Mastercard accelerate agentic payments through bank pilots

18 Feb 26 @ 13:35

The race to define the next phase of digital commerce via agentic payments has moved decisively into the banking mainstream. [caption id="attachment_57882"... more

Swift launches new framework for cross-border payments

09 Mar 26 @ 14:45

SWIFT has introduced a new international payments framework aimed at significantly improving the speed, transparency and predictability of cross-border retail t... more