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MTN Uganda clarifies mobile money fraud rumours
MTN Uganda has been forced to call a press conference, with high-ranking executives from both MTN and Stanbic. Stanbic bank’s Managing Director, Patrick...
Relentless rise of ID fraud
Experian has revealed that fraud detection rates have increased during the past year*, with around 50 frauds now being detected per 10,000...
80% of global merchantsfail PCI DDS compliance test
Four out of five global retailers and other merchants failed interim tests to determine whether they are in compliance with...
$16 billion stolen from 12.7 million identity fraud victims in 2014
Javelin Strategy & Research have published its 2015 Identity Fraud Study. 2014 was a mixed year in the fight against identity...
Retailers hit hard by data breach expenses
Target has so far booked $162 million in expenses related to the data breach it suffered in late 2013 which...
US EMV payments: PIN or signature?
There are lots of ongoing discussions around EMV payments in the US; PIN versus signature, contactless, mobile payments (firmly back...
American Express loses antitrust lawsuit – appeal imminent
The longtime chief executive of American Express,Kenneth Chenault, refused for years to settle an antitrust case with the US government, vowing...
Cyber risk top CEOs’ list of threats to banking
A PwC survey of 175 CEOs of Banking & Capital Markets (BCM) organisations across 54 countries shows 92% are optimistic...