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Open Banking Payments   7 min read

Open Banking Payment Methods

Open banking payments are revolutionizing financial transactions by enabling secure, customer-author...

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PXP Financial - Log4shell security response

On 9th December 2021, Information security researchers reported the discovery of a critical vulnerab...

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How to maximise business-as-usual security
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How to maximise business-as-usual security

By Graeme Zwart, Head of Security We shine a light on the ordinary, day-to-day work that helps make ...

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Data security: defence in depth
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Data security: defence in depth

By Graeme Zwart, Head of Security A layered approach to security is the most effective. We provide t...

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How to counter the psychology of scams
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How to counter the psychology of scams

By Graeme Zwart, Head of Security Scams may change but the underlying psychology doesn’t. We present...

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How to protect your business from Covid-19 related scams
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How to protect your business from Covid-19 related scams

By Graeme Zwart, Head of Security Covid-19 has caused both legitimate and illegitimate businesses to...

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How PCI DSS requirements help inform third-party risk management
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How PCI DSS requirements help inform third-party risk management

Globalisation and competitive pressure is leading to greater outsourcing and more complex supplier r...

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How to manage third-party risk
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How to manage third-party risk

Collaboration is one of the strengths of the payment industry. But any strength can also be weaponis...

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A beginner’s guide to risk assessments

By Graeme Zwart, Head of Security Time, budget and resource are finite for every organisation. So, s...

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What bicycles can tell us about information security
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What bicycles can tell us about information security

By Graeme Zwart, Head of Security A psychology paper on the science of bicycles provides some useful...

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The Dunning-Kruger effect in information security
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The Dunning-Kruger effect in information security

By Graeme Zwart, Head of Security A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. But when it comes to info...

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Strong customer authentication: ready, test, go…
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Strong customer authentication: ready, test, go…

Merchants in Europe and the UK are getting ready for the new strong customer authentication requirem...

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Strong customer authentication. The exceptions which prove the rule
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The exceptions which prove the rule

Where there are laws, there are loopholes. Where there are conditions, there are caveats. New EU str...

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Strong customer authentication: mythbuster
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Strong customer authentication: mythbuster

The EU strong customer authentication requirements have evolved over time with the publication of va...

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Information security beyond PCI DSS

In the modern economy, data equals money. Google, Amazon, Facebook, Apple and others have built whol...

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5 tips for maintaining good security

Sometimes good security hygiene is not about shiny, new tools or big-budget initiatives. It’s about ...

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How to fight back against e-mail phishing attacks

In the second in our series of how to fight back against attempts to hack the human element within y...

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What makes the hospitality industry an attractive target for data thieves?

Historically the hospitality industry has held cardholder data across more systems and for longer co...

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How to fight back against malware

Computer viruses, worms and spyware have been around for years — even before the first use of the te...

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How to fight back against CEO fraud

Over the next few months we're going to look at how to fight back against various types of cyber att...

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Tokenisation for cruise operators

Tokenisation is much talked about in a variety of payment contexts at the moment, so we thought we’d...

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