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Why community banks should partner with fintechs

Independent Banker

With consumer expectations seeming to evolve faster every year, community banks could consider partnering with a fintech to keep up with technological innovation. of bankers are either strongly interested in or already working with fintechs in digital account opening. The benefits of fintechs. By Elizabeth Judd. Quick Stat.

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Middesk CEO On Helping FIs And FinTechs Derisk KYB

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While consumer onboarding for banks and FinTechs has seen immense innovation in recent years, the same cannot be said for business customers, according to Kyle Mack, CEO of Middesk. 8), the company announced that it has joined Visa's Fintech Fast Track Program to help emerging FinTechs optimize their own business identity strategies.

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Venmo Payment Fraud Led To $40M In Losses

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Venmo , the digital money transfer service owned by PayPal , suffered payments fraud earlier in 2018 that played a role in the company posting losses that were higher than forecasted for the first quarter of this year. Keeping hackers at bay has long been a problem for banks and FinTechs. We cannot let that happen.”

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Fraud Decisioning Pulls Ahead In A Tight Race

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Companies are getting much better at fraud detection and prevention, partly in response to its rapid spread. Brands will have spent roughly $77 billion on in-app ads when 2019 is over, and it’s estimated that phonies will dip out with $26.5 For their part, the anti-fraud community is hitting back hard. billion of that.

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Big Fraud, Big FinTech and Big Uber Top Week’s News

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MyPayrollHR Founder Faces $70M Fraud Charge. The CEO and founder of the New York payroll company MyPayrollHR was arrested and charged in a $70 million bank fraud scheme that left hundreds of small businesses across the country scrambling. Visa Partner Launch Eyes $17T Digital Payments Opportunity For FinTechs.

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Why Mexico’s SMBs Need A FinTech Operating System And Not Another Bank

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In an interview with Karen Webster, Vilash Poovala , founder and CEO of FinTech Oyster , said online financial platforms, powered by open banking, can serve as alternatives for business banking in a country where business banking seems an afterthought. The world needs a FinTech operating system.”. Widening Debit’s Acceptance.

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What Check Fraud Can Teach Banks About Preparing For The Instant Payments Future

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Perhaps that’s why, in the midst of the seemingly never-ending stream of headlines about data breaches, account takeovers, stolen credit cards and online fraud , the notion of “check fraud” seems something of an outlier for the up-and-coming fraudster looking to make a decent living. The Whole New World of Check Fraud.

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