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How FinTech Keeps Banks Focused On Customer Experience With AP Automation

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FinTechs are helping banks focus on the customer experience through accounts payable (AP) automation. told PYMNTS in an interview that banks foundationally value “the relationship they have with the customer” and “they understand the customer.”

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Geolocation Puts A Pin In Anti-Fraud Solutions

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With digital transactions and eCommerce soaring during the pandemic, the rate of increasingly sophisticated fraud has also risen. Unlike the crypto markets, Wingert said the banking and payments industries continue to be slow to adapt to the challenges of KYC and fraud prevention. In fact, a recent GeoGuard survey found that U.S.

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OCC keeps focus on bank/fintech partnerships

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Since the beginning of Michael Hsu’s tenure as Acting Comptroller of the Currency, bank/fintech partnerships have been a focus of OCC concern. Mr. Hsu also raised concerns about unknown risks or “nasty surprises” arising out of bank-fintech arrangements.

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Middesk CEO On Helping FIs And FinTechs Derisk KYB

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In the mad dash for small firms to secure capital, many sought their PPP loans from banks other than their usual financial service providers, creating a logistical nightmare for financial institutions (FIs) that still rely on manual and outdated customer onboarding workflows. Broadening Customer Understanding. On Tuesday (Sept.

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BNZ protects customers (and the customer experience) with IBM Safer Payments

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Bank of New Zealand (BNZ), one of the leading banks in ANZ, announced late last year that they have selected IBM Safer Payments to deliver cross-channel fraud protection to its customers. The multi-million-dollar deal supports BNZ’s efforts to provide frictionless and safer payments experience to their customers.

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U.S. Bank: Machine Learning Is Banks’ Best Bet Against Fraud

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Banks lost about $4 billion to account takeover (ATO) fraud attempts last year and fraudsters have been reluctant to abandon the scheme as this year progresses. Australian FIs are still feeling the repercussions of a breach to its New Payments Platform (NPP), which exposed the data of an unnamed number of banking customers.

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Feasting, Fun And Fraud Mark The Mobile Order-Ahead Summer

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Another involves heightened fraud vectors swimming like sharks around digital-first first-timers. On the upside, however, is the return of restaurant dining, many cool new takes on it, and the ways that financial institutions (FIs) and FinTechs are partnering to make dining yummy and secure. Defending Trust.

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