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Why US Credit Card Fraud Complaints Are On The Rise

PYMNTS

Credit card fraud complaints in the U.S. ValuePenguin analyzed data collected by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and found that there were approximately 70,000 credit card fraud complaints submitted in 2015. At the state level, the number of credit card fraud complaints were much more pronounced. Across the U.S.,

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Time Tried, Panic Tested. The Forgotten Story of the First National Bank of Keystone

Jeff For Banks

September 1st, 1999, regulators from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp, at the behest of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, descended on a small coal mining town in Keystone, West Virginia. The bank, First National Bank of Keystone, was $1.1 And so went the birth of First National Bank of Keystone's meteoric rise.

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WEX Extends Fuel Card Contract With Sheetz

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states, including Maryland, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia. This contract extension will not only provide Sheetz with access to WEX’s … products and services, but its customers will benefit as well through fuel savings programs, fraud protection and data insight.”. billion range.

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2021 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

Some interesting finalists would be: M&T and People’s United Old National and First Midwest Webster and Sterling Columbia Bank and Umpqua. Congrats on a brave move and national recognition Jim! Goes to Larry Mazza and the crew at MVB Bank in West Virginia. From nowhere, sizable regional players are being created.

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Game-Changing Tech Or Dystopian Nightmare? How 16 Industries Could Be Transformed By Facial Recognition

CB Insights

Face scanning helps to prevent fraud by eliminating the need for a PIN or even a card swipe, both of which are susceptible to being stolen. Last year, a company called Blink Identity received $1.5M from investors including Live Nation (which owns Ticketmaster) and Techstars Ventures.