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For the people of Brazil, the semi-final match in the 2014 World Cup was a mesmerizing event. True, the opposition was as fierce as you can get – no one in his right mind wants to play against Germany...
The payments world is all abuzz about the potential of biometrics to solve many of the serious payment security issues we now face. Not only does biometric authentication – be it voice, iris or even A...
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Earlier this month the Dutch central bank DNB issue a warning to banks across the country about the potential pitfalls of dealing with Bitcoin-related businesses. The issues raised are regularly expre...
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Around the second week of April, most of the security websites were inundated with news related to an interesting term called "Heartbleed ". I was intrigued by the term and went on to resear...
Earlier this week, the British Bankers' Association (BBA) called for greater collaboration between UK banking institutions, claiming that Britain's entire financial system is vulnerable to a cyber at...
No matter what part of the payment industry you’re in, earning and retaining your customer’s trust is paramount. In light of numerous data breaches and even government spying, companies the world over...
PIN may sometimes stand for pilfered identification number if a hacker gets yours. And it’s easier than ever for thieves to get your PIN from an ATM, coming up with clever ways to beat security techno...
One of the most important topics addressed here at EBAday this week has been E-Identification. It's the kind of topic that could be swept into the "techy" drawer by many bankers, but it's pr...