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Telecom Jobs: From Boom to Lean – Efficiency, Cost-Cutting, and the Managed Services Effect Anti-fraudMobile Evolution

Telecom Jobs: From Boom to Lean – Efficiency, Cost-Cutting, and the Managed Services Effect

Telecom employment has fallen sharply from 1.8 million employees in 2015 to 1.3 million in 2024 as automation, AI and managed services reshape the industry. MEF CEO Dario Betti explores how the sector can strike a balance between operational efficiency and workforce growth to remain competitive in the AI era.…
Sam Hill
September 11, 2025
The End of End-to-end Encryption in Messaging? EU Child Sexual Abuse Regulation Takes Form Anti-fraudMessaging Channels

The End of End-to-end Encryption in Messaging? EU Child Sexual Abuse Regulation Takes Form

The EU’s proposed “Chat Control 2.0” mandates client-side scanning and age verification to combat online CSAM but risks undermining encryption, privacy, and security. MEF members could face compliance, legal, and trust challenges across mobile services;  MEF Director of Programmes, Nicholas Rossman explains the initiative. The European Union is at a…
Sam Hill
September 9, 2025
A New Era of Corporate Accountability: Navigating the UK’s ‘Failure to Prevent Fraud’ Offence Anti-fraudMessaging Channels

A New Era of Corporate Accountability: Navigating the UK’s ‘Failure to Prevent Fraud’ Offence

The UK’s new “failure to prevent fraud” law, effective September 2025, shifts liability onto large organizations unless they prove “reasonable prevention measures.” With extraterritorial reach, it compels stricter due diligence across the mobile ecosystem. MEF supports members through compliance tools, best practices, and advocacy. MEF Director of Programmes, Nicholas Rossman…
Sam Hill
September 5, 2025
WhatsApp: 6.8 Million Accounts Deleted for ‘Romance Baiting’ Anti-fraud

WhatsApp: 6.8 Million Accounts Deleted for ‘Romance Baiting’

Meta removed 6.8 million WhatsApp accounts tied to scam centres in H1 2025, targeting romance baiting and crypto fraud schemes that cost victims billions. Messaging apps remain prime fraud channels, demanding proactive AI defense, safer features, and multi-stakeholder action. MEF CEO Dario Betti explores how industry coalitions and user education…
Sam Hill
September 3, 2025
Mobile Payments LATAM: Global and Local Players Anti-fraudPayments & Commerce

Mobile Payments LATAM: Global and Local Players

MEF Advisor and Programme Lead Matt Ekram, highlights how mobile payments are reshaping Latin America. Brazil leads with PIX and WhatsApp Pay driving instant, mobile-first transactions. In Mexico, Clip and Klar empower small businesses and young consumers, while Colombia’s Nequi and Daviplata accelerate inclusion through digital wallets. Regional innovation, regulation,…
Sam Hill
September 2, 2025
MEF Anti-Fraud Yearbook 2025 Anti-fraud

MEF Anti-Fraud Yearbook 2025

Discover the state of the anti-fraud world in the MEF Anti-Fraud Yearbook 2025. In 2025, fraudsters escalated their attacks, using new AI tools to create personalized scams. However, MEF members and regulators fought back, winning many battles but also losing some, as scammers are relentless and adaptive. The mobile phone…
Sam Hill
September 2, 2025
The IPv6 Divide: How Slow Adoption Creates Digital Vulnerabilities and Economic Inequality Anti-fraud

The IPv6 Divide: How Slow Adoption Creates Digital Vulnerabilities and Economic Inequality

The slow adoption of IPv6 poses cybersecurity risks, hampers digital sovereignty, and widens economic inequality as IPv4 resources dwindle. Nations advancing IPv6, like India and China, strengthen infrastructure and security. Without action, IPv4-dependent systems risk obsolescence and exclusion from global networks. Vincentas Grinius, Co-Founder at IPXO, explains why IPv6 is…
Sam Hill
August 26, 2025
5 Minutes with… Fraud Intelligence Limited 5 minutes withAnti-fraudInterviews

5 Minutes with… Fraud Intelligence Limited

In our 5 minutes with profiles, MEF members talk about their business, their aspirations for the future and the wider mobile industry. This week, Fraud Intelligence Limited, Board members: Andrew Wong and Anthony Sani, introduce the Fraud Intelligence Blockchain Platform. Fraud Intelligence Limited operates the Fraud Intelligence Blockchain (FIB), which…
Sam Hill
August 21, 2025
The $2 Billion AI Gold Rush: ChatGPT Conquered Mobile and Musk Declared War on Apple Anti-fraudMessaging Channels

The $2 Billion AI Gold Rush: ChatGPT Conquered Mobile and Musk Declared War on Apple

ChatGPT’s mobile apps have generated over $2 billion since May 2023, reshaping mobile AI monetisation and leaving rivals like Grok far behind. Musk’s feud with Apple highlights platform tensions, while users embrace AI assistants daily. MEF CEO Dario Betti explains the industry’s shift, noting that the success validates a new…
Sam Hill
August 20, 2025
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