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Small Banks Find Strength in Numbers with Anti-Fraud Network

American Banker

A vendor-created messaging network has attracted hundreds of community banks, many of which have decided it is easier to stop financial crime as a group.

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Small banks' battle to thwart unemployment scams

American Banker

Peoples Bank in Arkansas and Main Street Bank in Massachusetts are getting smarter about spotting suspicious transactions tied to unemployment benefit fraud as well as warning customers what to watch out for.

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Why Small Banks Need Big Data

American Banker

The sheer amount of data created in recent years has exploded, leaving banks with a tremendous amount of data sets to mine through. Community banks need to utilize analytics to stay competitive with their big-bank peers.

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Cyber Threats Prompt Run on Tech Experts for Bank Boards

American Banker

Huntington Bancshares is the latest institution to add a cybersecurity expert to its board, highlighting the growing importance of guarding against hackers and other online dangers.

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18 Ways to Vet Your Customer: BankMobile's New App

American Banker

When BankMobile, the brainchild of Jay Sidhu and his daughter Luvleen, relaunches on a new platform in January, security — especially for the onboarding process — will be completely redesigned.

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Banks, Credit Unions Hit in $4M Cybertheft: IBM

American Banker

Cyberthieves using malicious software discovered by IBM Security have stolen $4 million from business customers of two dozen financial services providers this month, IBM said.

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The 2015 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

Community bank marketing resources. With market opportunity heating up and big bank and big credit union competitors hitting hard, too many community banks lack marketing resources … or they have 2X more spending in sponsorships than the campaigns, analytics and digital sales improvements that actually bring in new business.