...The logical answer is for the banks to issue smartcards instead of plastic credit cards. As the cost of plastic card fraudsoars, the potential savings via smartcards becomes an attractive proposition. A spokesperson for the Association for Payment...
http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2001/02/15/178443/should-you-trust-it.htm
...represents 40 per cent of total card fraud losses UK banking fraudsoars in 2008 Apacs reports overall losses of £300m in...devices to business customers 03 May 2006 Online banking fraudsoars 185% Losses from online banking fraud have soared...
http://www.computing.co.uk/computing/news/2227286/uk-banking-fraud-soars