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Wells Fargo Announces New Risk Management Hires And Strategy

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Reen , the press release says, worked until recently as CRO for J.P.Morgan’s Card Services business. Chief Operational Risk Officer at Santander Bank, will serve as the leader of the Operational Risk team for Wells Fargo. Both men, along with the other CROs when hired, will report to Wells Fargo CRO Mandy Norton.

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AmEx Faces Fed Inquiry On Business Card Sales Tactics

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(AmEx) harnessed strong and deceptive sales practices for card sales to business owners and if clients experienced negative effects, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday (Jan. Representatives of the Fed, FDIC and Treasury inspectors general offices would not comment on the matter, the paper reported.

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AmEx Reportedly Used High-Pressure Tactics To Boost SMB Sales

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Small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) were duped by salespeople from American Express (AmEx) who reportedly misrepresented card rewards and fees in an effort to close more approvals, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) Sunday (March 1). Customers could also use their Costco-branded cards at other merchants.

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Feedzai Reports 44 Pct Increase In First Half Of 2020

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Risk management platform Feedzai announced a 44 percent increase in growth for the first half of the fiscal year for 2020, which a press release says was one of the company’s most successful so far. Comparing it favorably to the first half of 2019, Feedzai says it closed deals in the U.S., EMEA, Asia and the Pacific and Latin America.

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CFPB issues fourth biennial report on credit card market

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The CFPB’s fourth biennial report on the credit card market was issued at the end of August. The Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009 (CARD Act) requires the CFPB to perform periodic market reviews.

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UK Cards Report: Credit Card Payments Yet To Show Signs Of Distress

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The FICO Credit Market Report for March 2022 shows that repayments remain a priority for credit card holders, suggesting that there will be greater reliance on credit over the coming months as the cost-of-living crisis deepens due to higher inflation. Average card spend drops marginally by just under 2 percent compared to February.

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Will the Recent Ticketmaster Data Breach Drive More Fraud for Banks and Credit Unions?

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Add these action items to your card fraud checklist to strengthen your defenses. The hacker group ShinyHunters allegedly breached Ticketmaster’s data in late May 2024, including credit and debit card information for over 560 million consumers worldwide. based consumers whose card information was compromised? That’s more than 2.5

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