years of sharing cross-border information on payment crime trends, fraud, and physical attacks

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We are committed to cross-border public/private sector partnership

Founded in 2004 EAST is a ‘non-profit’ organisation, focussed on cross-border public/private sector partnership, whose members are committed to gathering, collating and sharing information on Terminal & Payment security.

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The European Association for Secure Transactions (EAST) brings together law enforcement and the private sector in the global fight against payment crime and fraud.

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International

EAST has set up an international public/private sector network
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Our Members

EAST National and Global Members represent their countries at EAST Global Congress Meetings
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Our Expert Groups

EAST Expert groups cover Payment and Transaction Fraud, Card and Terminal Fraud, and Physical Attacks against ATMs and other cash holding devices

Latest News

13 May
13 May, 26

EAST EGAF holds 38th Meeting at BKA Wiesbaden

  The 38th Meeting of the EAST Expert Group on All Terminal...

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5 May
5 May, 26

Europol publishes 2026 Internet Organised Crime Threat Assessment (IOCTA)

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22 Apr
22 April, 26

Data relay attacks drive up European terminal related fraud incidents

EAST has just published a European Payment Terminal Crime Report covering...

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