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European Central Bank report on card fraud in the euro area

01 Feb 22 @ 13:12

The latest version of the European Central Bank fraud report is now available. The report, Seventh report on card fraud, analyses trends in card fraud in 2019 as reported by... read more

Annual Future of Fraud Forecast predicts five key threats

24 Jan 22 @ 12:13

Experian has released its annual Future of Fraud Forecast, which reveals five fraud threats for the new year. With consumers continuing to take a digital-first approach to everything from shopping,... read more

UK failing in fight against economic crime report reveals

24 Jan 22 @ 10:26

Spotlight on Corruption, an anti-graft charity, says economic crime costs the UK hundreds of times more than the government spends fighting it each year. Spotlight on Corruption, says in its... read more

Stolen credit card darknet marketplace UniCC closes its browser

17 Jan 22 @ 12:11

The administrators of the largest illegal marketplace on the darknet, UniCC, renowned or indeed infamous for stolen credit cards, are retiring after making an estimated $358 million (£260 million). The... read more

2021 a record year for crime linked cryptocurrency wallets

17 Jan 22 @ 11:36

2021 has gone on record as being the year criminals used a record amount of cryptocurrency for illicit purposes, but the overall growth of digital asset markets outstripped the rise... read more

Cloud computing giants under scrutiny from Financial Services regulators

11 Jan 22 @ 10:42

The UK’s Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), which oversees financial stability, is to take steps to bolster banks on the cloud. Data storage is a systemic vulnerability just like financial risk. The regulator... read more

Why aren’t Banks getting the message on ISO 20022

10 Jan 22 @ 13:48

There is now some serious competitive pressure being placed on Banks to move to the new universal financial messaging standard ISO 20022. The overall shift in the payment industry to... read more

Cyber security and payments – Do we have a code red

06 Jan 22 @ 16:50

Traditional approaches to cyber security in payments aren’t working – and the recent huge rise in hacks and fraud proves it. James Wood says it’s time for a radical shift in... read more

As Christmas comes, it’s clear: we need better tools to fight massive payments fraud

17 Dec 21 @ 12:04

Fraud is going off the scale. PCM outlines how well current solutions are working, and what might work better. Even before the holidays have begun, the signs are not good:... read more

AML warnings raised at a third of UK EMIs as ‘major gateway’ for illicit funds

15 Dec 21 @ 10:04

Anti Money Laundering (AML) red flags have been indicated at more than a third of UK-licensed electronic money institutions (EMIs), according to Transparency International UK. Transparency International UK warned in... read more

Millions of payment card details found on dark web – USA and Visa hit hardest

02 Dec 21 @ 12:45

New analysis has observed over 4 million (4,481,379) payment card details, belonging to users across 140 countries, being traded on the dark web. The hackers were found selling payment cards information for... read more

The reality of cyber crime in Europe

30 Nov 21 @ 13:11

Are you aware of just how often real-world offences and cyber crimes are committed across Europe and which countries are most affected? TechRobot has carried out research on real-world crime... read more

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ETC Mining and the anatomy of a crypto scam

02 Mar 26 @ 11:25

Three months ago, I was approached by marketing representatives of ETC Mining, who paid $2,500 in Bitcoin for native advertising placement. On the surface, the ... more

Takeover talk swirls as PayPal’s valuation slumps

24 Feb 26 @ 12:45

After a bruising year on the public markets, PayPal has become the subject of early-stage takeover interest, underscoring how sharply sentiment has shifted arou... more

Visa and Mastercard accelerate agentic payments through bank pilots

18 Feb 26 @ 13:35

The race to define the next phase of digital commerce via agentic payments has moved decisively into the banking mainstream. [caption id="attachment_57882"... more

Swift launches new framework for cross-border payments

09 Mar 26 @ 14:45

SWIFT has introduced a new international payments framework aimed at significantly improving the speed, transparency and predictability of cross-border retail t... more