Tag: consumer protection

Revolut faces €11.5m penalty over fee claims

Revolut has been fined €11.5m (£10m) by Italy's competition authority after the watchdog found the London-based FinTech giant had misled customers over the fees...

ASIC’s Moneysmart warns on AI for money guidance

Moneysmart, the consumer education platform operated by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), has published new guidance to help Australians navigate the growing...

OCC targets smarter, risk-based supervision for community banks

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has set out a fresh package of measures aimed at easing unnecessary regulatory burden on...

When climate models start moving markets

At the close of 2025, Zillow, the largest residential property listing platform in the United States, quietly withdrew its climate risk scores from property...

Inside the fraud lifecycle driving repeat scam victims

The idea that people only fall for a scam once no longer holds true. Modern fraud has evolved into a sophisticated lifecycle where criminals...

FCA launches Firm Checker after 700,000 scam losses

Morning commuters at London’s Waterloo station were met with an unusual sight this week as a mysterious ATM promised to “give away a fortune”,...

Nationwide targets impersonation fraud with new call checker

Nationwide has launched a new call checker service aimed at tackling the growing threat of impersonation scams, as fresh research from the building society...

Researchers warn banking systems enable economic abuse

Banking regulations and legacy technology systems are playing a critical role in enabling economic abuse, according to new academic research that is urging UK...

Korea to expand cardholder payback for phishing losses

Korea’s Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) is preparing significant reforms that could allow credit card users affected by voice-phishing and smishing scams to receive compensation. The...

Why South Africans face rising digital fraud threats

South Africans are increasingly exposed to digital crime as their personal information circulates more freely across the internet. According to RelyComply, fraudsters know exactly which...

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