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Four ways to dodge cybercrime when banking, shopping on mobile phones

: Category: Mobile Banking; Published: Monday, 09 May 2016 15:41

The nature of identity fraud is changing. With the rollout of smart chips in credit and debit cards making it more difficult to steal using cards themselves, thieves have their eyes on your data instead.

World Currency News

New £50m research centre for low-carbon transport opens in Coventry +
A £50m laboratory for low-carbon transport research opened today in Coventry. The Centre for Advanced Low-Carbon Propulsion Systems (C-ALPS) is… Read More
U.S. government sued for access to auto tariff probe report +
Imported automobiles are parked in a lot at the port of Newark New Jersey, U.S., February 19, 2019. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz… Read More
Jury finding upends Bayer's Roundup defense strategy: experts +
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bayer AG had hoped a new trial strategy focusing jurors on scientific evidence could stem a burgeoning… Read More
Europeans anxious about growing role of tech in society… but still trust AI more than politicians +
Europeans are feeling increasingly uncertain and insecure about the pervasive role of technology in society, according to a new report.… Read More
Slowing New Zealand GDP to Rattle Post-Fed NZD/USD Rally +
Trading the News: New Zealand Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Updates to New Zealand’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) report may rattle… Read More
Future of Payments Will Be Largely Invisible With Connected Devices +
Imagine a future where you walk into a store, pick out the items you want to buy, put them in… Read More
Here’s where the UK’s last remaining mines are still being operated – and where others are planned +
For decades, coal mining in the UK was the backbone of the economy and stimulated regions including the North of… Read More
European airlines add support for Google Pay • NFC World +
Air France, KLM, EasyJet, Lufthansa and Ryanair have all begun adding support for Google Pay, enabling flyers to save their… Read More
Gold, EURUSD Test Resistance as USD Goes into FOMC on Back Foot +
Gold, EURUSD, US Dollar Talking Points: - Today at 2PM ET brings the March FOMC rate decision[1]. All eyes will be… Read More
Australia's AMP scraps short-term bonuses to avert possible board spill +
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia’s AMP Ltd (AMP.AX) on Wednesday said it will not pay short-term bonuses to most executives, a move… Read More
Mammut uses NFC to create next generation customer experiences for outdoor sports fans • NFC World +
CONNECTING TO CUSTOMERS: Mammut is the first outdoor brand to use NFC to link physical products to an immersive digital… Read More
RSI Risks Overbought Signal as OPEC Scraps April Meeting +
Oil Talking Points Oil extends the advance from the previous week even as the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries… Read More

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Digital Currency News

Square is Hiring | You Can Be Paid in Bitcoin if You Want +
Twitter and Square founder Jack Dorsey has always been bullish in his Bitcoin views. So it’s no surprise that his… Read More
Lightning Loop Lets Users Empty Lightning Channels Without Closing Them +
Lightning Labs, the development team working to grow the Lightning Network, just released the alpha version of a new protocol… Read More
A Privacy-Focused Bitcoin Cash P2P Exchange Is Coming to Bitcoin.com +
Bitcoin.com has always been on a quest to promote Bitcoin adoption. Our educational resources, forums, newsdesk, and other services reflect… Read More
Ex-NATO Secretary General Bullish on Blockchain as He Partners With Swiss Startup +
Swiss blockchain startup will get expertise sharing from three-time Danish prime minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen... Read More
Extra, Extra, Read All About It: Binance Lite Australia Lets Aussies Purchase Bitcoin At Newsstands +
Binance's “cash-to-bitcoin” project in Australia is the latest in a string of crypto-made-easy initiatives by the ever-expanding exchange. ... Cryptocurrency exchange… Read More
Backed By US$44M In Funding Singapore Crypto Exchange Startup Ecxx Gears Up For Launch +
Image: Bitcoin, PxHere.com Singapore-based startup Ecxx Global Private Ltd. will launch its digital asset exchange on March 21 with more… Read More
QuadrigaCX’s Legal Representatives Create Affected Users Committee +
Law firms Miller Thomson and Cox & Palmer have established a committee to help provide guidance in representing affected clients… Read More
Polymath Partners with SeriesOne for Security Token Issuance +
Security token platform, Polymath, has reportedly partnered with digital securities fundraising platform, seriesOne, to give customers “end-to-end” solution for security… Read More
It’s 2019 and IBM Is Still Trying to Find a Use Case for Blockchain +
IBM claims that six banks will issue stablecoins using its World Wire protocol which is based on the Stellar network.… Read More
Leading Electronic Components Distributor Avnet Now Accepting Crypto +
Avnet has incorporated BitPay as a payment method. Step two is making its own wallet. ... On Tuesday, March 19, Fortune… Read More
Bitcoin Accepted as Payment Option by Major US Electronics Company +
Avnet[1] has become the latest major enterprise to begin accepting payment in bitcoin and other cryptocurrency. On March 19, 2019,… Read More
Cryptopia Outlines Rebate Plan And Trading Resumption Timeline +
The exchange has given affected users Cryptopia Loss Markers as a record of stolen funds, but there’s still a long… Read More

