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How community banks can address cybercrime

Independent Banker

Fraud and cyber attacks are on the rise, and at great expense to the industry. Community banks have a choice about addressing the problem: Remain vulnerable or be vigilant. Here are some ideas for strengthening fraud defenses. Fraud and cybercrimes continue to increase, causing challenges for community banks.

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Fintech Deals to Watch: Fall Festivities

Gonzobanker

CSI partnered with Dragonfly for treasury management and with Hawk AI for fraud and anti-money laundering solutions. Core10 secured a Series B funding round led by Patriot Financial Partners with JAM FINTOP and the ICBA. AKUVO , a collections and credit risk technology provider, secured investment from several credit unions and CUSOs.

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Ways to detect and prevent money mules

Independent Banker

The number of money mule schemes affecting community banks is increasing, in part because of the pandemic. Here’s how two community banks are protecting their customers from falling victim to fraud. More and more community banks are having to deal with money mule schemes targeting unsuspecting customers.

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Retail banking trends to look out for in 2023

Independent Banker

ITMs and VTMs are popular retail banking innovations among community banks. What’s on the horizon for retail banking? We spoke with two community banks that have ramped up their services to meet—and exceed—the changing expectations of customers. So how are retail banks meeting this challenge?

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Getting Mobile Ready

Independent Banker

Big-brand megabanks, the Visa and MasterCard networks, and big-box merchants had signed up to become partners with Apple’s universal retail smartphone app that uses Near Field Communication and tokenization technologies. So where do ballyhooed mobile banking and payments developments among the biggest players leave community banks?

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Hardening the Hardware

Independent Banker

Expanding IT security safeguards to cover physical devices. With the prevalence and importance of Internet-enabled devices increasing nearly everywhere, community banks should remember to expand the scope of their security policies and network monitoring to cover their hardware, according to computer security experts.

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Springboard to Excellence

Independent Banker

Over the next three years, Anderson enrolled in all three of Community Banker University’s in-depth compliance certification training programs. I also benefit from the respect I get from our board and CEO, and definitely from the bank examiners. I’m a better compliance officer because of those programs,” she says. “I