Cyber Security

23 Nov 16 @ 09:23

The European Banking Authority (EBA) has brought forward proposals for how it will implement what is called strong customer authentication (SCA). Visa has warned that new European rules on e-commerce... read more

15 Nov 16 @ 09:29

Human fallibility is now one of the biggest risks that banks and financial institutions must manage in mobile financial services (MFS), according to a new report from the Risk Mitigation... read more

09 Nov 16 @ 12:34

Contactless card fraud has made headlines this year. In this post we take a look at some of the key myths and offer explanation to the realities. No. 1 myth: ... read more

07 Nov 16 @ 11:33

US fraud levels are rising across all payment card products, according to First Annapolis’ semi-annual survey of major card issuers, but changes in fraud write-offs vary by product. Survey results1... read more

04 Nov 16 @ 13:35

A new Android malware Trojan has surfaced and is ripping through the entire banking sector in the US and Europe by appearing as a Flash Player App. The Android malware... read more

04 Nov 16 @ 11:46

Most big high street banks are beginning to use biometric authentication to give customers a more convenient way to check their account balance or make payments. However, one big question... read more

03 Nov 16 @ 14:00

Demand for different types of biometric authentication has risen significantly since 2014, with iris scanning moving ahead of fingerprint technology to the top of the 2016 Future Password Index (FPI).... read more

31 Oct 16 @ 09:00

North American regulators have unveiled a new cybersecurity standard to bolster the ability of the country’s largest banks to withstand a major cyberattack, a move aimed at protecting the US... read more

28 Oct 16 @ 17:42

The Financial Services Agency of Japan is set to decide on what will be a landmark decision on the status and securitisation of PokeCoins, the virtual currency used to breed... read more

25 Oct 16 @ 08:38

Card fraud losses incurred by banks and merchants on all credit, debit, and prepaid general purpose and private label payment cards issued worldwide reached $21.84 billion last year when global... read more

21 Oct 16 @ 11:48

To encourage the continued growth of e-commerce, merchants and issuers around the globe need intelligent tools to distinguish between good and bad transactions, all while minimizing disruption to consumers at... read more

21 Oct 16 @ 11:10

As e-commerce and e-commerce fraud continues to expand, online payment security is a top concern for merchants and consumers, according to a new report from American Express. The 2016 American... read more