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Friendly fraud drives up merchant costs, report finds
Customer Relationship Management

Friendly fraud drives up merchant costs, report finds

Merchant prices are being pushed higher as friendly fraud and chargeback costs intensify, with more than 83% reporting rises over three years.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • This month
Asia-Pacific telecoms push AI monetisation at roundtable
Robotics

Asia-Pacific telecoms push AI monetisation at roundtable

Operators in Asia-Pacific are under pressure to find new revenue as AI services and 5G-Advanced reshape telecoms economics.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • This month
Asia-Pacific digital economies face highest identity fraud
Data Protection

Asia-Pacific digital economies face highest identity fraud

Remote onboarding is leaving Asia-Pacific's most digital markets exposed, with Indonesia seeing the highest identity-fraud signals in Shufti's data.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • This month
Truecaller & Route Mobile expand business messaging
Software-as-a-Service

Truecaller & Route Mobile expand business messaging

The tie-up broadens verified customer messaging for multinational brands, tapping Truecaller's 500 million monthly users through Route Mobile's global network.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • This month
Visa strengthens AI defences amid new era of cyber threats
Data Protection

Visa strengthens AI defences amid new era of cyber threats

Visa is pouring billions into AI defences as regulators demand safer, auditable systems to counter faster cyber threats and fraud.

By David Shilovsky • 6 min read • This month
Betting platforms hit by bot attacks during World Cup
Gaming

Betting platforms hit by bot attacks during World Cup

World Cup betting traffic has become a target for denial-of-service campaigns, with one European operator hit by 19 million malicious requests.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
LexisNexis & Promon team up on mobile fraud defence
Gaming

LexisNexis & Promon team up on mobile fraud defence

Fraud teams will gain extra app-level signals as the firms combine mobile protection with identity intelligence to catch tampering and abuse.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last month
Wultra raises EUR €6.8m in Series A led by Seventure
Software-as-a-Service

Wultra raises EUR €6.8m in Series A led by Seventure

Cybersecurity group Wultra will use the funding to expand its digital identity platform as banks face rising AI-driven fraud and quantum risks.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month
Norton warns of winter surge in scam attacks in NZ
Malware

Norton warns of winter surge in scam attacks in NZ

Winter brings a sharp rise in crypto, impostor and tech support fraud, with older Kiwis and travellers among the main targets.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month

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Google Cloud expands Spanner for AI & multi-model data
Hybrid Cloud

Google Cloud expands Spanner for AI & multi-model data

Businesses can now run transactional, graph and vector workloads together as Google broadens Spanner for AI applications across clouds and on-premises.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • This month
YEO Messaging taps ReconIQ to enter US banking market
Data Protection

YEO Messaging taps ReconIQ to enter US banking market

Banks could use continuous identity checks to curb rising takeover fraud, as the tie-up opens YEO Messaging to US financial institutions.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • This month
UK to allow digital ID apps for alcohol age checks
Data Protection

UK to allow digital ID apps for alcohol age checks

Certified apps could spare shoppers from carrying passports or driving licences as the UK moves to widen alcohol age checks from autumn 2026.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • This month
Norton adds scam checks to Claude across all tiers
Data Protection

Norton adds scam checks to Claude across all tiers

Scam checks are now available to Claude users across all tiers, as Norton embeds its Genie tool to flag suspicious messages and links.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • This month
Shufti named leader in age verification & estimation
Gaming

Shufti named leader in age verification & estimation

Rising regulatory scrutiny is pushing more buyers towards layered checks, after Liminal named Shufti a leader in age verification and estimation.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • This month
Australian banks lag on strict DMARC email protection
Data Protection

Australian banks lag on strict DMARC email protection

Most customers still face avoidable phishing risk, as 59% of Australian banks lack the strict DMARC setting that blocks spoofed emails.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • This month
Scotland cyber event aims to boost women in security
Cybersecurity

Scotland cyber event aims to boost women in security

Women's underrepresentation in cyber has prompted a Scotland-wide push to widen the talent pipeline as the sector expands 20% in a year.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • Last month
Curve uses BigQuery Graph to tackle fraud networks
Data Analytics

Curve uses BigQuery Graph to tackle fraud networks

Automated graph-based checks saved Curve about USD $12 million in fraud losses in 2025 as it mapped linked accounts, devices and cards.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last month
Phishing-resistant authentication can prevent tax-time fraud
Multi-factor authentication

Phishing-resistant authentication can prevent tax-time fraud

Fraudsters are exploiting tax season by stealing credentials and filing bogus returns, putting Australian refunds and ATO accounts at risk.

By Anthony Caruana • 5 min read • Last month