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UK consumers urged to secure passwords & digital assets
Storage

UK consumers urged to secure passwords & digital assets

UK households urged to tighten password habits and plan for digital inheritance as cyber threats rise and online assets grow.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • 2 days ago
Infoblox completes Axur buy to boost digital risk protection
Firewalls

Infoblox completes Axur buy to boost digital risk protection

Infoblox widens its cyber security reach with Axur deal, adding AI-powered takedown tools to hunt phishing, impersonation and dark web threats.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • 2 days ago
8x8 adds AI tools & live analytics to Platform for CX
Unified Communications

8x8 adds AI tools & live analytics to Platform for CX

8x8 upgrades Platform for CX with AI Studio, live queue dashboards and silent mobile authentication to cut integration delays and login friction.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • 2 days ago
AI shopping boom puts checkout under pressure
Data Analytics

AI shopping boom puts checkout under pressure

Agentic commerce is pushing payments into the spotlight as AI shortens shopping journeys and makes checkout friction more costly.

By Risa Huang • 5 min read • 2 days ago
Digital identity: How it powers APAC's fintech boom
Data Protection

Digital identity: How it powers APAC's fintech boom

Digital identity is accelerating APAC's fintech expansion, helping firms cut fraud, speed onboarding and widen access across fragmented markets.

By Edmund Ng • 6 min read • 2 days ago
Bolster AI launches marketplace monitoring & takedowns
Phishing

Bolster AI launches marketplace monitoring & takedowns

Bolster AI rolls out Marketplace Monitoring & Takedowns to help brands target counterfeit listings, unauthorised sellers and scam-linked digital goods.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • 3 days ago
ICBA names six firms to ThinkTECH accelerator cohort
Data Analytics

ICBA names six firms to ThinkTECH accelerator cohort

ICBA picks six firms for ThinkTECH accelerator as community banks seek AI, fraud controls and better payments tools.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • 3 days ago
Anthropic launches AI agents for financial services
Customer Relationship Management

Anthropic launches AI agents for financial services

Anthropic rolls out 10 AI agent templates for financial services, with Microsoft 365 add-ins, new data links and banking workflow tools.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 5 min read • 4 days ago
The 70% problem: Why checkout is still where eCommerce goes to die
Digital Transformation

The 70% problem: Why checkout is still where eCommerce goes to die

Merchants turn to tokenised checkout as EMVCo's Click to Pay promises faster online payments, lower fraud and less cart abandonment.

By Suzana Kordumova • 3 min read • 4 days ago
ICANN opens new domain ending applications for 2026
Digital Transformation

ICANN opens new domain ending applications for 2026

ICANN launches 2026 application round for custom internet endings, widening access to multilingual domains and tighter brand control.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • 4 days ago
Group-IB named a Leader in Gartner cyberthreat report
Malware

Group-IB named a Leader in Gartner cyberthreat report

Group-IB secures top Gartner ranking as analysts single out its unified platform, dark web monitoring and fraud intelligence for early attack warnings.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • 4 days ago
FinScan adds stablecoin screening to Payments platform
Crypto

FinScan adds stablecoin screening to Payments platform

FinScan extends Payments platform to screen stablecoin transfers and digital wallets, aiming to give firms one compliance setup across all rails.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • 4 days ago
PropellerAds flags cloaking in 2026 ad safety report
Malware

PropellerAds flags cloaking in 2026 ad safety report

PropellerAds report shows cloaking caused 68.1% of Q1 suspensions as 36,085 campaigns were rejected in the latest ad safety review.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • 4 days ago

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CBI posts 14% revenue rise as payment services grow
Fintech

CBI posts 14% revenue rise as payment services grow

CBI posts 14% revenue growth as payment and data services surge, with Name Check and CBILL driving a 2025 EBITDA margin of 21%.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • 3 days ago
KnowBe4 expands Asia push amid rising email threats
Data Protection

KnowBe4 expands Asia push amid rising email threats

KnowBe4 deepens Asia expansion with cloud email security push as leaders warn AI-driven social engineering is fuelling higher breach risk.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • 3 days ago
FIS & Anthropic launch AI agent for bank crime probes
Fintech

FIS & Anthropic launch AI agent for bank crime probes

FIS and Anthropic team up on Financial Crimes AI Agent for banks, aiming to cut anti-money laundering checks from hours to minutes.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • 4 days ago
Visa expands AI payments testing to Canadian issuers
Data Protection

Visa expands AI payments testing to Canadian issuers

Visa widens AI payments testing in Canada, enlisting BMO, CIBC, RBC, Scotiabank and TD to trial agent-initiated transactions with real cards and merchants.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • 4 days ago
UK consumers claim GBP £3.5bn in friendly fraud refunds
Fintech

UK consumers claim GBP £3.5bn in friendly fraud refunds

UK banks and retailers face mounting losses as 6.5 million consumers secure GBP £3.5 billion in refunds through friendly fraud, survey finds.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • 4 days ago