Turning data into defence against fraud

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The future of financial security is being decided right now, not just by firewalls, but by advanced data structures that map criminal networks. In the latest episode of Bank on it, Nick Harris, head of Financial Crime, Risk Management at Capitec, revealed the bank’s pioneering adoption of graph databases - a technology the bank affectionately call the "spider web" - to pre-emptively stop sophisticated fraud rings and protect consumers before they even become victims.
18 Nov 2025 English South Africa Business

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