TransUnion Launches Predictive Credit Scoring
Credit rating agency TransUnion has launched a tool that uses the predicted payment behavior of consumers to help credit card issuers develop card programs and offers.
Scotiabank Buys E*Trade Canada
Scotiabank is to double its presence in the Canadian online investing market with the acquisition of E*Trade Canada for C$444 million (US$442 million). The all-cash deal is subject to regulatory appro...
$75bn NFC Transactions Predicted by 2013
The gross transaction value of payments made via Near Field Communications (NFC) contactless devices for relatively low-cost items such as tickets and food will exceed US$75 billion globally by 2013, ...
IT Glitch Wipes Out Some London Contactless Transit Cards
Transport for London (TfL)
A 19-year-old New Zealander who was accused of stealing millions of dollars has been let off without a conviction, despite pleading guilty to hacking into servers across the world. IKEA Germany has renewed a contract for processing services from TeleCash, a German card processor owned by First Data.
Citi has launched a global service which enables its corporate clients to use digital identi...
London and the South-East of England are the UKÆs key hotspots for fraudulent account applications across all product types, according to CI...
Thales UK, a subsidiary of French security and defense electronics firm Thales, has signed an agreement to buy encryption specialist <...
New Delhi-based Oxigen Services has launched OxiCash , a prepaid stored-value æwalletÆ, which can be accessed either via a cellphone or PC....
DBS Bank, SingaporeÆs largest financial institution, is automating its fraud detection, compliance and anti-money laundering operations with software from Web Security Still Big Concern for Americans
Americans are increasingly worried about the safety of their identities and financial information online, according to a Mintel survey. Th...
Canada ranks number one worldwide in online banking adoption, according to ComScoreÆs survey of 37 countries
Canadian seniors are losing C$6.42 million (US$6.36 million) a year to identity thieves, according to Capital One. The credit card...
IT experts have issued a patch to resolve a security flaw in the Internet's Domain Name System (DNS) Website addressing system, the BBC reports.
A British bank employee has been sentenced to a nine-year prison sentence Gemalto says it has now issued over 1 million Internet banking smart card readers to UK custom...
Europeans have little appetite to use either cards or cellphones to make contactless payments, according to a study by Forrester Research. Of 14,345 European Internet users surveyed by Forrester, only...
The majority of Britons are not taking good care of their personal information in the home, despite the high risk of ID fraud, according to Holidaymakers Prefer to Get Cash at ATMs Abroad
The ATM is the most popular form of accessing cash abroad for British holidaymakers. Nearly a third (30 percent) of UK holidaymakers rely on foreign ATMs when they run out of their initial cash supply...
Fine for NZ Teen at Center of $24m Hacking Ring
IKEA Germany Processing Deal Renewed
Citi Launches Digital ID Management Service
UK Group Pinpoints Top Fraud Hotspots
Thales Buys Encryption Firm nCipher
Oxigen Launches India's First Stored-Value æWalletÆ
Singapore Bank Installs Crime Surveillance System
Canadians First in Online Bank Usage
Canadian Seniors Losing Millions to Fraud
Web System Security Flaw Fixed
HSBC Staffer Convicted for Attempted Ç90m Theft
Barclays Distributes 1m Web Security Card Readers
Contactless Holds No Allure for Europeans
Brits Leave Doors Open to Privacy Fraud