Cybersecurity in FinTech : Strategies for protecting digital finance from cyber threats and ensuring secure transactions
Suresh Kumar Jhasuresh.jha@jaipur.manipal.eduDepartment of Computer and Communication EngineeringManipal University JaipurJaipur, Rajasthan, IndiaView full profile → , Shraddha Vermashraddhav19@gmail.comDepartment of Business and CommerceChandigarh UniversityUnnao, Uttar Pradesh, 209801, IndiaView full profile → , Shivani Guptagshivani554@gmail.comSchool of Computer Science and EngineeringVellore Institute of TechnologyChennai, Tamil Nadu, 600127, IndiaView full profile → , K. Kiran Kumarkiran5434@kluniversity.inDepartment of Computer Science and EngineeringVaddeswaramKoneru Lakshmaiah Education FoundationGuntur District., Andhra Pradesh, 522502, IndiaView full profile → , Dhiraj Kapiladhiraj.23509@lpu.co.inDepartment of Computer Science & EngineeringLovely Professional UniversityPhagwara, Punjab, 144411, IndiaView full profile → , *Smaranika MohapatraCorresponding authorsmaranika.mohapatra@jaipur.manipal.eduDepartment of Information TechnologyManipal University JaipurJaipur, Rajasthan, 303007, IndiaView full profile →
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- Received:
- 04 Feb 2025
- Published Online:
- 08 Dec 2025
- Article type:
- Research Article
- Language:
- EN
- Article no.:
- JDMSC-2442
- Pages:
- 2977–2987
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