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The Security Threat Of Bank-FinTech Collaboration

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T-Mobile executives had to allocate time and resources to protecting the brand. “I would characterize it as a Big Data issue — it’s very intimidating to get started in third-party risk management,” Simkins said. Rather, a hack at its credit reporting vendor Experian led to the data breach.

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SaaS Platform Kount Partners With Verifi To Help Firms Minimize Disputes, Fraud

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Previously, it was cumbersome for companies to fully utilize tools available through major card brands because of the need for tricky integrations and developer work.". The addition of Verifi’s technology to Visa’s risk management solutions will introduce greater collaboration and insights to help resolve disputes quickly.” .

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Visa Launches Advanced Identity Score To Help FIs Fight Application Fraud

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And for the customers, there’s the rabbit hole of trying to prove that the bad guys co-opted their names, social security numbers and other data. Against that backdrop, FIs must walk a tightrope, balancing customer security with the customer experience, minimizing onboarding friction while meeting regulatory requirements.

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AmEx Reportedly Used High-Pressure Tactics To Boost SMB Sales

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We have rigorous, multilayered monitoring and independent risk-management processes in place, which we continuously review and enhance to ensure that all sales activities conform with our values, internal policies and regulatory requirements,” the spokesman said. Customers could also use their Costco-branded cards at other merchants.

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Oracle Launches New Cybersecurity Apps To Help Small Banks

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The Oracle Financial Crime and Compliance Management Cloud Service delivers extensive cybersecurity capabilities to financial institutions (FIs) of all sizes. With over 20 years of experience fighting cybercrime, the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) claims to be highly secure and scalable.

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In Bank/FinTech Linkups, Eyeing Risk To Reap Rewards

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The need is there for a comprehensive approach for risk management, which in turn means that both FinTechs and FIs need a strong, consistent strategy and roadmap from the very start of collaborations. Thus, risk management must evaluate compatibility not just of tech platforms in place, but must also take a cue from strategic goals.

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Data privacy: How to keep customer data safe

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But as the prevalence of security breaches grows, so do the opportunities for community banks to position themselves as guardians of their customers’ personal data through compliance, technology and relationship building. Data privacy and security is a hot topic and is only getting hotter. By Katie Kuehner-Hebert. Bob Hickok.

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