PYMNTS

JANUARY 19, 2021

Studies showed that many consumers in the United States have begun tapping their debit cards more often for payments, for example, with one report finding that debit use rose about 6 percent year over year. consumers now count themselves as “ debit-centric ” users, a sizable jump over the 33 percent who said the same about credit cards.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 26, 2019

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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PYMNTS

AUGUST 14, 2019

As credit card skimmers have gotten smarter, they have also gotten easier to detect, thanks to Bluetooth broadcasting that announces the presence of enabled devices. Now there is an app that can wirelessly reveal the thievery technology, as reported on Wednesday (Aug. It is currently being used by law enforcement in several U.S.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 11, 2021

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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PYMNTS

JANUARY 8, 2020

A New York man, 39-year-old Bogdan Rusu, was sentenced to 60 months in prison on charges of using credit card skimming tactics to steal $390,141 from various New Jersey banks, according to a Department of Justice (DOJ) report. From there, they used the information to steal customers’ money from their accounts.

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PYMNTS

JULY 3, 2020

Financial institutions can keep customers safe by accurately determining when attempted transactions are legitimate versus when they are being made by fraudsters who have stolen customers’ cards or taken over accounts. Defending Agains Fraud During Periods Of Reopening . Reopenings could also lead to rises in certain kinds of fraud.

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PYMNTS

MAY 29, 2020

“Banking is rapidly becoming more omnichannel, and FIs need to be sure they can safeguard customers across all the products through which they access their financial services,” according to the May 2020 FI Fraud Decisioning Playbook , produced by PYMNTS and sponsored by Simility. In With the New.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 21, 2021

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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PYMNTS

JANUARY 31, 2020

We have deep dives into virtual card adoption and self-service technology, as well as a report on Kobe Bryant’s legacy. Bank Is Doing to Drive Virtual Card Adoption. Accounts payable (AP) professionals and vendors still have reservations about adopting virtual cards despite their many benefits.

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PYMNTS

JULY 31, 2019

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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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Since smartphones haven’t learned how to print paper money, people still must turn to ATMs for that. In fact, the number of ATMs in the U.S. On top of that, they want better security and ease of use, including new technologies like biometric authentication and more granular functions like specifying bill denominations.

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FICO

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

As many of us who have long been in the industry know, fraud remains a top challenge for debit cards. billion in gross (attempted) debit card fraud and ultimately incurred losses of over $1 billion on debit and ATM transactions; the need for an effective solution to this problem has never been greater.

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FICO

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

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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PYMNTS

JANUARY 9, 2020

Edenred is acquiring Mint ’s payroll card portfolio to bolster its leadership in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Edenred announced Thursday (Jan. The 600,000 people using Mint payroll cards will now be able to tap a full suite of new services with the C3 card and app. Edenred’s operations focused mainly on Dubai.

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BankBazaar

JANUARY 25, 2024

What have your Credit Card ’s ancestors been up to? There’s probably nothing new we can tell you about the Credit Card. Today, we’re aiming at remedying that, so we’re all left with a new-found respect for our spend-friends and who knows, maybe it’ll just inspire us to go find the right Credit Card to fit our finances!

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American Banker

JULY 7, 2023

Deposits of Listerhill and Avadian credit union customers were compromised by fraud conspirators, one instance in a rise of card skimming cases across the country.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2019

bank NatWest has started a three-month trial of a biometric credit card that will use a fingerprint in lieu of a PIN. If the purchase is more than £100, then the card needs to be put into a terminal with the fingerprint as additional verification. . If a customer is at an ATM, then a PIN will still need to be entered.

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FICO

MARCH 18, 2020

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. models are available to clients using the FICO Falcon Platform , and the MLSC technology is also used in our Retail Banking DDA models. . Dealing with Multimodality.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 18, 2017

The National ATM Council (NAC) argued in testimony to the Committee on Consumer Affairs of the New York City Council last week that a proposed ordinance would impose costly and burdensome new security regulations on ATM operators all around the city. said Renard in the same press release. “In said Renard in the same press release.

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FICO

MARCH 9, 2020

has become a prepaid card store, with rows and rows of gift and other prepaid debit cards on display. In April 2019 The Wall Street Journal reported , “The total amount loaded on general-use prepaid cards in the U.S. This is almost identical to the existing fraud protection provisions for credit cards.

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FICO

MARCH 30, 2023

I will sheepishly admit that since post-COVID travel has picked up again, I’ve found myself traveling with physical card or two crammed into my minimalistic ID-holder, just for rare cases where digital won’t work. Both from a cash and a fraud perspective, my curiosity was piqued, and I fell down the rabbit hole to learn more.

