March 2026 – Fraud Prevention Month: The evolution of the threat landscape and Mastercard’s future look at cybersecurity in the payments sector
Globally, cybercrime is projected to evolve into the third largest ‘economy’ by 2029, with annual costs estimated to reach $15.6 trillion by 2030.[1] Rapid digitisation and widespread use of technologies such as AI are accelerating the scale and sophistication of fraud and cybercrime. Europe is already experiencing the impact: the number of reported fraud cases…










