Digital Money
¥27mn Stolen from NTT Docomo E-Money Accounts
Criminals made withdrawals from bank accounts linked to payment apps provided by Japan's leading mobile operator and five other businesses.
More Hurdles for Mobile Money in Nigeria
Nigerian authorities are unnecessarily complicating the delivery of mobile money to the people.
Mobile Money Loans: Are RA Teams Ready?
Here are eight recommendations for any telco revenue assurance team confronting the risks of issuing loans via their mobile money service.
Zimbabwe Chokes Mobile Money; Poor Suffer Most
Unbanked Zimbabweans rely on mobile money but the central bank has banned mobile money agents and placed a tight limit on daily transactions.
Europol Report Links TV Piracy to Cryptocurrency Money Laundering
Cryptocurrency mining was used to disguise the illegal profits of two different digital TV piracy gangs.
Mobile Money vs Government: Zimbabwe’s Leading Mobile Money Service Resists Suspension
Zimbabwe's Information Secretary Nick Mangwana blamed telcos for "fraudulent generation of money".
Succeeding Too Much: Regulator Says MTN Ghana Dominates Mobile Money
MTN Ghana will not have succeeded without taking risks, raising a question about regulators punishing telcos for good decisions.
Zimbabwe Telco Insiders Accused of Using Mobile Money to Steal $69k
An employee of Econet created a SIM for a merchant account so he could use it to make payments to bogus agents.
MTN Ghana Educates Customers about Mobile Money Fraud
The #U4Know campaign focuses on four key security tips for customers.
$50mn SIM Swapper Targeted Blockchain Experts
18 year old Canadian Samy Bensaci is alleged to be part of a gang that focused on stealing from cryptocurrency investors.
Cyber Expert Analyzes How to Steal Cryptocurrency with SIM Swaps
Hackers use SIM swaps as part of a process that also abuses the lax security of email providers and cryptocurrency wallets.
Mobile Money Fraud Advice Issued by GSMA
The GSMA calls this 'best practice', but their advice is thin.
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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