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Benedict Collins

Meta is partnering with UK banks to catch scammers

The Meta logo on a smartphone in front of the Facebook logo a little bit blurred in the background.

Meta has announced an information sharing partnership with a number of UK banks in an effort to combat the rising number of scams run on social media sites such as Facebook and Instagram.

The Fraud Intelligence Reciprocal Exchange (or FIRE for short) program will allow financial institutions to share threat intelligence with Meta to better combat scams and protect social media users.

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