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 In UK, BEC Fraud Gains Ground on eCommerce Sites

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Of eBay, Tamebay asked: “Why are there no alerts when a PayPal email payment address is changed on active listings? There is the potential to create a database to monitor fraud, said the site. Separately, in the States, in Alaska, it was reported that more than $2.3 Why is there no warning on the seller dashboard?

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Taking A Data-Driven Approach To Meeting CU Members’ Banking Needs

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This shift to primarily digital comes with some perks, such as easier transactions and more connectivity for CU members, but it also means an increase in online payment volume that represents an irresistible opportunity for fraudsters. Deep Dive: Emerging CU Fraud Threats And How Data Analytics Can Help.

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Slow EMV Conversion Invites Fraudsters to Self-Serve at Gas Stations

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The good news is that FICO is on it—by leveraging machine learning, the FICO® Falcon Fraud Platform is able to capture the latest fraud trends and transform raw data into actionable insights. . Gas stations are a hotbed for fraud. Highest 3 fraud rate states: Nevada, Florida, Michigan. by Scott Zoldi.

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What Grubhub, Uber Can Teach CUs About Loyalty And Rewards

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CUs face a wide range of threats from bad actors, however, including fraudulent payments, spoofed logins and hacked member accounts. The same artificial intelligence (AI) technology that helps CUs with analytics can also help hackers field botnets to overwhelm CU defenses. percent of assets.

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Do Consumers Own Digital ID Algorithms? Look To Illinois.

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Biometrics promise to take a larger role in authentication security in 2019, helping to stop online fraud and bringing speed, efficiency and security to transactions ranging from QSR mobile-order ahead to airport car rentals. In fact, the Wendy’s fast food chain was recently hit with such a suit in Illinois.

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Bustlingly Busy, Visa’s Vistas Expand

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The banking giant has spent $600 million on FinTech initiatives, with more likely to come, demonstrating that money is flowing into the firm’s commitment to digital payments. Visa is notably growing, which makes it unique among mobile wallets — or mobile wallet-like things — that consumers are using to enable digital payments.

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CFPB September 2016 complaint report highlights money transfer complaints, complaints from Pennsylvania consumers

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Wyoming, Alaska, and Colorado experienced the greatest complaint volume increases from the same time last year (June to August 2015 compared with June to August 2016) with increases of, respectively, 29, 26, and 21 percent. Complaints during those periods decreased from 461 complaints in 2015 to 379 complaints in 2016.