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AI4CYBER launches as EU wide cybersecurity research consortium

09 Jan 23 @ 17:33

The newly launched AI4CYBER Consortium will work on AI-based security solutions to ease the life of system developers and operators in managing robustness, resilience and response against sophisticated cybersecurity threats... read more

Coinbase settles $100 million anti money laundering failures fine

05 Jan 23 @ 15:59

Coinbase has settled on a $100 million fine and improvements package with regulators for anti money laundering failures. The package includes a backlog of more than 100,000 unreviewed transactions and... read more

Danske Bank hit with $2 billion penalty in US money laundering probe

14 Dec 22 @ 12:31

Danske Bank, Denmark’s largest bank, has been found guilty of defrauding US banks through money laundering, and will pay a $2 billion penalty. The bank pleaded guilty in the US... read more

Cost-of-living crisis set to fuel fraud

13 Dec 22 @ 16:38

New research shows 43% of financial services organisations expect the cost-of-living crisis to increase the risk of financial crime and fraud over the next 12 months, as scammers target vulnerable... read more

A good week for the payments industry crime fighters

24 Nov 22 @ 16:45

It has been a good week for the guardians of the payments industry. We are very often writing of the upward trends in fraud and the latest channels to be... read more

More than 60% of financial apps are not protected from malware injections

21 Nov 22 @ 17:14

Promon, responsible for uncovering the critical Android vulnerabilities StrandHogg and StrandHogg 2.0, has discovered a new malware threat to Android’s worldwide userbase. Promon tested 384 financial services apps available on... read more

The current state of enterprise blockchain

17 Nov 22 @ 18:04

Enterprises use a permissioned blockchain — known as an enterprise blockchain — to speed up business processes, improve transparency, and reduce costs. The private nature of enterprise blockchains makes them... read more

Growth in APP fraud expected to double by 2026

17 Nov 22 @ 14:02

APP fraud (Authorised Push Payment) losses are on the rise and expected to climb to $5.25 billion across the US, UK and India by 2026 — a record CAGR of 21%... read more

Feature: Time for Brazil to get Real?

16 Nov 22 @ 18:09

With a young, dynamic population and a growing economy, Brazil is a hot market for global payments players. But will endemic fraud problems and technical challenges blunt its attraction? There’s... read more

E-commerce falling and fraud among consumers rising as buyers tighten belts

11 Nov 22 @ 10:55

Faced with high inflation and soaring energy prices, consumers are turning to their darker sides and scamming e-commerce retailers in order to get free products, according to an analysis published... read more

US banks pay $1 billion in ransomware in 2021

10 Nov 22 @ 17:00

US banks have reported they have collectively made more than $1 billion in ransomware-related payments in 2021 — more than double the amount from the previous year and the most... read more

Study reveals password usage still dominates financial services

07 Nov 22 @ 18:02

The FIDO Alliance published its second annual Online Authentication Barometer, which gathers insights into the state of online authentication in 10 countries across the globe. New to the Barometer this... read more

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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

Credit’s next competitive frontier beyond top of wallet

12 Mar 26 @ 18:21

For years, the credit card industry has pursued a simple ambition: to become the card a consumer reaches for first. [caption id="attachment_52085" align="a... more

Visa tests the foundations of agentic payments in Europe

17 Mar 26 @ 15:03

Visa is moving to bring agentic commerce closer to commercial reality, launching a new programme with banks across the UK and Europe to test how artificial inte... more