Security

APP fraud losses overtake card crime in H1 2021

22nd September 2021

Losses to authorised push payments fraud topped card fraud for the first time in H1…

Too polite to say no: Losses from impersonation scams more than double in H1

13th September 2021

The public is being warned about a sharp increase in fraudulent calls, texts and emails…

Financial Crime is Up: Time to Strengthen Your Defenses

5th January 2021

The global disruption brought on by COVID-19 has exposed new cracks in banks’ security foundations….

Police and banks to extend fraud prevention scheme to online and telephone banking

9th September 2020

The Banking Protocol, a UK-wide scheme that enables bank branch staff to alert their local…

Visa uses AI to reduce declined transactions during service outages

26th August 2020

Visa is using real-time AI to help financial institutions manage transaction authorisations during service outages…

Cash machine hackers are getting better at stealing your money

25th August 2020

BY LILY HAY NEWMAN Sunday 23 August 2020 In the decade since the hacker Barnaby…

PayThink Pandemic’s move to online payments comes with a fraud spike

27th March 2020

Samuel Bakken Senior Product Marketing Manager, OneSpan Source The Coronavirus pandemic is pushing many consumers…

93% of mobile transactions blocked as fraudulent in 2019

30th January 2020

In a fascinating report, 93% of total mobile transactions in 20 countries were blocked as…

Ex-Barclays Antony Jenkins predicts demise of traditional banking

3rd December 2019

Former Barclays chief executive believes its the end of the banking world as we know…

One-fifth of UK adults impacted by card fraud in 2019

29th November 2019

Over a fifth (21%) of UK adults have had their payment card cancelled or replaced…

UK banks suffer five IT glitches a week according to Which?

27th November 2019

The UK’s banks experience five IT failures a week according to analysis by Which? with…

Threat actors demonstrate persistent interest in ATM malware

27th November 2019

As giant boxes of cash, it’s understandable that ATMs are magnets for nefarious activity. Like…