IT Wire:
“Deepfakes will likely reach a quality next year where they can be actively used in disinformation campaigns. Conspiracy theories about the coronavirus, such as its alleged spread via 5G, could be reemphasised via deepfake videos, for example wrongly showing politicians as conspirators.
“The pandemic, the resulting increase in people working from home, and higher reliance on online connectivity, as well as the growing economic pressure, combined with uncertainty among people, are likely to feed into the effectiveness of the use of deepfakes to spread disinformation.”
It’s not just disinformation. There have already been reports of deepfakes being used in corporate scams.
In Southeast Asia, governments are pushing for greater adoption of digital financial services by introducing favorable regulations on digital onboarding, digital banking, and more, experts said on December 3, 2020.
During a virtual panel discussion with Fintech News last week, banking executives, digital banking innovators and eKYC experts discussed the state of digital identity and digital onboarding in Southeast Asia, highlighting the developments that have been made this year to encourage digital banking.
In the Philippines, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, the country’s central bank, recently approved new regulations on digital banking and introduced a four-year strategy on digital payments.
These new developments are setting the stage for a new era in banking, removing the need for physical touchpoints in customer journeys, and are proof of regulators’ commitment towards digital banking, Michael P. Magbanua, group first vice-president and head of operations and shared ser