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Lack of EMV-compliant infrastructure boosts US fraud rate

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The US has been identified as the leading country for card fraud, after a new study revealed almost half of global losses to the crime last year occurred in the nation. per cent of worldwide plastic card losses – including credit, debit and prepaid cards – took place in the US, amounting to $7.86

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B2B FinTech On The Cusp Of Change

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While Lending Club generally focuses its services on consumers, the implications of Laplanche’s resignation have echoed throughout the SME lending space as well and could see a further decline in banks backing small business loans offered through marketplace platforms. 65% of U.K.

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Five EMV lessons for the US

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It’s been very well documented that fraud tends to shift to the card-not-present (CNP) arena when EMV is introduced in a country. While there is some debate about just how much EMV will be the driver of CNP fraud in the US, it’s still expected to rise significantly over the coming years. Less face-to-face counterfeit fraud.

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Biometric security not all it’s cracked up to be?

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As we’ve moved from signature cards to PINs, so the next step is from the PIN to a fingerprint scan, pulse monitor or iris sensor. While it’s unclear what sort of fraud could be committed, the financial services industry is taking note of the theft. Two clear avenues of potential fraud are opened up with biometric theft of this sort.

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EMV in the US: Progress report

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But just how far have things really come since the introduction of chip cards and terminals? The National Federation of Independent Business (NIFB) reports that only about a third of smaller merchants are familiar with the new chip cards. Even with a signature for authorization, chip cards are still more secure.

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