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SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

23) in a $70 million bank fraud scheme that left hundreds of small businesses across the country scrambling, The Wall Street Journal reported. 5 after Mann’s banks, suspecting him of fraud, froze his accounts, authorities said. The company handled payroll for roughly 1,000 businesses across the United States.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

PYMNTS' September Preventing Financial Crimes Playbook , done in collaboration with NICE Actimize , analyzes the pandemic-era fraud landscape and identifies its many pitfalls. This fraud targets all demographics and generations, with U.S. Financial crime-fighters simply won’t suffer this state of affairs.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Merchants saw a drop in card-present fraud due to the increased adoption of Europay, Mastercard and Visa (EMV) chip cards, Visa said. Merchants who have upgraded to chip technology saw a decrease of 80 percent in counterfeit fraud dollars in September of 2018 when compared to September of 2015. More than 3.1 million in Dec.

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JANUARY 8, 2021

Equifax has inked a deal to purchase artificial intelligence (AI)-powered fraud prevention and digital identity technology provider Kount for $640 million. Kount’s staff members will become a part of Equifax’s United States Information Solutions (USIS) business unit and will still be based in Boise, Idaho, according to a Friday (Jan.

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JANUARY 19, 2021

Studies showed that many consumers in the United States have begun tapping their debit cards more often for payments, for example, with one report finding that debit use rose about 6 percent year over year. Another study indicated that debit-related fraud is on the rise across the U.S. Another study found that 55 percent of U.S.

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JULY 24, 2019

In the latest Digital Fraud Tracker , PYMNTS examines how fraudsters are utilizing mobile and app-based channels for fraud attacks, as well as why fraudsters are still relying on phishing as a major fraud strategy even as they increase their use of new technologies and techniques. Around the Digital Fraud World.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2018

PNC Bank’s Treasury Management unit is testing a new solution to address card-not-present (CNP) fraud for commercial clients. 7) that it is piloting Dynamic CVV2 technology for commercial card customers. The company said in a press release Wednesday (Nov. “Almost all U.S. “Almost all U.S. Christopher Ward.

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JUNE 13, 2019

Digital identification technology continues to advance, bringing both benefits and drawbacks. Experiencing such gains comes with risks, however, as digital IDs have presented new and underexplored avenues for fraud. Experiencing such gains comes with risks, however, as digital IDs have presented new and underexplored avenues for fraud.

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OCTOBER 19, 2018

They are able to use cutting-edge technology, black-market websites and top-level, nimble and well-secured global networks to work their craft. At the least, it won’t get any better — not according to any anti-fraud expert who is worth their rate. million fraud crimes in 2017, Trilli said, and $22.1 In the U.S.,

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APRIL 26, 2019

A P2P (peer-to-peer) technology ingrained in millions of IoT ( Internet of Things ) devices, including security cameras, smart doorbells, baby monitors and video recorders, has many security flaws that allow them to be compromised easily, exposing users to dangers from eavesdropping, credential theft and takeovers from remote locations.

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JULY 21, 2020

“COVID [is] forcing … states and cities and municipalities to address a problem that’s really been going on for years and years — that is, their systems are outdated,” Townsley-Solis said. They are going to have to update how they mitigate and control fraud and risk and update their systems. There’s No Time To Waste.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Leslie Ragan manages transaction fraud prevention for Elan Financial Services , a unit of U.S. Bank , one of the largest commercial banks in the United States. Leveraging Advanced Technologies. Effective cyber-fraud strategies must be comprehensive, nimble and intelligence-driven,” she said.

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APRIL 7, 2017

With President Trump’s claim of voter fraud on a massive scale in the 2016 presidential election, it may be time for the country to rethink its voting process. This isn’t the first time that there have been issues with voting in the United States — or wild claims of voter fraud. that are taking steps in that direction.

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JANUARY 15, 2021

The use of QR codes is growing more popular in the United States, enabling consumers to instantly access information and easily pay on their smartphones without going through a URL entry. Developments From Around The World Of QR Codes. Developments From Around The World Of QR Codes. QR codes have been slower to catch on in the U.S.

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MAY 9, 2016

Though the industry knew it was coming, the sharp migration of fraud from in-store to online channels with the growing adoption of EMV is still enough to keep any online merchant up at night. The data show that since the October 2015 EMV liability shift, United States fraud attacks have jumped by 11 percent.

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JUNE 30, 2017

FIS, the financial services technology, and Cardtronics, the ATM owner/operator, announced Thursday (June 29) plans to integrate FIS Cardless Cash access across Cardtronics’ ATM fleet in the United States. With the technology, consumers can access their funds and authorize how much to withdraw without needing a physical card.

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APRIL 27, 2020

Card networks, processors and other major financial institutions (FIs) have worked to build up the technological infrastructure to support credit card transactions over the decades. What’s more, all of this must be accomplished in complex regulatory and security environments, with the omnipresent threats of hacking and fraud.

