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How Axis Bank Prevents Identity Fraud With Video-Based Onboarding

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Fraud Threats To Digital Banking. Social Security numbers. Another threat is identity fraud, in which bad actors will either steal an individual’s identity or forge a new one, and then use it to open new accounts or apply for fraudulent loans they have no intention of paying back. Identity fraud accounted for $16.9

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Why N26 Is Keeping Fraud Top Of Mind In The US Market

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Customers have varying banking needs, but the global fraud phenomenon tends to have equal impacts. Challengers see fraud protection as especially important, particularly as they attempt to ween customers away from legacy FIs and their own nimbler FinTech competitors. Bringing a global fraud approach to a new local market.

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Deep Dive: Security In The Time Of Faster Payments

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While the benefits were great, the innovation came with its share of risks, too. If preventative measures aren’t taken, however, faster payments could open the door to more fraud and cyberattacks. Fraud opportunities. Once payments started moving in seconds, however, fraud instances quickly shot up. Security strategies.

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GetMyBoat: Why Boat Rentals Are Making A Splash This Summer

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But] we’ve been around since 2013 … and we’ve been growing year over year. Innovation By The Boatload. Admittedly, the GetMyBoat platform is seeing its share of fraud during its volcanic 3,900 percent booking increase. But the company takes keeping boat owners and renters safe from fraud seriously.

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Fintech Hall of Fame: The Top Digital Innovations in Financial Services

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The last one, published in Jan 2014, featured 50 innovations (see below). Note: These are the rankings from 10 years ago. I will update with milestones from 2014 to today and publish next month. I’m taking suggestions here (so far: crypto, BNPL, earned-wage access, chatbots, deposit networks).

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OECD Report: Rise In Counterfeit Goods Harms Global Economy

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The increase has the effect of stifling a global economy driven by innovation and new ideas. The value of fake and counterfeit products went from $461 billion in 2013 to $509 billion in 2016. percent in 2013. Illicit trade in fake goods is a major challenge in an innovation-driven global economy. That’s an increase of 3.3

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Fake ID Docs Sold on Websites Targeted by Feds

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The federal agency said it shut down websites where consumers could buy “fake financial and other documents – such as pay stubs, income tax forms, and medical statements – which can be used to facilitate identity theft, tax fraud, and other crimes,” according to an FTC statement. They were shut down for violating unfair practice prohibitions.

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