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Singapore to empower police to stop voluntary bank transfers to scammers

Singapore's Ministry of Home Affairs is opening consultations on new rules that would empower the police to order banks to restrict the banking transactions of people who refuse to believe that they are being scammed.

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Banks and technology firms unite to test corporate digital IDs

The UK Government-backed Centre for Finance, Innovation and Technology (CFIT) has teamed up with leading banks and technology firms to test digital verification as a means to combat spiralling levels of economic crime.

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Mastercard debuts Payment Passkeys in India

Mastercard is to debut its Payment Passkey service in India, bringing biometric authentication to online shopping.

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Visa in talks over £700m Featurespace acquisition - Sky News

Visa is in talks with Featurespace about a £700 million acquisition of the British financial fraud fighting outfit, according to Sky News.

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Crooks use progressive web apps for new phishing scam

Security researchers have identified a new phishing technique using progressive web applications (PWAs) to target customers of banks in Eastern Europe.

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Bank of Ireland warns of worrying surge in investment scams

Bank of Ireland is warning of a surge in investment fraud, describing it as the most concerning trend in evolving scam tactics.

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Keir Starmer and Prince William used in deepfake crypto scam

Crooks are circulating AI-generated deepfake videos of Prince William and UK prime minister Keir Starmer on Facebook and Instagram to dupe viewers into scam cryptocurrency investments.

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MAS collaborates with banks and tech firms on quantum security

The Monetary Authority of Singapore has gathered a consortium of banks and technology partners to study the application of Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) as a defensive mechanisim against the threat posed by super-fast computing power.

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Cybercriminal J.P.Morgan brought to justice

A prolific cybercriminal operating under the online monicker J.P.Morgan has been arrested following a co-ordinated international police investigation.

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Australia moves one step closer to roll out of Confirmation of Payee

Australian Payments Plus (AP+) and the Australian Banking Association (ABA) have completed the design specs for a new national Confirmation of Payee service, providing another layer of protection against scammers.

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Santander circulates deepfakes to raise awareness of scam threat

Santander has launched a campaign to demonstrate the threat to consumers from 'deepfake' videos circulating on social media platforms.

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CommBank halves customer scam losses

Australia's Commonwealth Bank says it has cut customer scam losses in half in FY24 through a combination of new anti-scam technologies, cross-industry collaborations and customer education.