Security Watch
8 Nov
Moniepoint and Fidelity bank have collaborated to develop a tightly knit mechanism to curb the threat of fraudulent transactions and collectively push through in resolving payment challenges in the country. This collaboration is to intensify the Central Bank of Nigeria's (CBN) mandate of ensuring provision of adequate and convenient financial services to consumers and guaranteeing…
10 Jul
Cameroun, Croatia, Korea and Vietnam have been added to the money laundering watch list of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), according to a circular issued to deposit money banks (DMBs).
17 May
Software giant, Microsoft has alerted organisations in Nigeria and others to a new wave of cyber threats.
2 May
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has blacklisted six online trading platforms in its latest crackdown on unregistered firms offering investment services in the country.
2 May
Experts have called on financial technology companies (fintech) and related industry players to pay more attention to digital security and enhance the same to protect not just their businesses but also customers’ funds from rising fraud.
31 Mar
•Criminals advance across platforms, eye mobile web, native Android, iOS As biometric registrations continue to prevail in many countries, especially in Nigeria, governments and businesses have been warned and alerted to the rise in attacks on biometrics across the globe. Specifically, a new biometric threat intelligence report from iProov, observed that in the past year,…
8 Feb
Nigeria and the Republic of Niger have signed a bilateral agreement in Abuja for coordination of frequency utilisation along their borders to ensure seamless deployment of services within the two countries.