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MAY 9, 2017

Mobile payments using biometrics to authenticate the user is forecasted to reach close to $2 billion in 2017, up from $600 million last year, according to new data from Juniper Research. What’s more, 90 percent said they think they would use biometrics for online payments in the future because they see it as a more secure method.

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Bank Innovation

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

Adam Carson, managing director, global technology strategy & partnerships at JPMorgan Chase & Co., will participate in a fireside chat at Bank Innovation 2017. Bank Innovation 2017, March 6-7 in San Jose, Calif., will feature dozens of speakers on investing in innovation, chatbots, blockchain and more.

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OCTOBER 19, 2018

They are able to use cutting-edge technology, black-market websites and top-level, nimble and well-secured global networks to work their craft. million fraud crimes in 2017, Trilli said, and $22.1 We have to accept some part of that [friction] for the online world. OK, enough of the generalities. In the U.S.,

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Bank Innovation

DECEMBER 10, 2016

“The use of Artificial Intelligence to anticipate the customer’s needs will be an area of growth not only in 2017 but throughout the foreseeable future. AI Anticipates Customer Needs Andy Hernandez, Head of eBusiness, Regions Financial Corp. Simply put, we want to break down barriers for customers by consistently Read More.

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APRIL 18, 2019

Big news is in the offing for Walmart , Amazon and other chains that offer grocery ordering online – they have gotten a formal “green light” from the USDA to offer that service to recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). “As technology advances, it is important for SNAP to advance, too.”

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FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Entersekt , the push-based authentication and mobile app security company, announced news on Thursday (Feb. 22) that it inked a technology partnership with global information solutions company Equifax. The product is covered by 56 patents, with the digital certificate-based technology uniquely identifying each registered mobile device.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2019

From counterfeiting to identity theft to phishing attacks, digital fraud takes many forms — and online shopping continues to make consumers and merchants vulnerable to such attacks. According to a new LexisNexis study , overall retail fraud attempts doubled year-over-year and tripled since 2017. By its measures, merchants pay $3.13

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JUNE 16, 2019

A report from the Government Accountability Office ( GAO ) said several government departments still rely on the three major credit agencies — Equifax, Experian and TransUnion — to verify a person’s identity before they can access their services online. Agencies like the U.S.

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Abrigo

JANUARY 6, 2017

Ellison-Taylor, chairman of the AICPA , recently noted that technology tops her list of the most important trends shaping 2017 because it will drive so many of the profession’s opportunities and challenges in the year ahead. But how are accountants supposed to keep up with all of the technological trends ?

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JULY 30, 2019

Such tools are no longer at the far reaches of the universe, and today’s technologies would make the Enterprise’s crew feel right at home. Wingstop, a fast-casual buffalo wings chain with 1,031 locations worldwide, tends to be an early adopter for new technologies. Orderscape is also working on voice-activated ordering technologies.

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

Fiserv CEO Jeff Yabuki has joined the speaker faculty of Bank Innovation 2017, taking place March 6-7 in San Jose. Yabuki joined Fiserv in 2005. Under his leadership, the company has grown revenue to exceed $5 billion annually, and serves more than 13,000 institutional clients. Fiserv also supports this site’s Read More.

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AUGUST 18, 2017

Retailers are retailers, not security experts. Too often, their best efforts can create friction at the point of sale for consumers, which leads to shopping cart abandonment and lost revenue, all while feeding the illusion of “too much security.”. There’s never ‘too much’ security,” Grant said. That’s never going to stop.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 16, 2018

The think tank found a decline of 410 basis points in the retailer’s apparel share as its revenues declined by $3 billion from 2012 to 2017. According to SimilarWeb, more than half of online traffic for general merchandise originates from mobile platforms. The retailer has already tested the technology at a store in New Jersey.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 8, 2019

Comcast is releasing an artificial intelligence-powered service that will monitor, block and tell customers about online threats to devices connected to home networks, the company announced on Tuesday (Jan. Also, the number of attacks against Internet of Things (IoT) devices is growing as well – 600 percent between 2016 and 2017.

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AUGUST 22, 2018

The online marketplace has disrupted any number of verticals, changing the way we shop and spend, and where we grab must-have items — from books to rugs to lamps, and sometimes from across international borders. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Within that, how much is online? Why should luxury fashion be any different?

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Perficient

MAY 27, 2022

We’ll then move to the federal level, seeking regulatory guidance as to whether digital tokens are securities under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) or commodities contracts over which the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has regulatory jurisdiction. State Regulations. SEC Regulation.

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Bank Innovation

JUNE 8, 2018

Bitcoin mania has died down in the fintech world, and the conversation has shifted to technologies like voice banking, payments, and alternative credit scoring. What is the state of banking innovation today? Each year, we poll the industry to find out. This year, the pressure for banks to innovate is high, as banks no longer […].

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 4, 2019

As a result, a source said the company has increased its investments in India, including a boost in technology augmentation, hiring new employees in the country and opening a new office in Mumbai. While the basic payment platform, coupled with the security features, are the same as in the U.S., For us, the marathon has just begun.”.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 10, 2020

This has increased the need for FIs to develop convenient mobile onboarding experiences, but those that lack confidence in their ability to secure such channels appear to be reluctant to offer them. They need to thoroughly vet new customers and comply with security obligations to prevent crime from proliferating. Tapping Mobile KYC .

