PYMNTS

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Money laundering and similar forms of fraud have become more concerning for FIs as reports of cybercrime circulate globally. Part of the problem is that money laundering controls are easier for fraudsters to anticipate than security measures for other cybercrimes. security standards from those in markets like Europe.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Fraud continues to increase in many areas, despite extensive attempts to bring it to heel. Retail fraud attempts have doubled year over year, for example, while account takeover (ATO) fraud losses recently hit $14.7 billion , and phishing attacks now comprise 30 percent of all fraud attempts. billion to $7.2 million USD).

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2020

The passwords, user names and Social Security numbers that once helped us prove we are who we say we are now are vulnerable or have already been compromised. And new regulations are taking root or are on the horizon to help protect consumers, their data and how that data might be used.

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Bank Innovation

DECEMBER 5, 2017

The Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, has filed charges of fraud against the organizers of a $15 million ICO, the agency announced yesterday. The regulator filed charges against Canadian organizers Dominic Lacroix and Sabrina Paradis-Royer, as well as a firm named PlexCorps, for violating U.S. securities laws.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 29, 2018

As a result of the passage and adoption of open banking regulations, like PSD2 in Europe, banks and other financial firms are sharing data more freely than ever before. While these initiatives are spurring more focused financial services innovations, they also come with challenges. Adapting To Open Banking .

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Phixius provides interoperability between various participants connecting to the platform, enabling better security in moving data as opposed to storing it in a central repository like the cloud. According to Throckmorton, Phixius fixes issues with the old system by using congruent regulations and leveraging blockchain technology.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 9, 2019

In other security news, phone numbers can provide a treasure trove of information about a consumer who is trying to open an account with an online merchant, onboard to an online service or sign up for a new banking account. Merchants are scrambling as the strong customer authentication (SCA) deadline looms. who possess phone numbers.

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Abrigo

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Takeaway 2 Participation in BaaS models, staffing changes, poor training, and failure to reassess policies post-pandemic are risk factors for credit unions Takeaway 3 Compliance officers should always be thinking about how BSA, AML, and fraud concerns impact their credit union and , ultimately , their members. FinCEN assessed a $1.5

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Abrigo

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Takeaway 2 Participation in BaaS models, staffing changes, poor training, and failure to reassess policies post-pandemic are risk factors for credit unions Takeaway 3 Compliance officers should always be thinking about how BSA, AML, and fraud concerns impact their credit union and , ultimately , their members. FinCEN assessed a $1.5

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Perficient

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Explore and integrate alternative data sources and innovative scoring models to offer fairer assessments of creditworthiness. To address this, institutions are increasingly turning to technology-driven solutions aimed at enhancing service reliability, compliance, and security.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

That sentiment was underscored earlier this month when South Korea said it would delist a number of altcoins from an exchange over privacy concerns – namely, the anonymous nature of the transactions are at odds with the goals of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), which include combating money laundering and fraud.

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PYMNTS

JULY 10, 2020

For several years, while state-level legalization has expanded, access to traditional banks remains an issue thanks to their status as federally regulated entities. It’s why, said Muller, payment innovators in the cannabis market must keep a macro view while targeting micro use-cases and user populations.

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Elder financial exploitation and elder fraud are rising at an alarming rate as they continue to be serious crimes in the United States. An increase in financial crime and fraud against the elderly is expected to continue to climb as the baby boom population (those born before 1964) age. The under-reported and growing crime.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Open Banking’s European success has kicked off interest in similar regulations worldwide, most notably in China, India and Singapore, where digital banking’s popularity among general consumers is rapidly rising. SCA Questions Stall Innovation. This fractured SCA’s ability to innovate, and challenges persist months after its deadline.

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PYMNTS

MAY 27, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic is accelerating the pace of digital innovation across the financial sector, and credit unions (CUs) are no exception. Many CUs are investing heavily in new digital technologies to help serve their members during the COVID-19 pandemic, but not all innovations are successful. About The Tracker.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 2, 2020

Instead, she noted, an estimated $240 billion is going out the door to fraud, waste and abuse (FWA). We securely store over 18 petabytes of sensitive data — this is a significant amount of data that we’re dealing with every day,” she said. “And And we detect and defeat over 200 attacks on our network every minute of every day.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 18, 2019

Authenticating.com is working to combat identity fraud by combining different solutions to securely automate and outsource identity verification and fraud prevention as a service. billion in losses due to cybercrime, with various forms of identity fraud topping the list.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 13, 2019

If it seems like cases of fraud and hacking are always in the news, that’s because new incidents pop up practically every day. According to the new Digital Fraud Tracker , total losses due to fraud equaled $4.2 According to the new Digital Fraud Tracker , total losses due to fraud equaled $4.2

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Innovation can be a blanket term in the banking world. Is artificial intelligence (AI) for anti-money laundering (AML) compliance innovation? The latest Innovation Readiness Playbook surveyed more than 200 bank executives to reveal the role that core processing and IT infrastructure play in innovation performance and strategy.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

We have deep dives on digital onboarding at universities, subscriptions and quick-service restaurant (QSR) friendly fraud. The firm, in addition to KPMG, EY and PwC, had been cautioned by regulators that their companies had to break off their consulting divisions from their audit arms. What Innovators Can Learn from Netflix .

