KPMG warns of ‘technology-savvy’ wolves in sheep’s clothing, calls for integrated cyber security and fraud controls

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

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What strategies should operators adopt to prevent telecoms fraud?

$38 billion. That’s how much telecoms fraud is costing the industry annually. Scams that originated from calls initially took the form of impersonators. But, says Graham Moore, product director at

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Countries with most mobile fraud attacks identified in Syniverse report

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

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Telkom Indonesia selects Haud for SS7 firewall and managed services

Telkom Indonesia has chosen HAUD to provide A2P SMS monetisation and SS7 security managed services to create new sources of revenue and improve subscriber experience.

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Yahoo! fails to explain delayed news of 500m data hack, as questions mount on Verizon sale

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

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TelePacific selects Teoco to optimise call routing

Teoco has been selected by  TelePacific Communications to deploy its Acuité solution to optimise the routing of domestic and international calls thereby improving call quality metrics and reducing termination costs.

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Congo registers strong demand for international and cross-border money transfers

A recently concluded workshop on the Future of Money Transfers conducted by TerraPay in coordination with ARTF in Brazzaville and Pointe-Noire established that global digital payment rails would create new

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Experian launches new open plug-and-play platform for fraud and identity services

Experian®, a global information services company, unveiled the fraud and identity industry’s first open platform designed to catch fraud faster, improve compliance and enhance the customer experience.

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MEF launches new programme to tackle US$2bn fraud loss and grow mobile messaging market

Global mobile trade body Mobile Ecosystem Forum (MEF) has published the A2P Messaging Fraud Framework, the first release from its new industry programme The Future of Messaging.

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It’s all about global risks, fraud and rewards in Lisbon

For years I’ve been hearing about the annual WeDo Technologies User Group Summit (#WUGS16) in Portugal, says Jeremy Cowan. This year I kept the diary clear for long enough to accept their

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