Identity

05 Jul 17 @ 13:35

Is mobile money a haven for money launderers? There have been a number of developments in the international financial system in recent decades that have made finding, freezing and forfeiting... read more

05 Jul 17 @ 08:59

FICO has released its annual interactive map of European card fraud, which shows that card fraud losses for 19 European countries hit approximately €1.8 billion, a new high. The UK... read more

04 Jul 17 @ 12:58

The bank Vs FinTech screen scraping argument just got worse as the EBA (European Banking Authority) rejected an amendment to the Payment Services Directive (PSD2) proposed by the European Commission designed to allow the... read more

28 Jun 17 @ 09:55

The vast majority of consumers—93%—prefer biometrics over passwords for authenticating payments or other financial services. This comes as no surprise, as using biometrics is more secure and eliminates the hassle... read more

26 Jun 17 @ 15:50

73% of financial crime professionals in UK financial services believe that the 4th EU Anti-Money Laundering Directive will make it easier for firms to prevent money laundering a survey of... read more

26 Jun 17 @ 13:09

The Open Banking evolution continues to unfold. Banks risk disintermediation if they do not carefully 1) choose their customer-interaction business model role, and 2) use application programming interfaces (APIs), according... read more

20 Jun 17 @ 10:57

Trustwave has released its 2017 cybersecurity report which reveals the top cybercrime, data breach and security threat trends from 2016. The report reveals both good and bad news in the world... read more

14 Jun 17 @ 16:55

A new report from Consult Hyperion, forecasts that European financial institutions could face fines totalling €4.7 billion in the first three years under the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).... read more

01 Jun 17 @ 13:58

E-commerce fraud as a percent of sales dollars has been declining across the board, except for two industries, since the first quarter of 2016. However, fraud losses still account for... read more

01 Jun 17 @ 09:23

New research suggests that the rapid digitisation of consumers’ lives and enterprise records will increase the cost of cybercrime via data breaches to $2.1 trillion globally by 2019, increasing to... read more

30 May 17 @ 11:21

Visa announced enhancements to its Verified by Visa service, designed to make online purchases more secure by helping ensure payments are made by the rightful owner of the Visa account.... read more

17 May 17 @ 12:55

Just days after a coalition of 56 FinTech vendors lobbied the European Banking Authority in a strongly worded petition regarding the practice of Screen Scraping, The European Banking Federation (EBF) is asking the... read more