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16 February, 2017
According to KPMG’s latest UK Fraud Barometer, 2016 saw a rise in cyber-enabled fraud. This is an increase of 1,266% on 2015 figures. Amid growing sophistication by fraudsters, Jeremy Cowan hears a call for better education and integration of cyber security and fraud management measures. (more…)
19 January, 2017
In recent months, machine learning has become somewhat of a buzzword, with major players such as Google highlighting the positive impact it can have for businesses. (more…)
11 January, 2017
Brazil, the U.K. and Mexico have been identified as the top three home countries affected by mobile fraud attacks in a new report published by Syniverse. The report uncovered that the top three countries where fraudulent calls originated are the US, Spain and Peru, while the country in which the most fraudulent calls terminated was […]
20 December, 2016
Starhome Mach, a provider of mobile inter-carrier roaming and M2M/IoT services, recently analysed the implications of the new EU regulations eliminating communications service providers’ (CSPs) ability to charge for roaming within EU borders. Permanent roaming and fair use issues are expected to have the greatest effect on CSPs’ bottom lines. (more…)
21 November, 2016
Mobile network operators have lost 20% of termination revenues to over-the-top (OTT) hijack in the last 12 months on average, with some operators losing more than 70%, according to a new survey conducted by anti-fraud specialist Revector. (more…)
10 November, 2016
More than half of the world mobile operators are losing more than half of their potential revenue from enterprise application to person (A2P) SMS traffic which bypasses network charging by using grey routes, according to recent research from Dialogue Communications. The company’s founder and chief executive, Hugh Spear, claims operators could generate up to US$15bn […]
08 November, 2016
WeDo Technologies has announced the results of its revenue assurance (RA) and fraud management (FM) survey, which highlights that the telecoms industry is gradually recognising the benefits machine learning can bring to RA and FM, but reveals there is still progress to be made. (more…)
20 October, 2016
BICS, a global wholesale carrier for voice, mobile data and capacity services, hasannounced the launch of its Voice Roaming Firewall solution, which automatically blocks incidents of voice fraud in roaming for its customers. (more…)
24 September, 2016
Following news that internet service provider Yahoo!’s 2014 data breach was far more serious than previously thought, with more than 500 million records stolen, there has been a rush to condemn the company. But a longer term question over its sale to Verizon may be the most pressing issue for Yahoo execs, writes Jeremy Cowan. The […]
03 August, 2016
Mahindra Comviva, has released mobiquity® Wallet 2.0. This second generation solution aims to offer digital wallet providers the flexibility to adapt quickly to evolving customer needs, meet business and regulatory expectations and focus on monetisation strategies. (more…)
