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PhishByte warns AI phishing has outpaced detection

Traditional email filters are failing as AI-crafted scams now look legitimate enough to fool staff and drive up fraud losses.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week

Global Stories

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Customer Experience

Fashion shoppers wary of AI buying on their behalf

Most buyers want AI to compare prices and flag discounts, but only 7% would let it spend on fashion unapproved.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Today

Customer Experience

AsiaPay launches tokenisation service for Asia-Pacific

Merchants across 12 Asian markets can now use a single interface to cut checkout friction and fraud exposure on card payments.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Today

Data Analytics

AI transforming B2B discovery - but human trust endures

AI is changing how B2B buyers make decisions - but an expert warns that it is not a substitute for effective human comms strategies.

By David Shilovsky • 5 min read • Today

Fintech

Global Signal Exchange joins Japan anti-scam alliance

The tie-up should give Japanese banks and investigators faster access to cross-border scam intelligence as fraudsters move across platforms and borders.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week

Fintech

Giesecke+Devrient says token platform passes 1.4bn

Banks face rising pressure to keep digital wallet payments running smoothly as token provisioning becomes central to eCommerce and AI commerce.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week

Fintech

Visa finds Asia Pacific digital remittances rise unevenly

Uneven uptake leaves Japan lagging, as fraud fears and AI scam worries reshape how families send and receive money across Asia Pacific.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week

Unified Communications

Caller ID spoofing warning as phone security evolves

Businesses risk being misled into revealing information unless phone systems can verify caller identity across increasingly complex cloud-linked networks.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week

Software-as-a-Service

Shufti launches bank account verification in 70 nations

Businesses can now confirm account ownership before sending payments, with Shufti's tool covering more than 70 countries and easing fraud checks.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week

Crypto

Asia Pacific remitters prefer fraud checks over speed

Consumers across Asia Pacific are willing to wait longer for transfers if it reduces scam losses, Visa's survey of 45,000 people found.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week

Stories from Other Regions

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Data Protection

Hong Kong retailers face fraud & licensing hurdles

Nearly 88% of Hong Kong retailers surveyed reported payment fraud in the past year, as expansion abroad brought added costs and compliance strain.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Today

Fintech

Reap launches Sentry fraud service for card issuers

Card issuers can now outsource fraud checks as losses hit USD $33.41 billion globally last year, easing the need for in-house teams.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Today

Fintech

01F Group backs DANA in push into Indonesia fintech

Backing for Indonesia's digital payments push gives 01F Group a foothold in a market that could reach USD $1 trillion by 2030.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Today

Digital Transformation

Cygnet.One unveils agentic AI for finance in Mumbai

Banks could speed up lending and fraud checks as the firms' AI merges data, documents and records into one contextual report.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Today

Digital Transformation

Digital payments add GBP £88bn to UK sales, study finds

Fraud fears and slow digital adoption are blunting the benefits of payments innovation, with UK firms missing out on further growth.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week

Data Analytics

Ecommpay shortlisted for UK PayTech award on AI push

Declined card payments can cost online merchants sales and repeat custom, making Ecommpay's AI-driven checkout tools a commercial focus.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last week

Digital Transformation

Westpac approved to issue digital IDs

Business customers will soon be able to share bank details with fewer fraud risks, after the bank became the first in New Zealand cleared to issue digital IDs.

By RNZ • 3 min read • Last week