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IBM unveils USB stick to fight online banking fraud

IBM has unveiled a prototype USB stick designed to secure online banking transactions against malware and man-in-the-middle attacks.

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Jeffco CU implements PhoneFactor authentication system

Colorado-based Jeffco Credit Union is using phone-based authentication technology from Positive Networks to protect its online customers from phishing scams.

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Apacs talks up take-up of online card security schemes

Cardholder take-up of the MasterCard SecureCode and Verified by Visa online authentication services has increased by 600% over the past two years, according to stats from UK payments group Apacs.

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SafeNet to release Egg PIN issuance system

US security firm SafeNet is gearing up to launch an online PIN issuance system that was developed in partnership with UK Web banking outfit Egg.

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SunGard adds IdenTrust digital certification to AvantGard

SunGard is incorporating digital authentication technology from IdenTrust into its AvantGard treasury management product.

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TD Waterhouse Discount Brokerage rolls out voice verification system

Canada's TD Waterhouse Discount Brokerage has introduced a voice authentication system which will be used instead of questions to verify the identity of clients over the phone.

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China Merchants Bank signs for PerSay voice authentication technology

China Merchants Bank (CMB) is implementing voice authentication technology supplied by Israel-based PerSay which it will use to verify the identity of customers calling its contact centres.

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Barclays extends use of card readers for online bankers

Barclays is extending the use of Gemalto handheld chip and PIN devices, letting online customers use the readers to authenticate large value transactions and international payments, after reporting zero fraud among the first million users.

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Lloyds TSB chooses IdenTrust to secure Bacstel-IP customers

UK bank Lloyd TSB is to use IdenTrust authentication technology to provide corporate customers with secure access to the Bacstel-IP payments platform.

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Banco Sabadell partners Vodafone for staff mobile signature system

Spanish banking group Banco Sabadell is teaming with Vodafone to set up a system that enables its staff to sign documents electronically using their mobile phones.

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Brits unconvinced by phone-based ID

UK consumers don't feel safe accessing their bank accounts over the phone, with 80% believing there are security gaps in current identity verification methods, according to research conducted by Harris Interactive.

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Brazil's Banco Itau deploys Vasco authentication technology

Brazil's Banco Itau is rolling out multi-factor authentication technology from e-security outfit Vasco to 1.6 million users of its retail Internet banking service.

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Vasco to sell card authentication readers directly to end users

Digital security outfit Vasco is to sell its two-factor authentication devices direct to the consumer via high street retailers and online markets such as eBay.

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NCipher reports bid approach

Shares in nCipher soared in morning trading after the UK encryption technology vendor said it has received "a number of preliminary approaches" for its business.

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Precise Biometrics gets SKr5.7m grant for EU authentication project

Sweden's Precise Biometrics has been awarded a research grant worth SKr5.7 million to participate in an EU-funded project to develop an advanced identity management system that combines fingerprint biometrics and cryptography

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Customers don't want authentication devices, says Abbey

Despite continuing security concerns, two thirds of customers do not want their bank to provide chip and PIN-style authentication devices, according to UK high street bank Abbey.

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Arab Bank signs for Vasco authentication technology

Jordan-based Arab Bank is rolling out multi-factor authentication technology from e-security firm Vasco to provide its customers with secure access to its new Internet banking service, Arabi Online.

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Vasco enters Japan with Mizuho deal

Japanese Mizuho Bank is rolling out multi-factor authentication technology from e-security firm Vasco to users of its retail Internet banking service, Mizuho Direct.

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Oberthur bids for Swedish smartcard outfit XPonCard

French smartcard vendor Oberthur Technologies has made a SKr704 million (EUR76 million) cash bid for Swedish rival XPonCard.

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Nationwide to dish out Xiring smart card readers

Nationwide Building Society has contracted with French vendor Xiring for the provision of over one million handheld authentication devices which it will begin rolling out to its online retail banking customers this spring.