Fraud & Security

06 Nov 19 @ 09:53

UK consumers are keen to use biometric verification in a wide range of circumstances from online shopping and banking to confirming their age at a pub and even voting in... read more

05 Nov 19 @ 15:34

A survey by Compass Plus has revealed that while millennials rely heavily on their mobile phones, they consider them one of the least secure payment methods. The results show that... read more

05 Nov 19 @ 13:47

The 10th of January 2020 marks the date that the banking and payments industry cannot afford to ignore. It is the date the Fifth Anti-Money Laundering Directive (5AMLD) will become... read more

28 Oct 19 @ 17:06

Senior executives, commentators and analysts all agree – a workable digital identity is key to next-generation payments. Without functioning digital ID, the payments revolution will stall. But as state-sponsored national... read more

25 Oct 19 @ 09:20

The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), a division of intelligence agency GCHQ, 2019 report revealed that the scheme Operation Haulster automatically flagged details of more than 1 million stolen credit... read more

11 Oct 19 @ 11:32

Armor has released its annual Black Market report which shows that cybercrime-as-a-service is thriving, with cybercriminals staying ahead of the game by offering a raft of new goods and services... read more

11 Oct 19 @ 09:51

In 2019, Europe’s Revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2) dominated the conversation around payment regulation. However, there are a number of countries with parallel regulations already in place or in plan.... read more

08 Oct 19 @ 15:51

Although contactless payments are one of the UK’s greatest banking innovations, research from IDEX Biometrics has revealed that consumers are still highly concerned about the threat of contactless fraud. In... read more

07 Oct 19 @ 11:58

Businesses have been investing heavily in their cybersecurity infrastructure. However, mobile devices and mobile security in most organisations remain an unprotected asset – an easy way in for opportunistic cybercriminals.... read more

30 Sep 19 @ 09:32

INFORM and BigML have agreed to terms on a preferred partner program to further ingrain best practice machine learning algorithms to the daily fight against financial crime with RiskShield. Both... read more

27 Sep 19 @ 12:56

The finance industry prevented £820 million of unauthorised fraud in H1 2019, up 14% on the previous year, according to the latest figures from UK Finance. This is equivalent to £2... read more

19 Sep 19 @ 15:37

Armor has released its annual Black Market report 2019 which shows that cybercrime-as-a-service is thriving, with cybercriminals staying ahead of the game by offering a raft of new goods and... read more