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AI cyber threats outpace staff readiness, report warns

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Attackers' AI use is surging faster than staff skills, Fortinet warns, leaving firms exposed despite rising security awareness spending.
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Women bear heavier toll from financial fraud in UK

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Women hit by UK fraud report deeper anxiety and money woes than men, with younger women facing the harshest ongoing fallout.
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Being a female founder in payments: My message for the future

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On International Women's Day, a fintech founder urges women to seize complex payments as a frontier for real inclusion and global impact.
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Account Takeover (ATO) fraud: The hidden threat to your business and how to stop it

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Silent account takeover fraud is draining billions as criminals hijack real identities; here's how businesses can finally fight back.
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Women leaders champion 'Give to Gain' in insurance tech

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Women leaders at LexisNexis Risk Solutions hail 'Give to Gain' as a catalyst for inclusive leadership, mentoring and diversity in insurance tech.
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Incode hits iBeta Level 3 with passive selfie liveness

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Incode claims first iBeta Level 3 PAD pass for passive selfie liveness on iOS and Android, reporting 0% error rates in testing.
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Cloudflare flags AI-fuelled identity & SaaS attacks

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Cloudflare warns AI-driven identity fraud and SaaS abuse are reshaping cybercrime, as global costs hit USD $10.5 trillion a year.
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Proofpoint adds threat defence to AWS Security Hub plan

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Proofpoint plugs Collaboration Protection into AWS Security Hub Extended Plan, folding email and collaboration threat defence into one AWS deal.
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Lessons from the frontlines: A woman's journey in payments and leadership

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From hyperinflation in Sofia to leading fintech in New York, a CFO shows how resilience and risk‑taking can redefine women's careers.
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Rainforest adds PayPal to unify vertical software checkout

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Rainforest adds PayPal, Venmo and PayPal Pay Later to its unified checkout for vertical software, aiming to shift users from cash and cheques.
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Aero Commerce backs Tech She Can with matched appeal

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Aero backs Tech She Can with a GBP £500 matched fundraising drive to spotlight and tackle the persistent gender gap in tech careers.
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Linnworks report links retail growth to ops maturity

Fri, 27th Feb 2026
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Linnworks report finds mid-market retail growth closely tied to operational maturity, automation, AI use and stronger multichannel logistics.
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Credas urges UK drive to educate buyers on digital ID

Fri, 27th Feb 2026
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Credas urges a UK-wide push to teach homebuyers about safer digital ID, warning email and WhatsApp use leaves them open to fraud.
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Sinch unveils AI agent tools for customer engagement

Fri, 27th Feb 2026
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Sinch unveils AI agent tools to orchestrate customer interactions across messaging, email and voice, promising flexible, channel-agnostic deployment.
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AI now default tool in fraud & AML, says SEON report

Fri, 27th Feb 2026
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AI has become the default weapon against fraud and AML, but SEON warns fragmented systems mean higher spend and rising operational strain.
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Phishing campaigns exploit .arpa DNS to evade filters

Fri, 27th Feb 2026
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Phishing gangs exploit obscure .arpa DNS space and IPv6 tunnels to sneak past reputation-based web filters and lure users to fake sites.
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UK small firms lag on cyber breach & ID fraud defences

Fri, 27th Feb 2026
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Fewer than half of UK small firms can spot cyber breaches, as identity fraud and supplier scams expose gaps in remote and hybrid working.
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MetaCompliance links breach data to staff risk training

Fri, 27th Feb 2026
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MetaCompliance adds Exposure Monitoring to tie confirmed breach data to automated staff training and human risk scoring for security teams.
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The authentication paradox: securing payments without human presence

Thu, 26th Feb 2026
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As AI agents start spending on our behalf, payments must be secured even when no human is present to pass traditional authentication checks.
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Ghost broking scams increasingly target vulnerable SMEs

Thu, 26th Feb 2026
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Ghost broking scams are shifting from motorists to SMEs, with cases up 22% and average losses topping GBP £2,000 per affected business.