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With $640M Deal, Equifax 'Kounts' The Ways To Combat Online Fraud  

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To that end, late last week Equifax said it had reached a deal to acquire fraud prevention and digital ID firm Kount for $640 million. As reported, the deal will enable Equifax to boost its global presence in digital ID and fraud prevention, including through the Kount Identity Trust Global Network. In a Monday (Jan.

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Visa: New Cyber Threats Require New Fraud Tools

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The phenomenon of payments fraud is not a modern one — far from it. But as RL Prasad, SVP of payment system risk at Visa , told Karen Webster in a recent conversation, what is new today is the who and the how of fraud, particularly in a digital world.

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Deep Dive: Why FIs, Businesses Must Readjust Their Debit Fraud Protection Strategies In 2021

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Merchants, card issuers and banks are no strangers to facing off against evolving fraud threats. Debit-related fraud is a particular concern for businesses and banks as failing to thwart such schemes could have significant and costly consequences. Debit And The Fraud Catch .

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FICO’s Take On Debit Security

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Widely publicized data breaches and hacks have made today’s consumers especially concerned about fraud. Cautious shoppers may find comfort in debit, with fraud losses associated with the payment method declining over the past several years. Card fraud is an ever-present threat. Around The Next-Gen Debit World.

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Singapore’s OCBC Bank Customers Can Use QR Codes At ATMs

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In an effort to make Singapore’s three million monthly cash withdrawals more digital, OCBC Bank has rolled out QR codes that customers can use at any of its 655 ATMs, the company said in a press release on Wednesday (July 31). Additionally, a physical ATM card can be skimmed while a mobile device cannot, the company said. “As

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US Card Skimming Grew Nearly 5x in 2022, New FICO Data Shows

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For 2022, we saw a significant increase in compromised cards resulting from skimming activity. Total compromise cards were up 368% from 2021, with more than 161,000 impacted cards identified — nearly a 5x increase over 2021. Now that we have data from the entire year to review, we are seeing the alarming trend continue.

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Detecting Prepaid Card Fraud: A Multi-Layered Approach

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As I recently blogged , the use of prepaid cards is growing, in forms ranging from one-time gift cards to reloadable payment mechanisms for benefit distribution. Together, these factors can allow MLSC models to deliver robust fraud detection in heterogeneous transaction environments. Prepaid models US Prepaid and GIM Prepaid 1.0

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