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Application Fraud, Analytics – and Gamecocks?

FICO

I was looking over my blog archives the other day and read this chestnut from December 2015: “With the introduction of EMV in the US, both [card not present and application fraud] are up – especially the sophistication of the synthetic identities used in application fraud.”. Well, isn’t that the truth. How lenders can fight back. What a year!

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June’s Top 12 Mobile Pay Moments

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While Apple Pay also recently launched in Singapore, Samsung Pay joins the region with its signature niche: the MST tech that makes Samsung Pay usable at virtually anywhere merchant credit cards are accepted. Anyone who loaded a gift card onto the CurrentC wallet and didn’t hold onto that gift card will lose that balance after June 28.

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Six Steps to Growth in a Global Economic Squeeze

FICO

Amazon knows what we want often before we do, Netflix posts viewing recommendations that continually hit the button, while Starbucks creates bespoke gourmet coffee menus for every loyalty card-holding customer. in statistics, both from the University of South Carolina. Now consumers expect the same from financial services.

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Opploans Personal Loans Review: For Borrowers With Bad or No Credit

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APRs are lower than predatory lending options. In the short-term, you can give your score a small boost by reducing your credit card debt and avoiding applying for credit cards in the months before you submit an important application. The best way to reduce this ratio is to pay off existing debts, like credit card debt.

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Fintech Fundings: 28 Companies Raise $400 Million Week Ending May 20

Fintech Labs Insights

Along with the usual payment and lending startups, two insurtech companies raised substantial rounds: Embroker ($12.2 EZBob landed a $25 million debt commitmen t to increase its SMB lending. Consumer credit card management. HQ: Charlston, South Carolina. Total fundings in second quarter hit $8.4 Tink raised $10.2

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Fintech Fundings: 14 Companies Raise $100 Million Week Ending Sep 4

Fintech Labs Insights

HQ: Charleston, South Carolina. Tags: Indirect lending, automobiles, car dealers, installment loans, insurance. . ——– Here are the fundings from 29 Aug to 4 Sep by size: Prospa. Australian alt-lender to small businesses. HQ: Sydney, Australia. Latest round: $60 million Series B. Total raised: $60+ million.

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Fintech Fundings: 28 Companies Raise $330 Million Week Ending Jan 15

Fintech Labs Insights

HQ: Charleston, South Carolina. Online consumer lending. Person-to-person small biz lending platform. Tags: SMB, credit, lending, loans, underwriting, investing, P2P, business loans, crowdfunding. Source: Finovate. Person-to-person lender. Latest round: $59 million Series B ($153 million valuation). million ($1.5

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