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Small Business Banking Tests The Digital Identity Waters

PYMNTS

Knowledge-based authentication (KBA) tools, including passwords and security questions, tend to be the primary strategy for verifying identity, and this is true for areas of financial services beyond the consumer world.

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IdentityMind On The Need For FinTech Compliance Marketplaces

PYMNTS

Many FinTech firms operate with an on-demand mentality — services, payments and lending done 24/7, across time zones and currencies. Might an on-demand mindset benefit those tech upstarts when tackling issues like fraud and anti-money-laundering (AML)? Call it an à la carte approach — a pick-and-pay process.

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Wake up: Your bank is not efficient

Gonzobanker

Progress made in the efficiency ratio has primarily been achieved by: greater interest income through lending activity; a near-zero cost of funds environment; and. While efficiency targets and productivity initiatives have been common in banks, the fragmented and expensive commercial lending and credit function has gotten a pass.

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FinovateSpring 2016 Live Blog – Day 2

William Mills

Demo: Sezzle app with knowledge based authentication to link bank accounts. Then confirm identity with knowledge based authentication. Started talking about the challenge of having to change credit cards all the time (due to fraud). BLEND stands for better lending. Plus the 1% rewards. ^KT. I like that.

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