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Deep Dive: How FIs Can Keep Their Digital-First Innovations Secure

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Banks’ use of such innovations is predicted to expand, too, with 60 percent of FIs saying they aim to gain customers and improve customer experiences using digital channels. This increased digital presence also brings a greater risk of digital fraud, however. The Fraud Threats Facing Digital-First Banks.

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GIACT: It’s Time To Fight Back Against Fraud

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Melissa Townsley-Solis, head of GIACT , discusses one of the negative effects of COVID-19: the escalation of fraud in the payments arena. She stresses the importance of small businesses fighting back against fraud in 2021 in order to achieve economic recovery. Fraud was red-hot in 2020. Businesses across the U.S.

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Why AI Is MIA In Most FI Fraud Departments

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In the old days, forged checks were the biggest problems that bank fraud departments had to manage. Today, financial institutions (FIs) face a barrage of cyberattacks from hackers operating around the world, continuously shifting their tactics. Yet, few FIs leverage this technology in their anti-fraud efforts — only 5.5

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Radius Bank: Virtual Debit, Mobile Tools Help Banks Fight Debit Fraud

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A new year has begun, but the pandemic continues to throw financial and operational curveballs at banks, businesses and their consumers regarding how they conduct daily tasks or routine payments. Another study found that 55 percent of U.S. Another study indicated that debit-related fraud is on the rise across the U.S.

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

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In the August Digital-First Banking Tracker® , PYMNTS explores the latest in the world of digital-first banking, including how the pandemic is driving ATM innovation, how FIs are protecting both digital accounts and ATMs from potential fraudsters, and the new cybercrime-fighting techniques that are revolutionizing the digital banking industry.

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Can Digital Platforms Solve The Fraud vs. Friction Dilemma?

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These platforms promise fast, seamless transactions, which most deliver – but when platforms focus on reducing friction for users, it can backfire and create new vulnerabilities to fraud. An unexpected consequence of the retailer race to offer same-day and one-day delivery is increased fraud exposure. Nearly one-third (30.4

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Fighting Back The Rising Tide Of Food Fraud In The Post-Pandemic Period

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A fact of our new reality that has snapped sharply into focus over the last half year as restaurants of all sizes and descriptions have had to rapidly reset their operations for a world where restaurants were first closed down entirely and, even when they reopened, customers have remained reticent about dining out. Fraudster In Many Forms .

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