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First Bank Takes Two-Pronged Approach To Fighting Internal, External Fraud Threats

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The banking industry is still grappling with the pandemic’s unprecedented effects, including a broad digital shift across numerous sectors. This increased digital engagement can create challenges, however, as it opens up new avenues for fraud in addition to making transactions more convenient for customers.

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New Report: How Behavioral Analytics Help FIs Block Fraud At The ITM

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Digital banking is reaching unprecedented levels of popularity amid the pandemic, with 89 percent of American bank customers using mobile banking apps to manage their savings and checking accounts. Developments From Around The World Of Digital-First Banking. billion by 2024. About The Tracker.

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TRENDING: Is Sharing Cybercrime Data Key To Fighting Fraud?

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In search of added convenience and simplicity, banking customers are migrating to online and mobile banking interfaces, leaving in-person visits to brick-and-mortar branches behind. Around The Digital Banking World. Westpac , one of Australia’s “Big Four” FIs, for one, is rolling out new omnichannel banking offerings.

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Wells Fargo on Fraud Decisioning And The New Consumer’s New Normal

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Customers and merchants rely on their banks and credit unions (CUs) to ensure they have secure, convenient online transactions, and many FIs work to detect fraud by looking for abnormal purchasing behaviors that could indicate something is amiss. Around The FI Fraud Decisioning World.

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Top 5 Surprises from FICO’s Fraud and Digital Banking Survey

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Top 5 Surprises from FICO’s Fraud and Digital Banking Survey. Our survey found that good fraud protection is paramount for customers - even though they themselves may exaggerate income or claims. A report released by the FTC in February 2022 indicates a 71% increase in fraud in 2021, which cost consumers roughly $5.8

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New Data: Consumers Want Banks To Use Location Data To Keep Accounts, Transactions Fraud-Free

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There are other benefits that the function could provide, however, including more robust fraud protection. How can banks better communicate the benefits of location sharing — and its vast potential to combat fraud — to customers who are on the fence? For more insights, download the report. The report surveyed 2,141 U.S.

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NEW REPORT: US Bank On Fraud-Fighting AI

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Businesses in nearly every industry need to worry about risks, especially when it comes to fraud and security. But those dangers are even more pressing in the banking industry, where bad actors are increasingly attacking financial institutions (FIs) on multiple fronts, and using multiple techniques. Around The Digital Banking World.

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