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David Divitt

Senior Fraud Product Manager

VocaLink

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22 Jan 2009

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Time to open up about fraud

Robert Wardle, former director of the Serious Fraud Office, has been in the press recently calling for businesses to cooperate and report fraud; I believe this is most definitely the way the industry needs to move. Opening up this knowledge to the public allows three things to happen: public scrutiny, public pressure and cross-corporation sharin

30 April 2009 /security /regulation

Credit crunch is biting, but banks can fight back

Even the most optimistic of pundits aren’t really seeing the light at the end of the tunnel for the credit crunch yet. Organisations around the world have been forced to cut staff, share prices have fallen, and everyone it seems has an opinion on bankers’ bonuses. Banks and their employees, under more scrutiny than ever, are in a very difficult si...

25 March 2009 /security /payments

You've been a victim of fraud - what happens next?

There have been a number of studies published recently about consumer attitudes to online banking or shopping, and there is a persistent theme of consumers still being worried about security and fraud. There is a lot that banks can do to protect consumers from fraud, and the fraud detection and preventions tools on the market today are proven and

17 February 2009 /security /payments

Banks take fraud seriously

I feel I have to stand up for the banks when it comes to the fraud concerns of Faster Payments. True, some banks have implemented temporary solutions to manage fraud resulting from Faster Payments, but it is essential that people don’t misunderstand ‘temporary’ to mean ‘inadequate’. Banks have to review their fraud prevention tools and processes o...

22 January 2009 /security