22 Apr 20 @ 15:51

Ripple filed a lawsuit on Tuesday that accuses streaming giant YouTube of turning a blind eye to scams that have defrauded consumers. In a complaint filed in San Francisco federal court,... read more

20 Sep 18 @ 14:56

Initial coin offerings, or ICOs, are a recent craze in the cryptocurrency world. Despite being just a couple of years old, ICOs have managed to attract a lot of attention.... read more

16 May 18 @ 13:30

With recent questions over cyber security, cyber crimes and the security of online personal data, many people are becoming wary of how their online presence can endanger their finances, and... read more

27 Mar 17 @ 12:42

The surge in Bitcoin price has led to an uptick in related crimes during the first three weeks of March, just as the cryptocurrency was moving to integrate into conventional... read more

16 Jan 26 @ 13:37

As global scam losses climb beyond $400bn annually, payment fraud is evolving faster than the controls designed to stop it. Against this backdrop, Scamnetic is repositioning its patented IDeveryone technology... read more

05 Sep 25 @ 10:40

At an international anti-fraud convention in Singapore this week, even seasoned professionals discovered how easily they could be duped. Attendees were invited to scan a QR code to “skip the... read more

01 Apr 25 @ 16:11

A new global fraud report from  Revolut has cast a stark spotlight on the persistent role of social media platforms – particularly those owned by Meta – as enablers of... read more

02 Jul 24 @ 16:12

Decision-makers from payments businesses across the UK have identified APP fraud (Authorised Push Payment) as the top threat to both their businesses and consumers. This is according to the first... read more

20 Jun 23 @ 13:14

Sky News has obtained a letter to the UK prime minister that technology companies must contribute to the cost of an online fraud “pandemic” that is undermining international investor confidence... read more

16 Jun 23 @ 11:30

Generative AI and, more specifically AI based chatbots such as ChatGPT, have continued to dominate headlines and amaze consumers this year. With their rise in popularity and usage, there are... read more

25 Nov 19 @ 15:35

As Black Friday continues to grow in popularity, online shoppers are more likely to be the victim of cyber-attacks, a new report from Kaspersky has revealed. E-commerce attacks targeted directly... read more

27 Sep 19 @ 12:56

The finance industry prevented £820 million of unauthorised fraud in H1 2019, up 14% on the previous year, according to the latest figures from UK Finance. This is equivalent to £2... read more

11 Oct 18 @ 08:54

There is no doubt that lack of trust in the payment system remains a fundamental obstacle to a cashless society. Research shows that consumers are now more concerned than ever... read more

17 Sep 26 @ 16:57

Artificial intelligence is transforming online fraud from a collection of individual scams into something resembling an industrialised criminal supply chain, allowing attackers to operate at unprecedented speed and scale. New... read more

19 Aug 26 @ 15:12

Artificial intelligence is rapidly changing the economics of online fraud, allowing criminals to automate attacks, exploit stolen identities and test compromised payment credentials at a scale that would previously have... read more

05 Aug 26 @ 16:37

Visa has agreed to acquire Israeli behavioural biometrics specialist BioCatch in a $2.4 billion all-cash transaction, marking one of the payments giant’s largest investments in fraud prevention as financial institutions... read more

09 Jul 26 @ 21:02

Open Banking payment fraud continues to remain significantly lower than across the wider UK payments industry, despite increasingly sophisticated scam techniques and a gradual rise in overall fraud volumes, according... read more

06 Jul 26 @ 20:31

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has unveiled proposals that could significantly reshape the mobile payments landscape by requiring Apple and Google to give app developers greater freedom to... read more

30 Jun 26 @ 07:05

Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds Banking Group, Nationwide Building Society, NatWest Group and Santander UK are working with UK Finance in the development of a voluntary digital verification service that could transform... read more

22 Jun 26 @ 19:58

Google has launched legal action against a sophisticated cybercrime operation accused of using artificial intelligence to conduct large-scale phishing attacks, marking one of the most significant private-sector interventions yet against... read more