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Visa Expands Contactless Public Transportation Payments Due To Pandemic

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Visa and Cubic have already launched contactless systems in cities around the world, including London, Miami, New York, Sydney and Vancouver. A customer taps their contactless card or contactless-enabled mobile phone at the terminal, and then they are ready to ride, the release states.

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How Swap.com Kept Fraudsters From Ruining Christmas

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Fraudsters are deploying strategies, such as credit card theft and false chargebacks, to capitalize on online marketplaces’ security vulnerabilities, and merchants are scrambling to anticipate and counter fraudsters’ emerging schemes. It turns out there was a big data breach. … How Swap.com Stomps Out Fraud.

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How US Mobile Leverages Digital Identity To Protect Against SIM Swap Fraud

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Digital identity has become a crucial part of the telecommunications industry as the proliferation of smartphones and the personal data they hold makes security paramount. Such security methods can be critical to preventing fraud that targets mobile users, of which one of the most prevalent types is SIM swap fraud. It's that easy.”.

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FIs Embrace FinTech Options To Bolster Business Banking

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City National Bank, Extend Pair On Virtual Cards. To launch its new virtual commercial card offering, City National Bank is working with FinTech Extend, the companies recently revealed. Miami-based Apollo Bank is turning to a third-party FinTech to strengthen its corporate payments and treasury management offering.

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Does Trump’s Cybersecurity Platform Have A Leg To Stand On?

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First, the bank’s fraud system detected suspicious activity , which led to thousands of customer cards being blocked from usage. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) in the U.K. Fraud at the point of sale is expected to shrink, but online payment card fraud on eCommerce and banking websites will continue to rise.

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Visa Opens Up Office In Silicon Valley To Spur Innovation

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In an effort to accelerate digital commerce globally, credit card company Visa announced on Monday (July 25) plans to open an office in Silicon Valley. The employees to be housed in the new facility are ones who are focused on technology research, business intelligence, data security and merchant services.

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Who were ICBA’s Top Lenders of 2022?

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Security Bank Midwest. Security Bank. Two years ago, Lead Bank and Self expanded the program to include a secured credit card. Since the successful Credit Builder Account participants end the program with $1,000 in the bank, they have the cash to secure the card. First Security Bank of Deer Lodge.