Major European financial infrastructures join forces against cyber threats
by Ben Poole
Active exchange of information planned between financial infrastructures, Europol and Europe's cybersecurity agency.
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Minimizing Payment Fraud
Background
One of the biggest sources of fraud in most organisations is payment fraud. Typically the biggest sources of payment fraud are from: cheques particularly in accounts payable and disbursement accounts. In the US, in 2014, 77 per cent of organisations were subject to attempted or actual cheque fraud*;… Read more about Minimizing Payment Fraud
ACA makes payment and fraud risk assessment service available
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The service's consultants includes specialists in payment fraud, cybersecurity, and technology risk.
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The network is designed to combat payments fraud, centralise payments, and unlock organisational efficiency.
SWIFT publishes 2019 attestation rate for Customer Security Controls Framework
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CTMcast - 9 January: Weekly review
by Jack Large
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The Qatari Islamic bank will use the tool to try to intercept fraudulent activities before they happen.
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by Ben Poole
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