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Strategies for fighting remote authentication fraud

Independent Banker

As more customers moved online, fraudsters took advantage of new and increasingly inventive opportunities to commit remote authentication fraud. These types of scams fall under the broad term of remote authentication fraud, and they’re increasingly common—and inventive. Examples of remote authentication fraud. Online U.S.

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 Ransomware Gains Traction, UK BEC Fraud Spikes

PYMNTS

Gary Robinson, who serves as head of DCPCU, said that online conduits are gaining favor from fraudsters to further their schemes. “We We are seeing gangs involved in drug trafficking and firearms offenses turning to fraud, targeting victims across the U.K. Fraud that was in turn prevented by the unit amounted to as much as $8.2

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Ironic, Sad, and Preventable Credit Card Fraud

Javelin Strategy & Research

About a week ago, a fraudulent order was placed for a copy of Javelin’s most recent report on Identity Fraud. The online order was attempted, but the product was never delivered. Is Maryland in the U.K.? Hey, someone ask Nick Holland!”

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Boosting Access To Financial Services In Brazil

PYMNTS

As fraudsters get more brazen and inventive in the digital information ecosystem, many companies are realizing they can’t thwart these bad actors on their own, and must instead turn to new partnerships in their fight against fraud. Deep Dive: Making National IDs Biometric-Friendly.

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Digital Driver’s Licenses Are Put To The (Pilot) Test

PYMNTS

The plastic cards have become a fixture in American wallets from Maine to Hawaii, required not just when behind the wheel, but also at cigar shops, liquor stores, bars and nightclubs. It is now moving into phase two: testing digital licenses in online and other digital environments. states are exploring electronic and digital versions.

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Who Should Lead The Digital ID Push?

PYMNTS

The app stores digital versions of documents like drivers’ licenses, health cards and other forms of identity. Use cases for the digital ID wallet could include accessing age-restricted places like bars, signing into services like online tax filing or verifying identities at polling stations.

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Card Safeguard

Independent Banker

Tokenization returns to card-security spotlight after smart chips. Now that many community banks have issued credit and debit cards with anti-skimming smart chips, the industry is returning to an earlier focus on another card security measure: tokenization. By Elizabeth Judd and Tim Cook.

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