Romania, like other nations, is moving forward in developing its electronic services to meet the \r\nchallenges of this century. One of the electronic services which is gaining more popularity and \r\nattention is e-banking. The consideration given to the e-banking by the current traditional \r\nbanking customers may be due to the changes in the banking consumers� lifestyle, and this \r\nlifestyle has become compatible to the new way of conducting banking services online. \r\nHowever, literature related to e-banking shows that trust and security are among the central \r\nfactors that influence banking customers� acceptance of the service. The purpose of this paper is \r\nto review measures taken by the government of Romania and major banks in the country in \r\ntackling the issue of trust and security on e-banking. In particular, the study focuses on \r\nreviewing legal provisions instituting by related ministry on e-banking practices and strategies \r\ntaken by banks to address the security concerns of the service. Based on the review, it was \r\nfound that Romania has legal frameworks in place and banks have also adopted measures to \r\naddress the issue. However, whether or not these measures are effective in mitigating banking \r\nconsumers� security concerns is yet uncharted and need to be investigated.
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