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4 Priorities for Banks to Secure Digital and Mobile Channels

During the pandemic, the number of data breaches has increased drastically: cyberattacks targeting banks have even grown by 238 percent. This fraud surge goes hand in hand with the growing use of the mobile and digital banking channels. While this trend

Project Management Security

Sensible Daten mit Penetration Tests schützen

Der Begriff Cybersecurity ist nicht mehr wegzudenken für alle, die sensible Daten auf ihrem Computer oder in ihrem Netzwerk haben. Das geht im besten Fall weiter, als bloß ein gutes Antiviren-Programm und sichere Passwörter einzuführen. Ein guter Schutz vor Angriffen

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Stronger Mobile Application Security Is the Key to Revenue Growth

Financial institutions have been moving towards expanding digitisation for years, offering remote banking services, and prioritising the customer experience in digital platforms. In 2020, however, the COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically accelerated this shift. With less access to bank branches, the

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Swiss National Bank, SIX Launch the Secure Swiss Finance Network for Data Sharing

The Swiss National Bank (SNB) and SIX Swiss Exchange are launching the Secure Swiss Finance Network (SSFN) communication network to further improve the resilience of the financial system against cyber risks. It is aimed at secure, flexible and resilient data

Payments Security

PostFinance Selects FICO to Protect Nearly 3 Million Debit Cards With AI

Analytics software firm FICO announced that Switzerland’s PostFinance will protect nearly 3 million debit cards with the FICO® Falcon® Platform, an AI-powered payments card protection system. PostFinance, the financial institution of Swiss Post, will use the Falcon Platform to manage

Regtech Security

Financial Crime Compliance at Financial Institutions Globally Reaches US$213.9 Billions

LexisNexis Risk Solutions, a global data and analytics company, has released its annual True Cost of Financial Crime Compliance Global Report. The results derived from the comprehensive survey of 1,015 financial crime compliance decision makers at financial institutions including banks

Canada Funding Security

Canadian ID Verification Firm Trulioo Raises US$394 Million, Valued at US$1.75 Billion

Trulioo, a Canadian global identity and business verification provider, announced that it has completed a US$394 million Series D round at a US$1.75 billion valuation. The Series D round was led by TCV, a growth equity firm, with participation from

Funding Payments Security

Dutch Payments Security Firm Fraudio Secures US$3.3 Million in Seed Funding

Fraudio, a Netherlands-based payments fraud prevention startup, announced that it has raised US$3.3 million during a seed funding round. Investors in this round are the founders of FinTech companies Stone and SaltPay, VCs BiG Start Ventures and BYND Venture Capital,

Funding Security USA

E-Commerce Fraud Prevention Firm Forter Secures US$300 Million Funding

Forter, a U.S.-based integrated fraud prevention platform for e-commerce, announced that it has raised US$300 million in Series F funding round. The announcement comes six months after the company completed its US$125 million Series E round, almost tripling the valuation

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FINMA Permits Chip Scanning and Geolocation for Digital Onboarding

The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) now allows the scanning of chips embedded in biometric identity documents as part of the digital onboarding process. The changes come into force on the 1st of June 2021. Additionally, FINMA will allow