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Shortly after SoFi began to embark on the process of seeking a bank charter, Cagney stepped down from SoFi’s helm in September 2017. Figure leverages blockchain technology to record and track information on the loans, which in most other ways will be fairly typical home equity line offerings. Arthur Levitt, former chairman of the U.S.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Online personal shopping service Lookiero revealed it has closed a $19 million funding round led by London-based MMC Ventures, as reported on Friday (Sept. Founded in 2015 by Spanish entrepreneur Oier Urrutia, the company uses algorithms to provide users with a personalized online shopping experience.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 10, 2017

It’s early in 2017, but fraud looms like Nosferatu chancing upon the sleeping maiden. As an analogy, he said, think of an airport security setup, where the clear majority of users are not terrorists, yet the current system demands an unpleasant and inefficient process. That’s only a tongue-in-cheek statement, as proffered by Webster.

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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 10, 2017

Avin Arumugam, senior vice president of the Internet of Things at Visa, has joined the speaker faculty for Bank Innovation 2017, which takes place March 6-7 in San Jose. Arumugam was at JPMorgan Chase for four years prior to his starting at Visa in May 2016. Recent video footage also Read More.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 29, 2020

revved a little higher Monday (June 29) as online car sales platform Shift announced it will go public in the third quarter via a complicated reverse merger arrangement. Securing that capital is even more complicated than the IAC merger. The automotive evolution to Digital 3.0 Merging with Insurance Acquisition Corp.

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 1, 2018

Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating the sale structures of dozens of ICOs that were completed in 2017, according to a report released yesterday by the Wall Street Journal.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 11, 2018

Online or in the real world, while shopping for goods or ordering food , consumers’ favorite experiences seem to be the ones they can self-direct. 75 percent: Share of online bill payments done on bill payer sites in 2017. 62 percent: Share of customers who reported being more likely to visit a QSR because of technology.

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Bank Innovation

DECEMBER 13, 2016

This was a big year for fintech, with new regulations, new startups, and new technologies displayed across events like Sibos and Money20/20, making it clear that the progress of fintech can’t really be stopped. It’s almost time to wave goodbye to 2016. But how will it continue? That’s the real Read More.

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 9, 2017

— BLender, an Israel-based lending platform, secured an e-money license from Central Bank of the Republic of Lithuania last month. SAN JOSE, Calif. Since Lithuania is a member of the European Union, the license applies to the other 27 EU member states. “We

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 26, 2016

It’s been a busy 12 months since the last Money20/20, as new technologies and threats have disrupted the security space time and time again. McDowell said that he expects these and other new technologies to soon replace more traditional methods of authentication and verification, such as passwords.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 18, 2018

Securities and Exchange Commission late last week settled charges with two companies it charged with offering digital tokens in a manner that ran afoul of rules. Back in March the SEC said it would treat most token offerings as the same as securities offerings and that it will impose fines on those that skirted the laws.

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Bank Innovation

DECEMBER 10, 2016

Consolidation, and Winners Emerging Brew Johnson and Brett Crosby, Cofounders, PeerStreet Brew: “I think the biggest trends will be consolidation in the marketplace lending and crowdfunding space, and increased partnerships/collaboration between banks and fintech companies.”

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 12, 2019

The China Securities Regulatory Commission , China’s security watchdog, is setting up a technology regulation bureau and will announce Yao Qian as its new department chief, the Chinese business publication Caijing said on Wednesday (Dec. 11), as reported by Coindesk. It would then use the information to recommend products.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 3, 2019

Juniper Research’s new report, Online Payment Fraud: Emerging Threats, Segment Analysis & Market Forecasts 2018-2023 , explained that complex cross-channel fraud will become the “new normal” in the coming years — and retailers are simply not prepared to fight against it. Its EMV 3-D Secure Protocol and Core Functions Specification v2.2.0

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Doppelgängers are real — but they’re not phantom twins in pre-modern German fairy tales: they are online, and they can be used to steal digital identities. Since the 2017 Equifax scandal, consumers know all too well that their data is up for grabs somewhere on the dark web. The technology is there. The reason?

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PYMNTS

JULY 29, 2019

Digital banking players worldwide — including those in India — are turning to advanced learning technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to personalize their offerings and draw users onto their platforms. conversational technology to answer users’ questions and interact with them across a variety of channels.

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

In his recent 2017 budget proposal, Governor Andrew Cuomo outlined a few changes that might be in store for New York State fintechs, particularly online lenders. The Empire State really wants to be in charge of the fintech sandbox—and it wants the OCC out already. These changes include expanding the Read More.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 26, 2019

The industry indeed proved to be lucrative for FinTechs, with alternative lending often landing at the top of venture capital investment reports with giants like Kabbage , OnDeck and LendingClub securing an early lead in the industry. Remarks made in 2017 from BlueVine CEO Eyal Lifshitz hinted at this emerging trend.

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