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• Capitec Deploys Real Time AI Protection Tool After Blocking R642 Million In Fraudulent Transactions

  Published: Apr 18, 2026

  Section: Africa

  Capitec has launched a proactive fraud prevention feature within its banking app to identify and pause high risk payments before funds exit accounts. The strategic rollout follows...

• Banking Glitch: Westpac and Kiwibank Services Restored After Online Outage

  Published: Apr 15, 2026

  Section: Banking & Finance

  Thousands of New Zealand banking customers faced a stressful afternoon on Wednesday, April 15, 2026, as both Westpac and Kiwibank experienced simultaneous technical difficulties wi...

• South Africans Warned of Surge in Express Kidnappings Targeting Mobile Banking Apps

  Published: Apr 6, 2026

  Section: Africa

  Security experts and SAPS are tracking a dangerous rise in "express kidnappings," where victims are abducted to force the drainage of funds via banking apps. Recent data shows an a...