Smartphones now hold vast amounts of sensitive personal and financial data, including passwords private communications, and work-related data,…
Security
Live-stream sellers could face verification checks if their platforms are linked to e-commerce scams in Singapore. Authorities may…
Singapore will pilot a common prefix for official calls to help the public identify impersonation scams. The Singapore…
Singapore Parliament has passed a bill allowing penalties of up to S$10 million for designated online services that…
Visa has unveiled an updated security roadmap for Singapore’s payments sector as it responds to a shift towards…
Sumsub has introduced a fraud prevention starter kit after complex attacks jumped 180%. The tool uses onboarding data…
Banks can now use Visa’s enhanced A2A Protect service to identify risky transfers before funds leave customer accounts.…
The Financial Stability Board (FSB) has identified cyber risk as the most immediate financial stability concern arising from…
Across Asia-Pacific (APAC), cybercrime syndicates are increasingly employing decentralization strategies to evade detection and disruption, according to a…
Visa has upgraded its AI cybersecurity framework to help organisations find and fix vulnerabilities faster. The latest Visa…
Singapore recorded fewer scams in the first half of 2026 but victims still lost S$410.6 million. Reported cases…
Nacha has named Finastra a preferred partner for ACH processing, ISO 20022 and fraud controls. Finastra provides ACH…
Stablecoins and tokenised real-world assets are pulling banks, neobanks and other regulated institutions deeper and more willingly into…
The Singapore Police Force have disrupted more than 30,000 Apple iMessage accounts linked to scams since June 2026…
WhatsApp, Facebook, TikTok and other major platforms face tougher anti-scam requirements in Singapore. The Singapore Police Force (SPF)…
As Malaysian businesses process more data, rely on cloud services and digitalize core operations, internal threats are becoming…
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) will bring more banks onto COSMIC and widen the platform’s scope beyond…
Mastercard and Borderless.xyz are testing whether assurance signals can reduce compliance friction in cross-border stablecoin payments. The pilot…
Visa has struck a US$2.4 billion deal to acquire behavioural fraud intelligence provider BioCatch. The payments company will…
A fraudulent training course is using the names of the Institute of Banking & Finance (IBF) and the…