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Who Wants Mobile Money?
Whilst mobile money is an important offering for the unbanked and underbanked, it can also be popular in countries that have more established banking infrastructure.
Huawei Boss Slams China Cybersecurity Policy
Xu Zhijun, Deputy Chairman and rotating CEO of Huawei, warned that closed Chinese markets will inhibit innovation, increase security risks, and encourage protectionism elsewhere.
CFCA 2015 Global Fraud Loss Survey Now Open
The Communications Fraud Control Association is currently inviting telcos to anonymously respond to their 2015 fraud survey.
Revenue Assurance and LTE
RA controls developed for 2G needed minimal adaptation to cover 3G as well. However, the increased complexity of LTE demands a major redesign of controls.
Leaked EU Docs Reveal Major Comms Changes
The Digital Single Market Strategy of Euro Commissioner Andrus Ansip addresses everything from cybersecurity to copyright. Here are 8 key developments that will impact the risk profile of telcos.
Money@Risk: A forecast model for assurance
A proposal to develop a forward-looking Money@Risk forecast model that will extend the three-legged prevent – detect – recover approach that currently dominates assurance.
The Regulator Cometh
When communications firms threaten to disrupt other industries, regulators will be encouraged to create barriers to entry.
Nigerian Regulator Budgets $500K for RA System
The annual budget of the Nigerian Communications Commission includes some interesting expenditure.
Piracy Workarounds Can Turn You Upside Down
What should you say when a 'customer' asks for help with pirating your software?
10 Takeaways from Verizon’s Data Breach Report
Verizon has compiled a comprehensive review of data breaches over the last year, helped by data from 70 organizations. Here are ten of the most interesting takeaways from their report.
Italy and Spain Apply Anti-Piracy Rules
Recent legal decisions demonstrate that Italy and Spain will strictly follow new rules designed to curb internet piracy.
WeDo Confirmed as RA/FM Market Leader
Analysys Mason reports that WeDo had 14 percent total share of the revenue assurance and fraud management markets.
The Commsrisk Global Fraud Dashboard

Our Global Fraud Dashboard uses AI-powered search to collate, update and visualize data about scams and other network abuses from around the world. New charts are added each month. See it here.
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