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FICO

OCTOBER 12, 2016

As the US payment card infrastructure continues to move to EMV, fraudsters are turning their targets toward unattended self-service terminals, such as US ATMs, most of which have not yet been upgraded to read EMV chips. Globally, the European ATM Security Team reported a 19% increase in ATM-related fraud attacks from 2014 to 2015.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 13, 2017

Diebold Nixdorf , the connected commerce technology company and Samsung SDS America announced they are teaming up to show how integrating advanced mobile technology — such as facial recognition — and the self-service channel can result in enhanced security and an improved consumer experience.

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FICO

MARCH 7, 2018

As FICO reported today, there was a 10% increase in the number of payment cards compromised at U.S. ATMs and merchants in 2017. The number of compromised card readers at U.S. ATMs, restaurants and merchants rose 8%. But the growth curve in ATM fraud is flattening out. Protecting Customers from ATM Fraud.

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FICO

MARCH 1, 2022

Fiserv, a leading global provider of payments and financial services technology solutions, has developed a new fraud mitigation service that has reduced fraud losses, which were already low by industry standards, by 10 to 15% for its small to midsize credit union and bank clients. Keeping Up With The Fraudsters.

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FICO

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

While people in the US, UK and other nations celebrate Black Friday bargains, it’s a good time to remind customers to watch out for Black Friday fraud. People have two chances to make themselves vulnerable — when taking out cash at an ATM and when taking advantage of Cyber Monday, when card-not-present (CNP) fraud spikes.

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FICO

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

With new scams on the increase, FICO’s fraud experts have added new tips for staying safe and avoiding fraud, taking the total to 16. Take Care at ATMs. If an ATM looks odd, or your card doesn’t enter the machine smoothly, consider going somewhere else for your cash. Getting Smarter in the Fight Against Fraud.

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NCR

APRIL 26, 2017

Developments in technology and business practices have helped banks to protect their ATMs more effectively than ever before. The ATM Industry Association’s (ATMIA) 2016 annual fraud survey found that the proportion of respondents revealing a general increase in ATM crime dropped to 42 percent , from 51 percent in 2015.

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PYMNTS

MAY 31, 2017

Debit cards, default cards, banks both bricks-and-mortar and digital. That brings up some questions for banks: What are the opportunities for banks with debit, and with branches, and even with ATMs? That brings up some questions for banks: What are the opportunities for banks with debit, and with branches, and even with ATMs?

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

Just when payment card data seemed somewhat protected by EMV technology, hackers have found yet another way to steal information and gain access to PINs. As Datablink CEO Alex Cagnoni pointed out, card cloning devices are not something new; however, with the use of a chip, the attack has become more complex but still quite effective.

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FICO

AUGUST 31, 2017

While data breaches and ransomware grab the headlines, we’re still seeing fraud growth due to ATM compromises in the US. The fraud growth rate has slowed down from the gangbusters surge we saw in 2015, but consumers and issuers still need to pay attention. Never approach an ATM if anyone is lingering nearby.

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PYMNTS

MAY 19, 2016

ATM skimming just got taken to the next level. Kaspersky Lab announced new research regarding a hacker collective, known as the Skimer group, that uses malware to essentially make an ATM steal users’ money. Instead of putting skimmer devices on the ATM, this group makes the entire ATM a skimming device.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

Consumers might have felt a bit safer using their credit card with the introduction of EMV chip technology, but thieves looking to steal your information have managed to find a way to still gain access to PIN numbers, as well as your card’s chip in some cases. The majority of that theft was from credit cards.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 8, 2019

At the same time, new technologies such as biometrics are emerging in the fight against fraud. And an initiative tied to a consortium of companies is looking to redefine how automated teller machine (ATM) applications are built and used. 579 million: The number of biometric cards that will be in use by 2023.

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PYMNTS

MAY 29, 2020

We have deep dives on Main Street’s digital shift, ATM innovation and PPP loans. Innovating The ATM Beyond Cash. FIs need to have the ability to find and thwart fraud, without accidentally sweeping up legitimate clients. The Flaw In Demonizing Big Tech. How To Keep Fraudsters From Scamming Banks Across Every Nook And Channel .

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NCR

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

The belated introduction of EMV technology to the US payment industry is currently having a major impact on how merchants, payment providers and other stakeholders in the financial industry approach fraud. But what about the impact of EMV in other areas, such as the ATM. The effect on skimming rate.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 9, 2020

The shift from magnetic stripe to EMV chip cards marked one of the 21 st century’s most widespread payment developments. Chip cards have been heralded for their improved functionality and security, but they have still failed to address critical authentication problems, leaving retailers to bear the brunt of these vulnerabilities.

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