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UK banks looking into ‘next generation’ of digital cards to help combat online fraud
A new form of digitally-enhanced bank card featuring an unpredictable three-digit security code is currently being analysed by UK banks and financial institutions as a way of combating increasing levels of fraud, according to security firm Gemalto. The technology, which has been dubbed the "next generation" of payment...
UK banks given seal of approval by financial regulator who blast key EU financial pillars
LEADING UK banks have been given a welcome boost by a European Union financial test while others key institutes in the eurozone have been savaged. The Bank of England welcomed the results of the European Banking Authority’s (EBA) stress test which laid bare the full scale of Europe’s banking crisis. Barclays,...
N Korea could be linked to cyber-attacks on banks, security firm says
A top cyber-security firm is investigating whether North Korea could be linked to attacks on banks in recent months. Symantec said it had evidence that the same group attempted to steal money from a bank in the Philippines, one in Vietnam and Bangladesh's central bank. It also said the rare malware deployed was similar to...
SENSATIONAL CLAIM: Greece’s economic collapse is BRITAIN’S fault and our banks should pay
GREECE'S catastrophic economic collapse is Britain's fault, a charity has sensationally declared. The outrageous allegation was made by the Jubilee Debt Campaign, a UK-based charity which pushes for the debts of economically-struggling countries to be cancelled without payment. On the eve of the decision to give...