Britons’ concerns about online payment security

[img_assist|nid=7636|title=|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=100|height=67]Unisys conducted a survey on the security of online transactions and released a report named Security Index. As per  report, 86% of nearly 1,000 Britons surveyed are concerned about violation of their financial information.

Most respondents in the UK are not very worried with the security in computers network. Only a third of them says that they are very concerned about viruses and spam while 38 percent show no concern at all.

People over 54 are inclined to consider online shopping quite secure, while 33% of the surveyed find online transactions to be unsafe.

Interestingly, the major part of the UK users is still unsure about mobile payments security with 80 percent of respondents unwilling to use a mobile or personal organiser to conduct financial transactions.

13,296 respondents from 14 countries took part in the survey.

According to official data, for the last two years ID fraud increased 15 percent. Customers in the UK are very worried about disclosing personal details online.

"Identity theft and fraud is clearly an important and growing problem that is costing banks and the public a huge sum of money and distress," notes Neil Fisher, vice president for ID theft and fraud at Unisys.

"Consumers, governments and businesses need to address this growing problem, not least by being vigilant and taking measures to protect themselves," Fisher added. "The digital age is bundled up with a whole new set of threats."

Thus the index shows that telecoms providers, banks and retailers will have to meet a great challenge in making the public to practise mobile phone payments with no fear.