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Abrigo

MARCH 7, 2022

Experts weigh in on regulatory hot topics for 2022 Review these 10 insights into what regulators are looking for in 2022 to help your financial institution pass exams with flying colors. Takeaway 1 Regulators have increased their focus on BSA in the first quarter of 2022, and the crisis in Ukraine will put OFAC in the spotlight.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

This has become a larger problem for FIs as they must not only deal with protecting customers from fraud, but also guard against bad actors armed with 4.1 Account opening fraud is a favorite tactic among such cybercriminals, many of whom rely on these credentials to pose as legitimate customers. billion stolen credentials.

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Abrigo

JANUARY 4, 2023

Guidance for banks on the lookout for crypto scams and fraud The turbulent cryptocurrency scene should put bankers on high alert. Takeaway 1 Cryptocurrencies are the newest and most popular field in potential financial gains through fraud. But with increased popularity comes more opportunity for fraud. DOWNLOAD WHITEPAPER.

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Bank Innovation

APRIL 24, 2017

The rise of insurtech is running parallel to the rise of regtech, as financial firms and startups apply artificial intelligence, blockchain, and other technologies to the dizzying world of financial regulation.

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Insights on Business

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Fraud prevention is about who you can trust. But for customers, both actual fraud attacks as well as incorrectly blocked legitimate transactions represent a breach of that trust. But for customers, both actual fraud attacks as well as incorrectly blocked legitimate transactions represent a breach of that trust.

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Insights on Business

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Fraud prevention is about who you can trust. But for customers, both actual fraud attacks as well as incorrectly blocked legitimate transactions represent a breach of that trust. But for customers, both actual fraud attacks as well as incorrectly blocked legitimate transactions represent a breach of that trust.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 13, 2019

Countering digital fraud is a lot like playing whack-a-mole: As soon as one fraudster is taken out, two more pop up where they’re least expected. The popularity of digital banking services has created ample opportunities for bad actors, leaving banks scrambling to protect themselves against the rising tide of fraud.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

That said, IoT device creators and consumers are looking at IoT security with a higher level of scrutiny. In the February Intelligence of Things Tracker , PYMNTS examines how countries, developers and consumers are responding to increased calls for security, as well as how the IoT market is growing worldwide. Around the IoT World.

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PYMNTS

JULY 24, 2019

Despite IoT’s popularity, however, security a nd privacy issues continue to make headlines. A popular white-label GPS tracker sold by more than a dozen companies was found to have a number of security flaws earlier this year, while a new strain of Mirai malware specifically targeting IoT devices was recently discovered.

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PYMNTS

JULY 25, 2019

Customers have varying banking needs, but the global fraud phenomenon tends to have equal impacts. Challengers see fraud protection as especially important, particularly as they attempt to ween customers away from legacy FIs and their own nimbler FinTech competitors. Bringing a global fraud approach to a new local market.

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Insights on Business

OCTOBER 3, 2018

IBM RegTech Innovations. These technologies bring capabilities that speed risk modeling, automate fraud detection, ensure regulatory compliance, enable distributed trust, and protect sensitive financial information. We have developed a new approach to detecting financial crimes and fraud using graph analytics and machine learning.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

When it comes to fighting fraud, it’s not really what you know – not exactly, at least. Fraud is big business, with online losses topping some $14.7 Fraud is big business, with online losses topping some $14.7 But that also provides more opportunity to construct, deploy and use fraud defenses based on machine learning and AI.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 27, 2017

He also offers advice for how to innovate in the field. Here is an excerpt of the conversation: PYMNTS: How would you define your company’s approach to innovation? PYMNTS: Where do you look for innovative ideas, and why? PYMNTS: What is the most innovative thing you’ve ever done? JB: Innovation often means taking a risk.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

European tech firm SIA is forming a technological partnership with German software innovator INFORM to launch a digital service to speed up the authentication process for online payments across Europe. The fraud-fighting infrastructure uses an innovative scoring engine to analyze risks in real time for all payments. “Our

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PYMNTS

JUNE 24, 2020

With corporate travel still on pause, commercial card innovation has taken a different direction. “We regret that this incident occurred and take the security of your personal information seriously,” said Cognizant Chief People Officer Becky Schmitt in a letter sent to employees and regulators.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 31, 2019

The growth of Same-Day ACH seems to also suggest that previous concerns about the risk of more fraud as a result of accelerated transactions has not held the industry back from adopting the functionality. focuses on enhancing payments speed domestically, payments innovators have taken the speed of cross-border payments to task, too.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

These considerations are especially important during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic as the wave of legitimate customers now doing their banking online has prompted a corresponding spike in fraud. Companies are reexamining how they can use cloud technologies to comply with changing security standards as digital banking volumes expand.

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