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Identity Fraud Hits Record High in 2016

Bank Innovation

More than 15 million people were affected by identity fraud in the U.S. The identity fraud incidence rate increased by 16%, a record high since the company began tracking identity fraud in 2003. Fraudsters successfully adapted to net two million more victims last year, compared to 2015. […].

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Fed Study: Noncash Payments Fraud Outpacing Growth Overall

Bank Innovation

Noncash payments fraud in the U.S. outpaced growth in noncash payments overall between 2012 and 2015, according to a Federal Reserve Payments Study released this week. The study’s survey of depository institutions found noncash payments fraud increased 37%, from $6.1 billion, in 2015. billion in 2012 to $8.3

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BNY Mellon’s AI-Based Fraud Detection Initiative

PYMNTS

Countering digital fraud is a lot like playing whack-a-mole: As soon as one fraudster is taken out, two more pop up where they’re least expected. The popularity of digital banking services has created ample opportunities for bad actors, leaving banks scrambling to protect themselves against the rising tide of fraud. It helps.”.

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EMV’s Online Fraud Attack Push

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Though the industry knew it was coming, the sharp migration of fraud from in-store to online channels with the growing adoption of EMV is still enough to keep any online merchant up at night. The data show that since the October 2015 EMV liability shift, United States fraud attacks have jumped by 11 percent. contact-form-7].

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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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Credit Unions Find ‘Co-opetition’ Key To Closing The Innovation Gap

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The total number of CUs in operation declined from 6,743 in 2015 to 5,390 as of 2019, but the total number of CU members increased over the course of the decade from 89.3 One such innovation comes from credit union service organization (CUSO) PSCU , which recently released a desktop automation system to optimize CU call centers.

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AI Helps Businesses Get Smarter About Fraud

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If it seems like cases of fraud and hacking are always in the news, that’s because new incidents pop up practically every day. According to the new Digital Fraud Tracker , total losses due to fraud equaled $4.2 trillion in 2018, and fraudulent mobile app transactions increased 680 percent between 2015 and 2018.

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