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5 mobile-first strategies to ensure contact data quality
Digital Transformation

5 mobile-first strategies to ensure contact data quality

Poor mobile data quality can cost retailers deliveries, revenue and loyalty as shoppers switch devices and systems leave records incomplete.

By Greg Brown • 5 min read • Last month
Banks issue warning over AI-powered identity fraud risks
Data Protection

Banks issue warning over AI-powered identity fraud risks

Rising deepfake and synthetic-identity attacks are prompting banks and regulators to back new guidance on hardening fraud defences.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Wed, 1st Apr 2026
SAP Concur adds AI expense, travel tools with integrations
Digital Transformation

SAP Concur adds AI expense, travel tools with integrations

The updates should cut manual expense work and tighten policy compliance as SAP Concur rolls out more AI and card-linked automation.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Mon, 30th Mar 2026
Eltropy adds AI tools for credit union banking tasks
Unified Communications

Eltropy adds AI tools for credit union banking tasks

Credit unions could cut call-centre traffic as Eltropy’s AI now verifies members and handles routine account tasks in one conversation.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Sat, 28th Mar 2026
DigiCert updates document trust tool to curb AI fraud
Multi-factor authentication

DigiCert updates document trust tool to curb AI fraud

Rising fake-invoice and identity risks are pushing firms to centralise signing controls as AI makes forged documents harder to spot.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Thu, 26th Mar 2026
APAC cybercrime rises 12% as synthetic fraud surges
Gaming

APAC cybercrime rises 12% as synthetic fraud surges

Synthetic identity fraud is emerging as the fastest-growing threat, with more than one in 10 cases now involving false identities.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Thu, 26th Mar 2026
Auror named LPRC's most engaged partner on retail crime
Data Analytics

Auror named LPRC's most engaged partner on retail crime

Recognition from the Loss Prevention Research Council underscores retailers' push to target repeat offenders behind much of the US's organised theft.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Thu, 26th Mar 2026
Asia Pacific payments group & Monash sign research pact
Crypto

Asia Pacific payments group & Monash sign research pact

The three-year tie-up aims to turn academic research into practical payments policy on fraud, stablecoins, remittances and cyber risk across APAC.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Thu, 26th Mar 2026
DigiCert updates document signing tool to curb AI fraud
Data Protection

DigiCert updates document signing tool to curb AI fraud

Centralised controls aim to help firms verify signers and spot altered files as AI-made fraud and e-signature use rise.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Thu, 26th Mar 2026
Appdome launches Vault for mobile compliance history
Mobile Device Management

Appdome launches Vault for mobile compliance history

Audit teams can now trace mobile app controls over time, as the new workspace records policy changes, builds and approvals in one place.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Thu, 26th Mar 2026

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Canada passes Budget 2025 with stablecoin, defence changes
Crypto

Canada passes Budget 2025 with stablecoin, defence changes

Consumers will soon get faster access to deposited funds, while banks face new fraud rules and stablecoins enter a regulated Canadian framework.

By Jake MacAndrew • 3 min read • Wed, 1st Apr 2026
IDnow & Trustfull partner on continuous fraud checks
Gaming

IDnow & Trustfull partner on continuous fraud checks

Businesses face gaps in static KYC checks as the tie-up adds real-time behavioural and device signals to spot fraud after onboarding.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Tue, 31st Mar 2026
KPMG launches eight execution imperatives for Canadian tech leaders
Network Infrastructure

KPMG launches eight execution imperatives for Canadian tech leaders

KPMG Canada urges tech chiefs to sharpen data, AI and cloud execution as a survey of 150 executives flags gaps in scaling and returns.

By Sean Mitchell • 7 min read • Tue, 31st Mar 2026
Wise launches UK current account with travel perks
Crypto

Wise launches UK current account with travel perks

Customers can now use one app for wages, bills and travel spending as Wise targets everyday banking in a market still dominated by high street lenders.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Tue, 31st Mar 2026
FIFAI panel report sets 'AGILE' guide for AI in finance
Data Protection

FIFAI panel report sets 'AGILE' guide for AI in finance

The report warns Canadian lenders that fraud, supply-chain concentration and market shocks are becoming the main AI threats in finance.

By Jake MacAndrew • 3 min read • Fri, 27th Mar 2026
FICO names Sol Rashidi keynote speaker for World 2026
Data Analytics

FICO names Sol Rashidi keynote speaker for World 2026

The keynote could shape debate on how lenders use AI safely, as banks face pressure to show returns while curbing fraud and credit risk.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Fri, 27th Mar 2026
Phishing surge targets Gulf after Iran-Israel tensions
Malware

Phishing surge targets Gulf after Iran-Israel tensions

Phishing and malware activity has doubled in Gulf markets since late February, with attackers exploiting conflict themes to target finance and energy links.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Thu, 26th Mar 2026