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Court allows suit against bank for poor online security

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Court allows suit against bank for poor online security

A US couple who had thousands of dollars stolen from their online account have been given the go-ahead by a court to sue their bank for failing to provide adequate security.

Nigeria's InterSwitch deploys Gemalto authentication technology

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Nigeria's InterSwitch deploys Gemalto authentication technology

Bank-owned Nigerian e-payments firm InterSwitch is deploying Gemalto's Ezio authentication technology to secure customer transactions.

Hitachi unveils biometric vending machine

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Hitachi unveils biometric vending machine

Japanese electronics giant Hitachi has unveiled a vending machine that uses biometric authentication technology to enable customer to make payments simply by placing their finger over a scanner.

Gemalto ships 'optical authentication' device for German online market

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Gemalto ships 'optical authentication' device for German online market

Security vendor Gemalto has unveiled a combined one-time password generator and screen capture authentication reader for online banking that enables users to identify themselves by reading data displayed on their computer screen.

NAB introduces voice biometrics for phone banking

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NAB introduces voice biometrics for phone banking

National Australia Bank (NAB) has introduced biometric voice verification for its telephone banking customers.

Deloitte staff trial Visa card with built in OTP generator for IT access control

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Deloitte staff trial Visa card with built in OTP generator for IT access control

Deloitte employees are piloting a corporate Visa Barclaycard that includes technology for generating one-time passwords that can be used to remotely access the company's IT system.

Booming underground economy fuels online threats

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Booming underground economy fuels online threats

Separate studies published today by Symantec and Gartner show how the widespread use of phishing and malware kits, and the increasing sophistication of organised criminal groups, have led to an unprecedented number of active threats. Meanwhile, competition amongst criminals has led to dramatic falls in the price of compromised data in the underground economy.

Finextra weekly news review podcast

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Finextra weekly news review podcast

Fidelity acquires Metavante to create new payments and processing giant; the UK government considers adding Chip and Pin technology to its controversial ID card scheme; and EBA Clearing pushes ahead for November deadline for Sepa direct debits - it's all in this week's news review podcast.

Banks team with new UK e-crime unit to make first arrests

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Banks team with new UK e-crime unit to make first arrests

The UK's recently-formed Police Central E-crime Unit (PCeU) has made its first arrests, in cooperation with a "virtual task force" that includes members of the financial services industry. Nine suspects were arrested in southeast London yesterday in connection with money laundering, computer misuse and conspiracy to defraud using malware designed to compromise online bank accounts.

Vietcombank secures corporate online customers with Gemalto

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Vietcombank secures corporate online customers with Gemalto

Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam (Vietcombank) is rolling out EMV CAP compliant card readers from Gemalto to its corporate Internet banking customers.

Norwegians get mobile phone-based online banking login system

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Norwegians get mobile phone-based online banking login system

A new system that lets customers use their mobile phones to log onto online banking accounts has been launched in Norway.

Cryptomathic sues BBS for patent infringement

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Cryptomathic sues BBS for patent infringement

Security vendor Cryptomathic has filed a lawsuit in Oslo against Norway's BBS alleging patent infringement relating to the use of digital mobile signatures for Internet banking applications.

Spain's Caja de Extremadura rolls out Vasco authentication technology

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Spain's Caja de Extremadura rolls out Vasco authentication technology

Spain's Caja de Extremadura is rolling out EMV CAP compliant card readers from e-security outfit Vasco to its Internet banking customers.

Finextra launches Innovation Showcase

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Finextra launches Innovation Showcase

Finextra has launched the Innovation Showcase, a new feature on Finextra.com highlighting the most innovative financial technology developments over the past 12 months. Across a broad range of categories it showcases technologies that demonstrate uniqueness and impact, clever ways of solving a problem and projects at the leading edge of new industry trends.

Banque Populaire to issue Xiring card readers to Internet banking customers

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Banque Populaire to issue Xiring card readers to Internet banking customers

Banque Populaire in France is to equip 400,000 customers with Xiring's Xi-Sign card authentication reader for securing online banking and e-commerce.

Banks must ditch standard security questions - Symantec

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Banks must ditch standard security questions - Symantec

Banks are putting their customers at risk by using standard security questions, such as mother's maiden name, to confirm identities online or over the phone, according to Symantec.

Metrobank selects IBM for online banking authentication

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Metrobank selects IBM for online banking authentication

Philippines-based Metrobank has contracted with IBM for the implementation of a two-factor authentication system, using Vasco security tokens, for its online customers.

Aladdin agrees to private equity buy-out, merger with SafeNet

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Aladdin agrees to private equity buy-out, merger with SafeNet

Nasdaq-listed Israeli authentication technology vendor Aladdin Knowledge Systems has agreed to a $160 million takeover by a group led by private equity firm Vector Capital. The company will be merged with SafeNet, another of Vector Capital's portfolio companies.

US Federal agency urges authentication of all consumer accounts

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US Federal agency urges authentication of all consumer accounts

The Federal Trade Commission is calling on the US Government to extend two-factor authentication standards deployed by banks to all private sector organisations that maintain consumer accounts, in a bid to combat rising levels of ID fraud.

Co-op to issue Xiring card readers to online banking customers

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Co-op to issue Xiring card readers to online banking customers

Co-operative Financial Services has contracted with French vendor Xiring for the supply of 300,000 Chip and PIN authentication card readers which it will roll out to online banking customers.

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