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Bryte SA crime tracker: February 2017

31 May 2017

• Theft continues to intensify • Contact crime at a low • Security tip: Don’t flaunt your valuables on social media

Regulations protecting South Africans against credit card fraud among strictest in the world

25 May 2017

Credit card fraud is still rife in South Africa, but merchants and customers using credit cards still have some comfort in the knowledge that their transactions are protected by the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS). The key tenets of PCI DSS is to prevent fraud.

Good news in troubled times

23 May 2017

Crime is an unfortunate reality of South African life. Insurers also keep a careful eye on these statistics as they are heavily invested, through policyholders, in the households that are affected by crime. Many industry commentators have commented how costs are affecting the industry and that if it is not managed properly rates could change as costs get passed onto policyholders.