The landscape of modern banking and financial management has evolved with the rise of digital access to assets on a global scale. From payments to cryptocurrencies, banking to investments, the financial industry has turned the mobile phone into a personal ATM for each customer. But with this evolution and digital […]
When it comes to compliance, you’re never truly done. The environments you’re tasked with securing and auditing continue to evolve, and so do the standards and deadlines you have to meet. The EU’s Payment Service Directive 2 (PSD2) is a current case in point. The directive had several goals, including […]
The Rise of Financial Mobile Apps Financial mobile applications help businesses across all sectors take advantage of growing markets. They create additional value through improved customer experience and reduce costs through process automation. Whether used for traditional banking or payment processing, apps are changing how businesses operate. This steep but […]
In JPMorgan Chase’s 2018 annual report, CEO Jamie Dimon states in a widely read letter to shareholders the following. “The threat of cybersecurity may very well be the biggest threat to the U.S. financial system.” In April 2019, five of seven CEOs from the largest U.S. banks testified during House […]
Webinar reveals how financial services firms can protect customers with mobile threat defense. Zimperium is providing customers, media and the general public with a live webinar in which they will learn about the threats two of Zimperium’s international banking customers encountered. The webinar will review how those threats, if gone […]
Back in April of 2017, researchers discovered a new form of Android-targeting malware using fake overlay screens to mimic existing banking apps and steal user credentials. Distributed as benign apps in Google Play, BankBot-infected apps were posing as 20 entertainment and mobile banking apps. This first version of BankBot targeted a small […]
Financial companies see mobility as a competitive frontier for their business, and rightfully so. A superior mobile experience now does more to differentiate a bank than 1000 physical branches. As we’ve said before, killer banking apps are valuable assets to financial institutions, as customers expect to handle almost every aspect […]
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