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02-Feb-12
Mobile Banking Guidance May Be Forthcoming

In response to the increased use of mobile banking applications among consumers, financial services industry regulators may soon release new guidance on how banks and other organizations should go about leveraging this trend, according to BankInfoSecurity....

Mobile Banking, Americas, Security, Mobile App, BankInfoSecurity

13-Jan-12
IT-business divide harming mobile banking security

Application delivery firm Akamai has called on financial institutions to review their business and IT alignment to ensure they don't fall victim to cyber attack, arguing that new digital channels are increasingly being launched by banks without a sufficient IT strategy behind them....

Mobile Banking, EMEA, Security, Mobile Malware, Akamai

11-Jan-12
Mobile Banking: Functionality, Security Top Demands

Mobile banking is on the rise, with 23 out of the United States' top 25 banks already offering some sort of mobile service. As smart phone and tablet usage grow, banks and credit unions will need to continue implementing and enhancing mobile technology, but they must focus on security and convenience....

Mobile Banking, Americas, P2P, Microsoft, Apple, Security

09-Jan-12
Challenges for lenders with mobile banking

A new report has implications for SA banks showing rapid adoption of mobile technology is changing relationships and presenting new challenges....

Mobile Banking, EMEA, First National Bank, South Africa, KPMG, Security, Nedbank, ABSA

15-Dec-11
NFC mobile threats on the horizon: What happens when we wave our wallets to pay?

Mobile payments predicted to reach $630 billion by 2014. All that money is too tempting of a target as a Lookout Mobile Security threat report warned; NFC trends like the mobile wallet will only encourage hackers....

NFC, Mobile Payments, Americas, Mobile Wallet, Google, USA, Security, Google Wallet, Hackers

15-Dec-11
Isis Secures Mobile Payments Platform as It Gears Up for Launch

Isis, the mobile payments venture formed by AT&T Mobility, T-Mobile USA and Verizon Wireless, announced the selection of digital security firm Gemalto to secure its mobile commerce platform as it gears up towards a 2012 rollout....

NFC, Americas, MasterCard, Mobile Wallet, Visa, Mobile Payment, Gemalto, USA, Security, American Express, Verizon Wireless, Discover, T-Mobile USA, Digital Coupons, AT&T Mobility

14-Dec-11
Experts see 'humongous' growth in mobile banking in Canada heading into 2012

Experts see 'humongous' growth in mobile banking in Canada heading into 2012. Most Canadians still aren't pulling out their phones to check their bank account balances and pay bills but experts and users alike expect a whole lot more will be doing so in 2012....

Mobile Banking, Americas, Canada, RBC, comScore, Online Banking, Security, CIBC, Scotiabank, ING Direct, TD, 2012

13-Dec-11
Google Wallet keeps too much data unencrypted - study

A study from digital forensics and security firm viaForensics found that NFC payment app Google Wallet kept too much data unencrypted, such as transaction history and credit card balances, when it rooted the device....

Americas, MasterCard, Mobile Wallet, Citibank, Google, Security, viaForensics, Google Wallet, Encryption

13-Dec-11
Mobile payment safer than credit card say consumers

Four times more consumers consider mobile payments safer than credit cards, and according to a survey in the US, the concern about credit card security has cost online merchants more than $100 billion in annual lost revenue....

Americas, Mobile Payment, Javelin Strategy & Research, USA, Security, Online Payment, PaymentOne
 
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