Long gone are the days when the Escobar family had to spend $2,500 a month on rubber bands to hold the cash they earned trading cocaine. Now, the invention of […]
The decentralised finance (DeFi) market is booming—but the world’s best hackers are on a constant look-out for ways to steal your crypto tokens. North Korea, which recently committed the largest […]
Most scams where the victim is tricked into paying money to fraudsters originate on social media—often on Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. But in the UK around one scam in five—and […]
QR codes are ubiquitous. But does scanning one make us more vulnerable to a fraud than clicking on a link to a fake website? In the latest episode of Unseen […]
There’s a big security loophole affecting plastic payment cards—called a replay (or pre-play) attack. Banks have known about this loophole for more than a decade. But they may still blame […]
The UK prides itself in being open for firms to set up business. It takes only £12—and 15-20 minutes—to create a new company online. But the laxity of the country’s […]
Having your identity stolen is a catastrophe. You can lose your reputation, your credit rating, your money, your home or even be accused of fraud yourself. To victims, ID theft […]
Last week UK prime minister Keir Starmer said artificial intelligence (AI) could help fix potholes, teach our kids and slash the cost of public services. What he failed to mention […]
The latest New Money Review podcast focuses on Trump, tariffs, deglobalisation and the currency markets. My guest, Mark Astley, is a former colleague, a currency and fixed income specialist who […]
In the last decade, the way we make our payments has become more seamless, faster and cheaper. We’ve switched from signatures on paper cheques to a few swipes and a […]
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