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Mobile banking tapped for growth in India
News Subscriber base for mobile banking services remain low but micro-banking model is making inroads among Indian villages via NFC, say market players.
Tags: NFC (near-field communications), Banking, Mobile platforms/communications, Applications and tools, ATM, Banking, Phone, cell phone, bank, mobile
3FA not priority for Asian banks, regulators
News Banks in region still ironing out two-factor authentication rollouts and unlikely to implement additional authentication layer just yet, says analyst.
Tags: Authentication and encryption, Data security, Security applications/tools, Security Management, Authentication, Banking, Security, Biometrics, 3FA, bank
Hype over mobile app downloads to slow
News Global market growth will hit 153 percent between 2008 and 2011 but drop to 33 percent before 2014, with Asia accounting for 19 percent, new study finds.
Tags: Development/design, Mobile platforms/communications, Mobile commerce, Apple Inc., Mobile App, Ovum, bank, mobile, Asia, Asia-Pacific
FBI's 'Operation Phish Phry' snares nearly 100 people
News U.S. and Egyptian authorities have charged almost 100 people involved in a phishing scam designed to swipe personal information and use the data to defraud banks.
Tags: Spam and phishing, Lawsuits, Phishing, U.S., bank, Egypt, FBI, Financial Company, credit card company, financial
A case for mobile-based micro banks in urban areas
Blogs Today is Mahatma Gandhi's birthday--or Gandhi Jayanti, as the day is known here in India. While most know Gandhiji as th...
If not IT, what is India's next growth engine?
Blogs When you are used to double-digit growth rates (ranging from 13 to 50 percent per annum), a growth forecast of 4 to 7 pe...
Corporate bank accounts targeted in online fraud
News Small and midsize businesses, governments, and school districts are targets of online bank fraud involving malicious e-mails, key loggers, and money mules, FBI says.
Tags: Authentication and encryption, Data security, Business security, Malware, Security, Krebs, bank, Authentication and encryption, Money, Web Browser
Internet security is everyone's business
Blogs About a month ago, a friend of mine revealed that his bank account had been compromised and that an unknown person or pe...
Leaking crypto keys from mobile devices
News Attackers could steal keys used for encryption and authentication on mobile devices by analyzing electromagnetic signals and radio frequency emissions, researcher says.
Tags: Mobile, Authentication and encryption, Phone, cable box, Key, bank, mobile, Authentication and encryption, Attack, Mobile Device
S'pore looking to improve online security
News Monetary Authority of Singapore exploring new guidelines to enhance security for online transactions and credit card payments, says Visa exec.
Tags: Authentication and encryption, Security applications/tools, Security Management, Authentication, Security, credit card payment, bank, Authentication and encryption, Noka, Payment Structure
Data centers: The temples of IT
Insight perspective Quocirca's Bob Tarzey surveys the data center market--and points out why they're better for the environment than you may think.
Tags: Cloud computing, Data centers, Co-location Provider, Equinix, Information Technology, bank, Hosting Company, managed hosting, Quocirca, On-demand
Not all employees are created equal
Blogs "All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others." I read that famous line in George Orwell's Anim...
Credit cards trapped in archaic security era
Blogs Some years back, after finishing a meal and calling for the bill, I handed my credit card to the waiter who returned soo...
Why make consumers pay more for e-services?
Blogs Electronic services have long been touted as a way for governments to improve operational efficiencies and facilitate be...
To catch a (cyber) thief
News Head of an FBI undercover sting operation explains how law enforcement cracked an ID theft ring and detailed the increasing influence of Russian organized crime.
Tags: PC security, Phishing, Security, Cybercrime, FBI, San Francisco, agent, financial, network, bank
