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Bitcoin Joins American Express and PayPal on 2017 List of Social Media Darlings

Bank Innovation

American Express is the “most-loved” financial service on social media in 2017, according to a recent report, followed by PayPal, Vanguard and bitcoin. NetBase examined 55 brands across sectors including banking, credit cards, investment banking, payment services, insurance, online lenders and crypto.

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Top 10 Crypto scams to look for in 2023

Abrigo

Guidance for banks on the lookout for crypto scams and fraud The turbulent cryptocurrency scene should put bankers on high alert. You might also like this whitepaper, "Understanding cryptocurrency." Takeaway 1 Cryptocurrencies are the newest and most popular field in potential financial gains through fraud. DOWNLOAD WHITEPAPER.

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Mobile Cards Key To Winning Bank Accounts

PYMNTS

Mobile Cards: Make or Break? One way that banks or ambitious social media platforms will win this combat for customers is through the use of mobile credit and debit cards, with a highly configurable nature and full range of card and spend management controls to please the most vacillating of customers.

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Prevent pig butchering scams: Safeguarding against investment fraud

Abrigo

Avoid fraud losses from pig butchering scams FinCrime professionals looking to prevent pig butchering scams in the age of cryptocurrency can follow these steps to tighten security. Today’s pig butchering scams usually involve investment schemes and cryptocurrency fraud. Would you like other articles like this in your inbox?

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Avoid Imposter Scams

Jack Henry

Imposter scams generally start with an unsolicited phone call, email, text or social media message from someone impersonating people or organizations you would ordinarily trust. Imposter scams come in many varieties including:

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Bitcoin Daily: BoE Economist Cites Benefits Of Digital Assets; Online Gamblers Choose Crypto To Cash Out; One Charged In $2M Crypto Theft

PYMNTS

“If history is any guide, a co-evolutionary path is likely, with an eco-system of diverse and competing payments media and systems emerging, some wholesale, others retail, some private, others public,” he said. By examining past email exchanges, Freeman would identify cryptocurrencies in the victims’ possession.

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Study: More People Fall Prey To Fraudsters Online Than By Phone

PYMNTS

A recent study about how people respond to scammers shows that consumers are more likely to become victims on social media and online marketplaces than over the phone, The Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday (Sept. Researchers found that the majority of consumers fell prey to scammers on legitimate websites and social media. .

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