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European companies feel safer from but spending less on data security

23 May 19 @ 12:08

Digital transformation (DX) is fundamentally impacting the global economy and so is the changing face of data security, and Europe is no exception. Digital transformation facilitates new and transformative ways... read more

Two-factor authentication rated as safest by consumers

16 May 19 @ 07:27

Europeans are increasingly using smartphones and other forms of mobile technology to do their banking Consumers are highly conscious of security when they manage their money using devices, and there... read more

Consumers demand, but are wary of, new banking technology

15 May 19 @ 11:35

While consumers expect their banks to ensure that the latest banking technology is available, their rate of adoption does not necessarily meet the rate of innovation. Nearly a third (30%)... read more

Tech backlash begins? San Francisco to ban facial recognition

15 May 19 @ 08:32

San Francisco has voted to ban the use of facial recognition, the first US city to do so. The ban means its local police, transport and other agencies will not... read more

If cryptocurrencies are so safe – why do they keep getting hacked?

14 May 19 @ 11:40

As well as a raft of other high profile thefts of cryptocurrencies in the last few years, hackers recently stole $40 million worth of bitcoin from Binance, one of the... read more

Cost of a data breach study – Global overview

07 May 19 @ 11:34

IBM Security and Ponemon Institute have released the 2018 Cost of Data Breach Study: Global Overview. This year it conducted interviews with more than 2,200 IT, data protection, and compliance... read more

Report: The progressing threats of global cybersecurity

30 Apr 19 @ 12:10

Trustwave has released the 2019 Trustwave Global Security Report, which reveals the top cybersecurity threats, breaches by industry and cybercrime trends from 2018. The report is based on the analysis... read more

Social media: The new public square for fraudsters

26 Apr 19 @ 15:21

Twitter CEO, Jack Dorsey, spoke perhaps one of the most memorable references to social media when he dubbed it the new “public square.”  It is true that social media has... read more

Fraud & friction: Is the payments market ready for SCA

25 Apr 19 @ 08:59

The combat against fraud was an important and recurring topic at the recent MPE, and not without reason. Card-not-present (CNP) fraud remains a focal point of attention for merchants and... read more

Infograph: One in five payments are lost through 3D Secure

16 Apr 19 @ 10:57

Analysis by Ravelin of millions of global business transactions reveals 22% of payments are lost when authenticated using 3D Secure. Improved user experience alone won’t cut it – online sellers... read more

Genesis: The underground e-shop with digital doppelgangers to bypass anti-fraud solutions

15 Apr 19 @ 12:53

Kaspersky Lab has published the results of an investigation into Genesis, an e-shop that is trading over 60,000 digital doppelgangers, stolen and legitimate digital identities, making successful credit card fraud that much... read more

26% of UK consumers directly affected by identity theft

15 Apr 19 @ 11:38

According to new research commissioned by LegalShield, over a quarter of UK consumers (26%) have been directly affected by identity theft, including a company breach, whilst 17% know family members... read more

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ECB brings Central Bank money to tokenised market

23 Sep 26 @ 14:34

The European Central Bank has taken a significant step towards integrating distributed ledger technology with Europe’s core financial infrastructure, launchin... more

European E-commerce Hits €911bn as Payments Reshape Online Retail

21 Sep 26 @ 19:41

European e-commerce has broken through the €900bn barrier, underlining the growing importance of digital retail to the continent's economy while intensifying ... more

Inside A7: How Russia built a parallel cross-border payments network

24 Sep 26 @ 16:29

Russia’s attempts to circumvent Western financial sanctions have developed into a sophisticated parallel payments architecture combining traditional banking, ... more