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NY Man Gets Jail Time For $390K Card Skimming Scheme

PYMNTS

Secret Service’s Boston Field Office; the East Longmeadow, Cambridge, Ludlow and Medford police Massachusetts’ and various district attorneys’ offices. But as credit card scammers have gotten more digital, they’ve also become easier to detect, thanks to Bluetooth technology that can wirelessly reveal the presence of skimmers.

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Function Over Flash

Independent Banker

What’s necessary or optional with technology is always changing. In a Federal Reserve Bank of Boston survey of mobile banking and payment services released in August, roughly three-fourths of about 600 community banks and credit unions in five Federal Reserve districts that were polled were offering some kind of mobile service.

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Function Over Flash

Independent Banker

What’s necessary or optional with technology is always changing. In a Federal Reserve Bank of Boston survey of mobile banking and payment services released in August, roughly three-fourths of about 600 community banks and credit unions in five Federal Reserve districts that were polled were offering some kind of mobile service.

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Getting Mobile Ready

Independent Banker

Large banks and nonbanks, merchants and technology companies are pressing to solidify their inroads into the financial transaction business. Research and everyday observation show how consumers are increasingly using mobile technologies. It’s become a familiar story, usually with a new splash. Ed Bachelder, payments consultant.

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Talking in a Digital World

Independent Banker

Customer contact centers are reshaping retail service for the technology age. But does that same retail service trend, driven by the near ubiquity of online and mobile technology, really apply to the relationship-driven model of community banks? Phil Britt is a financial writer in Illinois. By Phil Britt.

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The community bank’s complete guide to building trust

Independent Banker

Building trust in your institution has a lot to do with technology, from implementing strong data security practices to humanizing your online customer interactions. With much banking moving online or to smartphones, interactions with customers can be less frequent. Use these 3 technologies to safeguard customer data.

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55 US Companies That Became Unicorns In 2018

CB Insights

New York, Boston, Chicago, and Nashville, among other cities, all played host to newly minted unicorns last year. Select Investors: Camelot Venture Group, Align Technology, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Spark Capital, Clayton Dubilier & Rice. Plaid Technologies. Valuation: $3.2B. Total Funding: $1.3B. Valuation: $3B.