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Welcome to the new world of the physical data theft

11 Nov 24 @ 17:13

Amid ongoing and seemingly increasing incidences of fraud, it has been alarming to learn of a new wave of data theft of late. And it isn’t digital. I should be... read more

3 million UK consumers may be synthetic identity fraud creations

28 Oct 24 @ 18:23

A new report delves into the escalating problem of synthetic identity fraud, often termed the “Frankenstein” fraud due to its complex construction of identities from real and fabricated data. This... read more

The state of payments authentication, regulation and compliance around the world

28 Oct 24 @ 17:47

The Global Payments Report 2025 by Ravelin offers a comprehensive overview of the evolving regulatory landscape in payments, highlighting significant developments in authentication, compliance, and fraud prevention worldwide. The report... read more

Super Apps – do they have an identity crisis?

22 Oct 24 @ 18:14

Open Banking, Open Finance and embedded finance and how the digital wallet and Super App are at the beating heart of the evolution of payments and banking services. When so... read more

AI-driven ID Fraud: The battle against financial crime

08 Oct 24 @ 16:48

As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to impact industries, the financial services sector faces a growing threat from AI-driven ID fraud. A recent report, “The Battle Against AI-Driven Identity Fraud“, highlights... read more

Improved identity and authentication management leads to higher revenue

13 Sep 24 @ 09:43

Data from The Barmard Institute reveals[1] an average of 70.19% of consumers dropped out of transactions last year. 25% of those dropping out citing information security concerns as a reason... read more

Identity orchestration: beyond mitigating risk to multiple benefits

12 Sep 24 @ 15:52

As fraud risk rockets and regulations tighten, customer identity and authentication management (CIAM) is top-of-mind for banks, financial services firms and insurers (BFSIs). Netcetera’s Martin Zeisel says comprehensive, properly-orchestrated CIAM... read more

Finance and technology heavyweights join coalition to fight economic crime

02 Sep 24 @ 09:04

Some of the world’s leading finance and tech firms have come together to form a new industry coalition in the UK to fight economic crime through digital verification, the Centre... read more

New Data Wallet launched by Tim Berners-Lee

31 Jul 24 @ 16:25

Inrupt, a company led by Sir Tim Berners-Lee, best known for inventing the World Wide WEB, HAS announced the launch of its Data Wallet. Enterprises and governments use the technology... read more

Card fraud projected to rise 21.5% as AI-linked fraud bites

25 Jul 24 @ 10:13

2024 data from Merchantsavvy projects[1] that fraud related to payment cards will rise by 21.5% to hit $43.47 billion by 2028 as new forms of fraud such as Synthetic ID,... read more

If digital ID doesn’t work, what do we do next?

19 Jul 24 @ 10:00

As deepfaking and synthetic ID skyrocket, we ask if digital ID is as secure as claimed – and what else might provide transaction security if digital ID ends up being... read more

Banks and FI’s should switch to orchestrated ID and authentication management

18 Jul 24 @ 10:09

That there is a raft of new regulation on authentication and identity management coming is not in question, but what about the impact and how banks, financial services providers and... read more

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Visa brings stablecoin settlement into the US Mainstream

17 Dec 25 @ 13:28

Visa has taken a decisive step towards embedding stablecoins into core financial infrastructure, launching US-based settlement in Circle’s USDC for participat... more

Barclays makes first strategic move into stablecoin infrastructure

07 Jan 26 @ 15:24

Barclays has taken its first direct step into the stablecoin ecosystem, investing in US-based clearing and settlement platform Ubyx. [caption id="attachmen... more

Deutsche Bank brings Wero to the mainstream in Germany

18 Dec 25 @ 11:13

Deutsche Bank has taken a decisive step in Europe’s long-running effort to build a sovereign payments alternative, rolling out the full functionality of the W... more