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The growth of contactless biometric payment cards has gained even more momentum in 2022. With recent launches in Morocco, and more on the horizon, it is an exciting time for the technology. But wha
Open Banking's global promise of data democratisation is in danger of faltering in Australia if policy-makers fail to address the needs of businesses. However if Open Banking bombs, the implications ...
Fraudsters have become adept at using deepfakes and have the potential to cause significant fraud losses with this terrifying technology. Learn how deepfakes are being used to defraud customers with e...
Make cybersecurity (part of) someone’s job Cybersecurity is far too important to be fitted in as, when and if somebody has the time. Ensure that cybersecurity is properly managed by making it (part o...
The world of consumer banking received an innovation boost when the EU regulation PSD2 enforced the rails for Open Banking. This disruptive force offers new ways to streamline payments and is predicte...
We live the time when garage inventions are not really possible anymore – everything truly great should be created by at least medium-size teams of top-professionals. Nowadays banks and fintechs have
Those working in the financial services are constantly facing a fraud dilemma that is unlikely to end, seeing fraud surge 24% during the COVID-19 pandemic alone. Financial institutions (FIs) are stil...
With increased digitalisation in emerging markets around the world, merchants have started to offer alternative payment methods in the hope that they will grow their market share and appeal to the cha...
As COVID hit businesses around the world, and shops were either closed or no longer accepting cash as the preferred method of payment, we saw a dramatic increase in payment card data volume. Fast-forw...
Following the events of the last year, there has been a significant focus on the dirty money that is circulating in the UK. Institutions of all kinds – including prestigious law firms and high profile...
While identity theft has been in the modern lexicon for decades, a newer, more insidious and faster-growing variant of identity fraud is taking hold in the U.S.—and it’s costing U.S. financial institu...
Over the last half decade, industry insiders around the world have watched cybersecurity budgets balloon astronomically to fight the ongoing threats facing businesses everywhere. The rise of ransomwar...