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JANUARY 21, 2021

Financial institutions (FIs), FinTechs and other businesses that are looking to enable these rapid payments must therefore ensure that their security and fraud-fighting approaches are up to the challenge. Stronger security strategies and solutions could help turn the tide and boost adoption. Read more in the Tracker.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2020

technology by “any means necessary” and that there are about 1,000 related investigations currently ongoing in the country, through its 56 regional offices, according to a report by Reuters. . based technology in all 56 of our field offices and spanning just about every industry sector,” Wray said. William Evanina, a senior U.S.

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MARCH 20, 2020

We have deep dives into in-house restaurant ordering apps and cloud technology, as well as a report on banks running short on large bills amid the coronavirus crisis. It takes effort to balance seamless-but-fraud-free user experiences. This time, it has been brought about by Rosenblatt Securities Analyst Bernie McTernan.

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APRIL 1, 2020

Customers today expect to be able to access financial services instantly, which can put pressure on CUs that need to stretch restricted technology budgets into innovative new features. CUs are also employing technologies for security and for consumer satisfaction. How USSFCU Secures Its Digital Infrastructure Makeover.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Countries with the most sizable count of BTMs are developed nations like Britain, Canada and the United States. On another note, the Science and Technology Directorate ( S&T ) arm of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is running a contest for the development of a digital wallet, CoinDesk reported.

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APRIL 21, 2020

In the April The Next-Gen AP Automation Tracker ®, a PYMNTS and Bottomline Technologies collaboration, we discover how accounts payable (AP) developments like invoice automation and spend tracking save and earn money, while AP automation hardens systems against COVID-era fraud. Next-Level Payments Security.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

Can a smartphone keep you and your money safe from fraud? And with new authentication technology, online and mobile financial service providers are using that information to ensure users are who they claim to be and keep fraudsters and other culprits at bay. Nubank is one company doing just that and finding success.

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MARCH 10, 2020

A recent study found 32 percent of security incidents in 2019 involved phishing and 29 percent involved stolen credentials, both of which would have been much more difficult had secure digital ID systems been in place. Businesses and organizations are already taking steps to close this security gap. billion by 2025, with $1.6

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JUNE 16, 2020

But Kellerman and other security experts advocated at the hearing for legislative measures, such as modernizing anti-money laundering (AML) and forfeiture rules and moving the Secret Service to the Treasury Department, to help combat the threat.

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OCTOBER 2, 2019

The co-founder of a cryptocurrency hash power broker has been arrested in Germany over charges in the United States that he is one of several hackers who stole millions of dollars. And Samsung-backed Blocko is now in the UAE after it secured funding in Asia Pacific and Europe.

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DECEMBER 8, 2020

A recent survey of the 20 largest United States financial institutions (FIs) found that 20 percent still force customers to complete onboarding by visiting bank branches or speaking on the phone, with full online sign-up not allowed. It also noted that it stopped 144,946 fraud attempts from March through September.

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APRIL 2, 2020

This often means providing digital solutions and convenient banking options despite smaller technology and innovation budgets, however. Security is an ongoing concern as well, with countless fraudsters set on hacking CUs to obtain customers’ data. Serving members means more than releasing products that align with the latest trends.

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DECEMBER 27, 2016

It’s been slow going when it comes to consumer adoption, but it seems digital identity companies are starting to bet big on mobile payment technology becoming more popular with consumers. Meanwhile, similarly, FirstBank announced last month that it would turn to Entersekt to help secure its iOS app. Samsung Electronics Co.,

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JANUARY 28, 2020

CUs are also leveraging the latest technologies, including cloud computing, to continue fostering the relationships with their customers. Though cloud computing still has its teething issues, CUs are exploring a middle ground between public and private cloud servers to determine the best way to harness this technology. million in 2019.

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JUNE 15, 2017

Can data make all the difference in the fight against payments fraud? The discussion played off the findings of a new whitepaper from the firm titled, “Driving Up Conversion with Effective Fraud Management.”. What works in preventing payments fraud at a large airline or telco system may not be germane for an electronics retailer.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2017

The Social Security number (SSN) was never meant to get this much attention. In a wide-ranging discussion, Socure CEO Sunil Madhu and PYMNTS’ Karen Webster discussed the brave new world of identity security and verification, and what those terms mean when it should be assumed that all of your data has been compromised.

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JANUARY 14, 2020

The subscription business is also contending with the twin challenges of fraud and subscriber churn, forcing companies to increasingly turn to high-tech fraud-busting solutions to entice and keep subscribers. The company is teaming up with payments and KYC solutions provider Accuity to fuel its expansion in the United States.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

The United States may have some of the world's best cryptographers working for the National Security Agency and other spy shops, but the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is crowdsourcing at least part of its effort to beat the algorithms that cloak information about certain cryptocurrencies. Even the U.S.

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MARCH 12, 2019

Any security mishap can send customers to one of the other digital banking apps that are ready and waiting for them. In the new Digital Banking Tracker , PYMNTS examines the ways digital banking is changing as security measures grow more stringent, and challenger banks look to amass more customers. Around the Digital Banking World.

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JULY 14, 2016

Payments security is usually not a wellspring for belly laughs. But Vantiv Integrated Payments, which offers payments technology to small and mid-sized businesses, has been moving forward with its campaign to stir business owners to action, with sobering stats and a little humor. The campaign continues through July 31 , 2016. .”

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