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Deep Dive: Why New Hacking Technology Has Made Application Fraud More Difficult To Fight

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These attacks have grown more sophisticated as technology advances, and fraudsters are furthering their schemes with synthetic identity fraud, or scams in which bad actors invent new identities specifically for criminal purposes. The bad actors then cut off all contact with the bank, preventing it from recouping its losses.

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GAO: Post-Equifax, Agencies Must Tighten Online ID Proofing

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“However, data stolen in recent breaches such as the 2017 Equifax breach could be used fraudulently to respond to knowledge-based verification questions,” GAO wrote. But GAO added that two of the six agencies that the watchdog reviewed have eliminated knowledge-based verification.

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Deep Dive: Why ML Plays A Key Role In Debit Issuers' Fraud-Fighting Strategies

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Debit card issuers face an ever-growing array of fraud schemes perpetrated against them and their account holders. Effective card offerings require financial institutions (FIs) to quickly and accurately detect myriad forms of fraud, forcing them into a delicate balancing act. Security challenges are mounting, too.

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Does KBA Have A Place In Online SMB Credit Checks?

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Technology providers are exploring a range of solutions to seamlessly verify customers’ identities, with the biometrics market projected to reach more than $59 billion by 2025. Hitachi first demonstrated the technology in London in September, and plans to officially launch the product in Europe next year. billion by 2024.

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Recap of Money 20/20 USA 2023 and 10 Banking Thoughts

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Identity management, ID proofing, preventing account takeovers, limiting card-not-present risk, the rise of social engineering on remote workers, and more cyber-crime-as-a-service offerings had most of the buzz. This will present some customer experience and technological hurdles for many financial institutions.

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Federal Reserve’s Cunha on the State (and Timeframe) of Digital Dollars

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And there’ll be quite a bit of tinkering with the technology (especially the infrastructure) and the use cases to get there. Earlier this month, as PYMNTS noted , the Federal Reserve said its Boston bank is working with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to explore the possibility of issuing digital currency.

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10 Questions Banks Should Ask About Their Digital Account-Opening Capabilities

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When customers can apply for the Apple Card, for example , and receive approval and begin using it in minutes, patience with financial institutions that take longer will wear thin. Many banks continue to use knowledge-based authentication and out-of-wallet questions, which have challenges when customers have recently moved.