Notorious Mobile Money SIM Swap Fraudster Arrested in the Act
Emmanuel Kiprono and his gang target Kenyans with large M-PESA balances.
Emmanuel Kiprono and his gang target Kenyans with large M-PESA balances.
Somebody sent SMS and Whatsapp messages from the account of former Kenyan Deputy President candidate Justina Wamae.
The theme of our April 12 broadcast was the risk and regulatory implications of telcos providing financial services.
No, but it is important to examine the prejudices that lead crime statistics to be amplified and exaggerated.
Critics say the Kenyan mobile money pioneer uses customer funds to cover overdrafts. These overdrafts also attract SIM swap fraudsters.
Patrick Kinoti, Head of Fraud at Safaricom, covers multiple aspects of their strategy for protecting M-PESA customers during a short but effective video.
MTN Ghana will not have succeeded without taking risks, raising a question about regulators punishing telcos for good decisions.
We have the technology to share hard data about revenue assurance and fraud management, but we continue to spread subjective opinions instead.
Banks and other businesses can safeguard against account takeover fraud by checking if a customer’s SIM has recently been replaced.
Five major trends were described at the beginning of 2018. Did change occur as rapidly as expected?