04 Aug 14 @ 12:25

FICO has published its latest map of card fraud in Europe, showing that card fraud losses in 2013 for the 19 European countries studied reached €1.55 billion. This figure was... read more

21 Jul 14 @ 15:52

Global payment solution vendor ACI Worldwide is to acquire UK-based payment fraud prevention outfit Retail Decisions (ReD) for $205 million in cash. ReD’s suite of products includes solutions for merchants... read more

30 Jun 14 @ 10:35

Since the beginning of 2014, some of the UK’s main high street banks have reported losses of over £21 million from vishing attacks, where consumers are tricked into handing over... read more

26 Jun 14 @ 09:37

2014 Debit Issuer Study reveals increased usage, a renewed focus on fraud prevention and EMV issuance, and a resurgence of debit rewards linking merchant offers. Financial institutions weathered the Target... read more

05 Jun 14 @ 16:39

Tech giant IBM has patented a fraud prevention technique which analyses how users interact with websites to spot anomalous behaviour. According to IBM, its patented software will help businesses to... read more

29 Apr 14 @ 09:59

The average cost of cash handling for UK SMBs has reached more than £17.8 billion a year, or £3,638.57 per retailer, according to new research by payment service provider Sage... read more

04 Apr 14 @ 11:11

Despite a slight decrease in corporate payments fraud and a heightened interest in security risks, 2013 saw an increase in fraud specific to credit and debit cards as criminals and... read more

02 Apr 14 @ 09:35

Experian has revealed a significant rise in detected and prevented fraud attempts in H2 2013 as financial services providers push forward in the fight against credit application fraud. According to... read more

13 Mar 14 @ 16:07

While the mobile channel grows in importance and revenue for merchants, so does their fear of fraudulent attacks and the realization that combating that risk requires specialized tools. Those are... read more

12 Mar 14 @ 11:10

In this special supplement, PCM – in conjunction with Alaric, an NCR company and a global supplier of fraud prevention and payments processing products – outlines how banks and other... read more

18 Dec 13 @ 12:19

Leading fraud and risk management consultancy UK Fraud (www.ukfraud.co.uk) has drawn up a list of predictions for the coming year. Their fraud predictions for 2014 are: 1. The Cabinet Office... read more

13 Dec 13 @ 11:23

Jumio has revealed the top five ways that identity thieves and fraudsters target victims, in conjunction with the release of a new report entitled The Fraudsters Playbook. The Playbook includes... read more

12 Dec 13 @ 11:14

ReD and Worldline, Atos subsidiary for e-payment services, have announced a partnership to enrich Worldline’s payments and fraud solution. Through the partnership, Worldline will strengthen its current fraud management and scoring... read more

03 Dec 13 @ 11:51

NCR Corporation has taken the next step in the transformation of its Financial Services business, announcing that it had entered into a definitive agreement to purchase Digital Insight Corporation, a leader... read more

02 Dec 13 @ 11:50

A recent pan-European survey(1) on e-commerce companies to find out what measures they take to combat online payment fraud and what their expectations are in terms of fraud management has... read more

08 Nov 13 @ 13:06

Following the recent launch of its mobile wallet consultancy practice, risk and fraud prevention consultancy UKFraud (www.ukfraud.co.uk) has launched a range of analytical, consultancy and advisory services aimed at helping... read more

07 Nov 13 @ 12:51

FICO, a leading predictive analytics and decision management software company, has announced the availability of a proximity correlation service for credit and debit card issuers aimed at improving the safety of... read more

10 Oct 13 @ 10:03

As National Cyber Security Awareness Month continues, new data from the Global Trust Intelligence Network (The Network) confirms the growing use of mobile devices for banking and online shopping. Of... read more

16 Sep 13 @ 17:30

Global non-cash payments volumes are expected to top 333 billion transactions in 2012 after transactions grew by 8.8% in 2011, according to the latest available data from the World Payments... read more

03 Sep 13 @ 12:59

Alaric announced that North American Bancard, an industry leader in payment card processing, has selected Alaric’s Fractals fraud prevention and detection product, in a competitive pitch for the merchant acquirer’s fraud... read more