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How Zelle Protects Users Against Scams And Frauds With AI, Analytics

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There are extremely elaborate scams with puppies for sale, for example,” Armistead explained. Scams have taken on a new life amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Armistead, with scammers impersonating tax officials, personal protective equipment (PPE) sellers or bank personnel to trick victims into sending them money.

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Technology Enabled Data Analytics: Friend or Foe?

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With the increased availability of useful data, analytical review procedures are becoming more important during the audit process. For example, greater emphasis on analytics encourages and almost demands that the auditor improve the quality of their professional judgment and skepticism. About the Author.

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Big Data Explosion

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Those opportunities will rely on data and analytics for real-time decision making. Some familiar examples are receiving banking fraud alerts on mobile devices, submitting photos for insurance adjustments, or using robo-advisors for investment decisions. These examples highlight a diverse and exciting future for financial services.

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Death, Taxes And Digitizing Insurance Payments 

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If death and taxes are sureties, insurance payments rank up there, as people insure homes and autos and apartments against any number of calamitous scenarios. In one example, One, Inc. like paying over the phone using an IVR system that will securely capture credit card information.

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3 top tech trends for public accountants to watch in 2017

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To be certain, many accountants could make a full-time job out of simply trying to understand the various types of technology that can make their personal lives easier and their practices more profitable and secure. In auditing, for example, there’s a lot of inefficiency in gathering the audit evidence.

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Understanding 1st-party fraud: Risks and resolutions

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Rather than stealing someone's identity or using a friend or family member's details, the account holder is who they say they are and uses their account to commit fraud—for example, applying for a loan with no intention of paying it back or filing a false chargeback claim. The scam here is an inside job, making it inherently more elusive.

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CRE risk management: Navigating hazards and opportunities

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Banks and thrifts hold half of all outstanding CRE debt through the second quarter, with insurance companies accounting for 12% and commercial mortgage-backed securities holding 14%, according to Trepp. In their transition between a house with a big yard and assisted living, for example, some older adults are choosing apartments, Kirby said.