Risk & Compliance

13 Mar 15 @ 11:59

Experian has revealed that fraud detection rates have increased during the past year*, with around 50 frauds now being detected per 10,000 cases during Q4 2014 – compared to 40 frauds detected... read more

11 Mar 15 @ 17:33

Four out of five global retailers and other merchants failed interim tests to determine whether they are in compliance with payment card data security standards (PCI DSS), putting them at... read more

05 Mar 15 @ 10:59

Javelin Strategy & Research have published its 2015 Identity Fraud Study. 2014 was a mixed year in the fight against identity fraud, with some advances and some setbacks. The study found... read more

26 Feb 15 @ 12:36

Target has so far booked $162 million in expenses related to the data breach it suffered in late 2013 which saw thieves steal the card details of tens of millions... read more

23 Feb 15 @ 11:49

There are lots of ongoing discussions around EMV payments in the US; PIN versus signature, contactless, mobile payments (firmly back on the table after the introduction of Apple Pay), tokenization,... read more

20 Feb 15 @ 10:58

The longtime chief executive of American Express,Kenneth Chenault, refused for years to settle an antitrust case with the US government, vowing to fight even as the company’s top rivals cut deals.... read more

20 Feb 15 @ 09:10

A PwC survey of 175 CEOs of Banking & Capital Markets (BCM) organisations across 54 countries shows 92% are optimistic about their growth prospects over the next three years, despite... read more

13 Feb 15 @ 12:29

The Kaspersky Lab study ‘Financial Cyber Threats in 2014’ reports that 28.8% of phishing attacks in 2014 were intended to steal financial data from users. While carrying out their scams,... read more

12 Feb 15 @ 14:46

Whilst the EMV (Europay, MasterCard and Visa) bashing in the US continues to gather pace, US banks, credit card companies and retailers continue to invest heavily in the technology widely used in Europe. EMV... read more

02 Feb 15 @ 10:39

The Brand Finance Banking 500, conducted by leading brand valuation and strategy consultancy Brand Finance, and published in the February edition of The Banker, is a league table of the... read more

21 Jan 15 @ 09:50

During 2014 we saw several occasions of significant political figures from the UK having a bitcoin friendly stance – is this all set to change in 2015. UK Shadow Minister Chi Onwurah and Chancellor of... read more

03 Dec 14 @ 15:32

US retailer Target has failed to overturn the lawsuit brought against them by financial institutions over losses associated with last year’s data breach after a US judge has given  the go-ahead to... read more