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Survey: Security, Fraud Protection Among Top Considerations for New Savings Account Customers

ABA Community Banking

When consumers shop for a new savings account, their top consideration is strong safety, security and fraud protection, with 61% of respondents saying it was the top factor, according to a new survey from financial technology company SaveBetter.

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Mastercard: Collaboration Is Key To Scaling Real-Time Payments

PYMNTS

PYMNTS’ recent Making Real-Time Payments a Reality: Rising Demand for Real-Time Payments report, a collaboration with Mastercard, found that two-thirds of corporate survey respondents said they are either “very” or “extremely” aware of real-time payments – and even more are interested in using the functionality.

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Top News In Payments: China Posts Worst Slowdown In Nearly Three Decades; Alphabet Market Cap Hits $1T

PYMNTS

In today’s top news, China’s economy grew by its slowest rate since 1990, Alphabet reached $1 trillion market value, and attempted check fraud spiked 43 percent. Attempted Check Fraud Spiked 43 Pct. Check fraud has spiked from $8.5 billion in 2018 and makes up 60 percent of all attempted fraud against U.S. In Two Years.

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Today In Payments: Wirecard’s Former CEO Markus Braun Arrested; Airbnb CEO Sees Potential For 2020 IPO

PYMNTS

In today’s top news, former Wirecard CEO Markus Braun was arrested Monday night over the firm’s recent accounting fraud scandal, and Airbnb’s CEO is again mulling a potential initial public offering (IPO). Plus, Amazon’s Big Style Sale runs this week. Wirecard’s Former CEO Markus Braun Arrested.

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Top Corporate Treasurers Already Switching FIs To Gain FinTech Tools

PYMNTS

Researchers announced East & Partners’ new report, “Financial Technology and the Corporate,” on Monday (Nov. A new report by business banking market research and analysis firm East & Partners suggests corporations aren’t opposed to changing banks as a direct result of new FinTech solutions businesses want to use.

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Does Anyone Outside PR Firms Think Surveys Are Newsworthy?

Tech and Finance

In a recent blog at Articulate Communications I wrote about the number of surveys that public relations firms send out, and how useless many of them are. I just reviewed my Inbox to see what the recent evidence is…the results are below and include six surveys I have received so far today.

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Faster Payments, Open Banking Should Keep Treasurers On High Alert

PYMNTS

While financial services (FinServ) innovations often emerge with built-in security measures, new market trends — including faster payments and open banking — are introducing new security threats to corporate treasury departments, according to cybersecurity company BioCatch. In the case of Same Day ACH in the U.S.,

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