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Citi and Wells Fargo invest in digital ID firm Socure

Citi and Wells Fargo have joined a $35 million funding round for machine learning-based digital identity verification firm Socure.

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Standard Bank acquires 35% stake in TradeSafe

Standard Bank has acquired a 35% equity stake in digital escrow company TradeSafe Escrow, providing a means for buyers and sellers to mitigate transaction fraud.

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Criminal gangs cash in on software bug at Santander US ATMs

US police have arrested dozens of suspects who exploited a bug in Santander ATMs to cash out funds using fake and prepaid debit cards.

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Barclays reports 66% spike in scams

Barclays is reporting a 66% increase in scams for the first six month of this year, as criminals take advantage of lockdown pressures to line their pockets.

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Experian handed over the details of 24 million SA consumers to a fraudster

Credit brueau Experian has suffered a data breach that exposed the personal details of 24 million South African consumers and almost 800,000 businesses.

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Banks unfairly rejecting refunds to fraud victims claims Which?

Many victims of bank transfer fraud are being treated unfairly or inconsistently when trying to get their money back, a new Which? report reveals, as it presses for the industry reimbursement scheme to be made mandatory.

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Westpac to send branch staff real-time scam alerts

Westpac is implementing new scam-detection technology across its branch network to protect against a spike in fraudulent transactions since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Capital One fined $80m for massive 2019 hack

Capital One has agreed to a $80 million fine from US regulators over a 2019 hack which exposed the personal information of more than 100 million customers and applicants.

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FinGo adds test and trace capability to vein mapping payment app

Biometric vein mapping from FinGo is to be used by Manchester cocktail bar and restaurant The Alchemist to provide proof-of-age, payments and test and trace capabilities through a simple scan of the user’s finger.

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Bank of Ireland fined for cyber security failings

Ireland's Central Bank has imposed a €1.66m fine on Bank of Ireland (BoI) for a regulatory breach that saw one of its subsidiaries transfer more than €100,000 to a hacker that had illegally accessed a client's email account.

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Banking app Dave hit by data breach

American banking app Dave says a data breach at third party provider Waydev has exposed the personal information of its 7.5 million users.

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ECB to focus attention on bank outsourcing, legacy tech and IT board representation

The European Central Bank says EU financial institutions have an over-optimistic view of their IT resilience and resistance to cyber threats owing to an undue reliance on outsourcing and legacy wiring.