Fraud & Security

30 Jul 15 @ 10:30

While banking customers have already been able to use the voice control mode on the ING Netherlands app, now they can also make voice-activated payments leveraging voice biometric technology. A... read more

30 Jul 15 @ 09:30

The arrival of the new Payment Services Directive (PSD2) in the internal market repealing the current Payment Services Directive 2007/64/EC (PSD1) has been a closely monitored development since the publication... read more

29 Jul 15 @ 13:26

According to a very interesting article in the FT – two weeks after hackers broke into Sony Pictures’ computer systems, deleting important company files and exposing embarrassing emails, technology experts... read more

28 Jul 15 @ 13:26

Banking bosses say that a cyber attack is among their biggest fears, with nearly 80% of chief executives of financial services firms worrying about this potential risk. But five months... read more

23 Jul 15 @ 10:21

Consumer group Which? has warned that data from contactless debit and credit cards is at risk of being intercepted by thieves. All 10 credit and debit cards tested revealed some... read more

22 Jul 15 @ 13:44

Card fraud losses across 19 countries in Europe rose an average of 6% in 2014, according to a new report based on data from Euromonitor International. But the low overall rise... read more

17 Jul 15 @ 13:54

US authorities working with law enforcement officials abroad say they have shut down the Darkode online forum used by cybercriminals around the world and charged 12 people linked to the... read more

17 Jul 15 @ 13:35

A new report looks into generational change – particularly as it affects Gen X and Y, who together make up half of the global population . Their adoption of mobile... read more

16 Jul 15 @ 11:51

Following various high-profile encryption protocol vulnerabilities, the PCI Security Standards Council has published an out-of-schedule update to the PCI Data Security Standards (PCI DSS) and Payment Application Data Security Standard... read more

15 Jul 15 @ 10:40

Shortly after online banking customers in the UK were warned of a major phishing campaign using the notorious Dyre malware designed to steal financial data, the malware has resurfaced in a new iteration... read more

13 Jul 15 @ 11:46

GlobalPlatform, the organization which standardizes the management of applications on secure chip technology, has published a white paper, which introduces the Trusted Execution Environment (TEE) and examines its role in addressing an... read more

07 Jul 15 @ 14:41

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