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UK banks face rising AI-driven fraud as tech outpaces rules
Endpoint Protection

UK banks face rising AI-driven fraud as tech outpaces rules

UK banks face rising AI-driven fraud in 2026 as criminals exploit gaps in regulation, prompting calls for urgent cross-sector action to protect consumers.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Fri, 5th Dec 2025

Global Stories

Banking stories

V2 AI appoints Ian Nguyen as Partner to lead secure AI
Digital Transformation

V2 AI appoints Ian Nguyen as Partner to lead secure AI

V2 AI names cyber specialist Ian Nguyen as Partner to lead secure AI strategy amid rising demand from regulated industries across Asia Pacific.

By Melvin Hipolito • 4 min read • Tue, 9th Dec 2025
AI leaders surge ahead in growth & profitability
Data Protection

AI leaders surge ahead in growth & profitability

A global NTT DATA study finds AI leaders are 2.5 times likelier to see double-digit revenue growth and triple the profit margins of peers.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Tue, 9th Dec 2025
Friendly fraud rise during Cyber Week threatens retail profits
Online shopping

Friendly fraud rise during Cyber Week threatens retail profits

US retailers face rising friendly fraud during Cyber Week as 77% of shoppers dispute charges via banks, threatening profits amid USD $43.7bn online spend.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Fri, 5th Dec 2025
Exclusive: Nutanix charts cloud-native surge across APJ
Virtualisation

Exclusive: Nutanix charts cloud-native surge across APJ

Nutanix reports rapid hybrid cloud and AI adoption in APJ, with firms embracing containers to simplify infrastructure and enhance resilience amid regulatory demands.

By Melania Watson • 4 min read • Thu, 4th Dec 2025
TerraPay launches Xend to link wallets, banks & cards globally
Crypto

TerraPay launches Xend to link wallets, banks & cards globally

TerraPay launches Xend, a global payments network linking wallets, banks and cards for seamless cross-border transactions with Swift integration.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Tue, 25th Nov 2025
Revolut hits $75 billion valuation in employee share sale
Fintech

Revolut hits $75 billion valuation in employee share sale

Revolut's employee share sale values the fintech at $75 billion, with revenue up 72% to $4 billion and expansion into Mexico, Colombia, and India.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Tue, 25th Nov 2025
AI halves banks' cloud migration downtime & cuts losses
Data Analytics

AI halves banks' cloud migration downtime & cuts losses

AI-led cloud migration cuts banking downtime by 45%, boosts transaction reliability and halves migration timelines, easing regulatory concerns.

By Ashish Kumar • 8 min read • Mon, 24th Nov 2025
In finance, intelligence is human before it is artificial
Digital Transformation

In finance, intelligence is human before it is artificial

Despite billions invested in AI, financial firms see slow adoption as solutions must prioritise trust, transparency, and augment human judgement over automation.

By Zhuang Qiang Bok • 5 min read • Sat, 22nd Nov 2025

Stories from Other Regions

Banking stories

Digimune & MY CYBER GUARD launch Aussie ID shield
Data Protection

Digimune & MY CYBER GUARD launch Aussie ID shield

Digimune and MY CYBER GUARD have teamed up to launch an Australian identity protection service for households and small businesses.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Mon, 8th Dec 2025
Australian legacy firms turn data assets into new advantage
Digital Transformation

Australian legacy firms turn data assets into new advantage

Australian legacy firms in banking, insurance and accounting are turning vast data troves into a new competitive edge through modern digital systems.

By Melania Watson • 4 min read • Fri, 5th Dec 2025
SIOS earns AWS resilience honour for cloud uptime protection
Disaster Recovery

SIOS earns AWS resilience honour for cloud uptime protection

SIOS Technology earned the AWS Resilience Software Competency, recognising its expertise in ensuring high availability and disaster recovery for cloud workloads.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Fri, 5th Dec 2025
PagerDuty achieves AWS resilience milestone to curb outages
Hyperscale

PagerDuty achieves AWS resilience milestone to curb outages

PagerDuty has earned the AWS Resilience Services Competency, proving its software aids firms in keeping critical systems operational and recovering fast from failures.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Fri, 5th Dec 2025
Techcombank backs Vietnam A.I. Challenge with $1 million fund
Digital Transformation

Techcombank backs Vietnam A.I. Challenge with $1 million fund

Techcombank funds Vietnam's National A.I. Challenge with $1 million scholarships to boost local AI talent and digital innovation nationwide.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Tue, 25th Nov 2025
A new era of payments: Why interoperability and consumer choice will shape the future of finance
Crypto

A new era of payments: Why interoperability and consumer choice will shape the future of finance

The future of finance hinges on interoperable payment systems that offer consumers seamless choice and reflect their everyday digital lives.

By Anna Sheard • 4 min read • Tue, 25th Nov 2025
Beyond compliance: Building Salesforce resilience for APRA CPS 230
Digital Transformation

Beyond compliance: Building Salesforce resilience for APRA CPS 230

Australian financial firms must strengthen Salesforce backup and restore practices to meet APRA's new CPS 230 resilience standards effective July 2025.

By Tasneem Zaveri • 5 min read • Sat, 22nd Nov 2025
US banks increase AI spending to tackle USD $12.5 billion fraud
Fintech

US banks increase AI spending to tackle USD $12.5 billion fraud

US banks boost AI spending to combat rising check fraud, linked to USD $12.5 billion loss, ahead of the holiday season peak in fraudulent activities.

By Melvin Hipolito • 3 min read • Sat, 22nd Nov 2025