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US Justice Department launch criminal probe into Bitcoin price manipulation

30 May 18 @ 16:40

The US Justice Department is reported to have opened a criminal probe into whether traders are manipulating the price of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, dramatically ratcheting up US scrutiny of... read more

The Internet Security Threat Report 2018

30 May 18 @ 13:35

The Internet Security Threat Report notes that from the sudden spread of WannaCry and Petya/NotPetya, to the swift growth in coinminers, 2017 provided us with another reminder that digital security... read more

Fraud wars: how can biometrics help win the card fraud battle?

25 May 18 @ 13:57

Fraud and fighting fraudsters is a complex and ever-evolving challenge. As consumers change the way they pay, fraudsters change the way they steal. For banks to keep up, these new... read more

How is the on-demand economy impacted by fraud?

24 May 18 @ 17:31

The term on-demand refers to the way in which a good or service is sold as opposed to what is sold. The primary characteristic of on-demand is that the customer... read more

Smart Payments Association position on the RTS on SCA

23 May 18 @ 16:46

On 13 March 2018, the regulatory technical standard (RTS) on strong customer authentication (SCA) was finally published in the Official Journal of the European Union – some twenty months after... read more

Cloud scalability seduces the financial sector – but there are challenges

21 May 18 @ 20:58

The financial sector, while forging ahead in other areas of digital transformation, has been relatively slow to adopt the cloud and there has been good reason for it: banks have... read more

Windows 10 ATM Migration – ATMs set for another countdown shakeup

21 May 18 @ 16:46

A few  years ago, most banks and ATM network operators were breathing a sigh of relief as they completed their final ATM migration upgrade to Windows 7. Although ATM migration... read more

Digital transactions in Europe bombarded with a 30% increase in cyberattacks

18 May 18 @ 09:43

ThreatMetrix has announced new data revealing a 30% year-on-year increase in the volume of cyberattacks hitting Europe in the first quarter of 2018. The ThreatMetrix Q1 2018 Cybercrime Report: Europe Deep-Dive reveals evolving... read more

The evolution of online scams: 21 game-changing cyber crimes infograph

16 May 18 @ 13:30

With recent questions over cyber security, cyber crimes and the security of online personal data, many people are becoming wary of how their online presence can endanger their finances, and... read more

Is the Payments Industry ready for new PCI-DSS

10 May 18 @ 15:49

On June 30th 2018, new Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard requirements (PCI-DSS)  go into effect. This means that payment card acquirers, processors, gateways and services providers worldwide are working to implement... read more

Infographic: 16 Blockchain technology disruptions

02 May 18 @ 15:53

Blockchain technology is probably one of the most impactful discoveries in the recent history. After all, it has a massive potential to change how we handle online transactions. Despite some... read more

Financial Application Vulnerabilities Report

01 May 18 @ 09:56

The Financial Application Vulnerabilities Report, announces the findings of an annual report on the state of e-banking security by Positive Technologies. The report is drawn from audits performed by the company, finds that... read more

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Visa turns the card into an identity credential

12 May 26 @ 15:44

Visa has launched a new tap-based authentication technology that could reshape how banks verify customers in mobile banking environments. [caption id="atta... more

Banks to reinforce cyber defences as AI changes the threat model

22 Apr 26 @ 19:36

Banks are hardening their cyber defences as artificial intelligence begins to alter the economics of digital attacks. For financial institutions, the challenge ... more

Emerging markets accelerate the shift to cashless payments

30 Apr 26 @ 18:03

Cashless payments are becoming an increasingly important marker of financial modernisation across emerging market and developing economies, with new data from t... more