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ATM

An ATM -- Or an unpatched and easily hacked PC
Almost any cash machine in the world could be illegally accessed and jackpotted with or without the help of malware. Security… Read More

Cash-In-Transit

Don't Get Caught with Your Pants Down
In Oregon not too long ago we again hear the typical story about the risks of secure transport. It was… Read More

Markets & Metals

Bad Time to Be a US Bank
U.S. bank stocks are getting dumped like it's 2011. Shares of Bank of America and Morgan Stanley plummeted by 13% apiece… Read More

Banking

Banks are swamped with hundreds of tech CVs: here’s the new way to stand out
Tired of carefully massaging your CV for every job posting, then waiting as your application is buried under a pile… Read More

Currency

New Money/Old Money: A look back at the newest U.S. hundred dollar note
"New money" became a literal term as the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank released the latest revision of its venerable $100… Read More

Cards & Payments

INFOGRAPHIC: 77 Facts About Cybercrime You Must Know
As a society, we cherish our right to privacy, maybe more than anything else. Sharing is great, and we all… Read More

Digital Currency

An Explanation of What Bitcoin Is
When most people hear about Bitcoin, whether for the first or the tenth time, they ask one simple question: “What… Read More

Mobile Banking

Do All Banks Need A Mobile App?
The new federal guidelines on mobile security held a few surprises, especially for small banks. Perhaps the biggest curveball was the… Read More

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New £50m research centre for low-carbon transport opens in Coventry +

U.S. government sued for access to auto tariff probe report +

Jury finding upends Bayer's Roundup defense strategy: experts +

Europeans anxious about growing role of tech in society… but still trust AI more than politicians +

Slowing New Zealand GDP to Rattle Post-Fed NZD/USD Rally +

Future of Payments Will Be Largely Invisible With Connected Devices +

Here’s where the UK’s last remaining mines are still being operated – and where others are planned +

European airlines add support for Google Pay • NFC World +

Gold, EURUSD Test Resistance as USD Goes into FOMC on Back Foot +

Australia's AMP scraps short-term bonuses to avert possible board spill +

Mammut uses NFC to create next generation customer experiences for outdoor sports fans • NFC World +

RSI Risks Overbought Signal as OPEC Scraps April Meeting +

Digital Currency News

Square is Hiring | You Can Be Paid in Bitcoin if You Want +

Lightning Loop Lets Users Empty Lightning Channels Without Closing Them +

A Privacy-Focused Bitcoin Cash P2P Exchange Is Coming to Bitcoin.com +

Ex-NATO Secretary General Bullish on Blockchain as He Partners With Swiss Startup +

Extra, Extra, Read All About It: Binance Lite Australia Lets Aussies Purchase Bitcoin At Newsstands +

Backed By US$44M In Funding Singapore Crypto Exchange Startup Ecxx Gears Up For Launch +

QuadrigaCX’s Legal Representatives Create Affected Users Committee +

Polymath Partners with SeriesOne for Security Token Issuance +

It’s 2019 and IBM Is Still Trying to Find a Use Case for Blockchain +

Leading Electronic Components Distributor Avnet Now Accepting Crypto +

Bitcoin Accepted as Payment Option by Major US Electronics Company +

Cryptopia Outlines Rebate Plan And Trading Resumption Timeline +

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