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Digital Money

Study Blames Low Pay for Mobile Money Fraud in Ghana

It was also reported that some Ghanian mobile money operators have a lax control environment from top to bottom.

Safaricom API Warns Banks about SIM Swaps

Banks and other businesses can safeguard against account takeover fraud by checking if a customer's SIM has recently been replaced.

Thefts Force Suspension of Jap Mobile Payment Service on Third Day after Launch

Criminals took control of 900 accounts for a new payments app from the Japanese operators of 7-Eleven convenience stores.

Staff Steal Millions from Airtel Mobile Money

The prospectus for the Airtel Africa listing on the London Stock Exchange revealed large internal frauds in Kenya and Niger.

Three UK Partners with Callsign for Banking Verification

The partnership will use the telco's data to better protect customers from banking frauds.

Making Cryptocurrency Secure

There are ways to improve the security surrounding of cryptocurrency, but legislators cannot fathom them.

Uganda U-Turn: Mobile Money Tax Is Halved

President Museveni said the 1 percent tax on mobile money withdrawals was a known 'error', but approved that law anyway. Now his government has cut the tax to 0.5 percent.

Mobile Money Risk Special for Global TV Network

CGTN interviewed Commsrisk authors Joseph Nderitu and Rob Chapman about mobile money fraud and what telcos are doing to prevent and detect it.

Mobile Money Taxes: Aping the Inept

Zimbabwe has raised taxes on mobile money and electronic transactions. There are better ways to stimulate a developing economy.

GSMA Unveils Regulatory Index for Mobile Money

The new index will measure the regulatory environment in each country by assessing it against six categories including consumer protection and know your customer requirements.

Gutting the Goose that Lays the Golden Egg

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta wants a 67 percent increase of taxes on mobile money transactions.

Mobile Money Interoperability: Worth the Risk

The results following Tanzania's adoption of interoperability standards for mobile money show why risk managers should assist positive change worldwide.

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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