The Currency Scene
What distinguishes a cash-in-transit robber from other crooks
- Written by: Business Day Live
- Category: Cash-In-Transit
Dr Hennie Lochner‚ who interviewed 21 people doing time for cash-in-transit robberies, as part of his doctoral studies had some interesting findings. The study which took place in South Africa can provide some important insights for armored carrier and secure transport operators around the world.
INFOGRAPHIC: 77 Facts About Cybercrime You Must Know
- Written by: Best VPNs
- Category: Cards & Payments
As a society, we cherish our right to privacy, maybe more than anything else. Sharing is great, and we all enjoy it, but there is another side to the story -- an unspoken side of all things personal and secret. Our friends at BestVPNs UK and the team at WebmastersJury have created a "must see" infographic that reveals facts about cybercirme - the stealing of our personal secrets - that every one of us should know.
Seven myths about the Bitcoin blockchain
- Written by: CIO
- Category: Digital Currency
Everyone’s talking about the Bitcoin blockchain – a global, distributed ledger of transactions for the Bitcoin digital currency – allowing for peer-to-peer payments over the Internet.
How Smartphones are Disrupting Traditional Branch Banking
- Written by: Matthew S Daye
- Category: Banking
According to a recent study completed by Javelin Strategy & Research (javelinstrategy.com) the banking system in the US has reached a crucial turning point. Now the number of customers performing banking services through a mobile device exceeds both in-bank branch visits and computer online access.
The ATM market is changing. What might the future look like?
- Written by: Finextra
- Category: ATM
Within the financial technology sector, the ATM is sometimes seen as an area of self-service that is seeing less use due to mobile or online adoption as consumers move towards e-money and contactless payments. What may surprise is that the global ATM market actually continues to grow at a significant pace. The theme of modernization, driven by replacements and new installations are anticipated to create change in this area of financial services in the coming years.
How To Identify Bitcoin Scamming
- Written by: The Merkle
- Category: Digital Currency
Cybercriminals don’t take any breaks and now that Bitcoins are so popular, the perpetrators of Bitcoin scams are getting more and more creative.
2017 promises to be the best year ever for Bitcoin, after the cryptocurrency set some major milestones in 2016. The uncertainties surrounding its future keeps some users awake at night, but there are other perils that people should be aware of. Bitcoin scams are not exactly a novelty, but the cyber criminals are more motivated today when the crypto’s price hit new highs. Their creativity knows no boundaries and they come up with increasingly bold ways of stealing the coveted currency.
New Money/Old Money: A look back at the newest U.S. hundred dollar note
- Written by: Matthew S Daye
- Category: Currency
"New money" became a literal term as the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank released the latest revision of its venerable $100 note into the U.S. currency supply chain on October 8, 2013. Staying a few steps ahead of counterfeiting threats, this new bill was designed with improved security features, making it easier for banks and businesses to validate but more difficult for counterfeiters to fake and bamboozle. Not to worry, if you have any older hundreds, they are still good!
