All articles by Isabella Grotto

Isabella Grotto

Voice biometrics key to fighting fraud – Opus and Validsoft

Biometric voice systems could prove an invaluable weapon in the fight against mobile payments fraud, according to a new study launched jointly today by advisory firm Opus Research and technology company Validsoft.

UK payday lenders to face tougher regulation under the FCA

The UK’s Financial Conduit Authority (FCA) has recently outlined plans to crack down on the country’s payday loan industry when it takes over as the new consumer credit watchdog in April 2014.

Red announces deployment of ATM fraud software

Red, a fraud prevention and payment services provider, has announced that US debit and ATM network Pulse has deployed Red Prism real time, scoring engine as part of its debit protect fraud mitigation service upgrade.

NAB moves to Amazon cloud

National Australia Bank (NAB) has announced a shift in its public-facing web site from its own servers and onto Amazon’s web services cloud.

Axis Bank upgrades mobile banking app

Axis, India’s eighth largest bank by assets, recently announced the launch of its new mobile banking app 2.0 to try and attract more customers.

New Jersey Sun National Bank opts for Pogo mobile payments

US bank Sun National has announced it will use Pogo to expand the payment services offered to its small businesses and merchants.

Bank Muscat launches new credit card with Oman Air

Bank Muscat, the largest bank in Oman by assets, has recently unveiled a co-branded credit card, created in collaboration with Oman Air, the Sultanate’s national airline.

Financial brands struggle to make the cut in Interbrand’s Best Global Brands 2013, but card issuers outperform competitors

For the third year in a row the number of financial brands included in consultancy Interbrand’s Best Global Brands has fallen, from 12 in 2012 to 11 in 2013.

Increasing demand for cash points to substantial growth to hit global ATM market – RBR

There will be a 44% increase in the number of ATMs worldwide between 2012 and 2018, raising the global number of ATMs to 3.7m.

Barclays announces closure of Coventry call-centre

Barclays has revealed plans to close its call-centre in Coventry shortly after the announcement of a long-term plan to computerise significant amounts of its processes.