PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Banks lost about $4 billion to account takeover (ATO) fraud attempts last year and fraudsters have been reluctant to abandon the scheme as this year progresses. Arou nd the Digital Banking World. Banks in other regions are also dealing with data breaches of their own, such as U.K. digital bank Monzo.

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OCTOBER 18, 2018

In search of added convenience and simplicity, banking customers are migrating to online and mobile banking interfaces, leaving in-person visits to brick-and-mortar branches behind. Around The Digital Banking World. Westpac , one of Australia’s “Big Four” FIs, for one, is rolling out new omnichannel banking offerings.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 6, 2020

FinTechs are helping banks focus on the customer experience through accounts payable (AP) automation. told PYMNTS in an interview that banks foundationally value “the relationship they have with the customer” and “they understand the customer.” The core competency of banks is to loan money and move money forward to customers.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

South African digital identity firm Entersekt is partnering with African FinTech Cellulant to bring enhanced cybersecurity to mobile banking and digital payments. . Banking app security was especially problematic, according to the statement.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Emerging markets have their own challenges when it comes to banking, where big, traditional financial institutions (FIs) are anything but efficient. The world doesn’t need another bank,” Poovala told Webster. The world needs a FinTech operating system.”. If you give your card, you can forget about it.”.

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Gonzobanker

AUGUST 17, 2022

Most fintech companies are fine, but they’ve stopped blowing off econ class for mimosa brunches. Especially in fintech, which had the roughest semester last spring. Fintech is still alive and well, Gonzobankers, and fintech deals are still happening. Banks Bought More Fintechs (Until Sum mer Break Started!).

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

In the mad dash for small firms to secure capital, many sought their PPP loans from banks other than their usual financial service providers, creating a logistical nightmare for financial institutions (FIs) that still rely on manual and outdated customer onboarding workflows. On Tuesday (Sept. Broadening Customer Understanding.

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Gonzobanker

JULY 9, 2021

The fintech market is smokin’ hot right now. Fintech is no different. Q1 2021 was the largest funding quarter on record, according to CB Insights , with fintechs raising $22.8 Banks and fintechs are in a heated mashup and seeking niches. Fifth Third Bank is acquiring healthcare fintech Provide.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 12, 2018

Financial institutions are in the midst of becoming more mobile, with many of those legacy operations opting to — or at least considering — working more closely with FinTech providers to upgrade services, retain customers and acquire new ones. Digital Demand. The debut of 5G promises to add another tool that can aid such efforts.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 31, 2019

Instead, a deeper understanding of fraud — down to its genetic outline — is needed to be truly effective in fighting it. The new Digital Banking Tracker highlights how banks are adopting new approaches to protect their customers and clients from nefarious actors. News From The Digital Banking Landscape.

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DECEMBER 21, 2020

with money laundering, fraudulent banking and computer fraud, Reuters reported. “It In other news, Russia’s VTB Bank has teamed with blockchain platform Masterchain to issue digital bank guarantees backed by blockchain, the bank announced in a press release. They allege that F.F.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

But, as three banking security experts told Karen Webster, that same trillion-dollar loss represents a significant authentication opportunity for financial institutions (FIs) if they leverage risk-based authentication and behavioral analytics to help shape and safeguard the great digital shift. Deputizing The Consumer.

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Jack Henry

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Back in the early 2000s, I faced a devastating situation when the digital banking company I worked for experienced a massive data breach impacting hundreds of financial institutions. In the early days of digital banking, end-user adoption was very low.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 12, 2019

Digital banking customers of today aren’t looking for the bank with the newest features — they’re looking for the bank that can keep their data safe. Any security mishap can send customers to one of the other digital banking apps that are ready and waiting for them. Around the Digital Banking World.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 28, 2019

That includes, at the most basic level, mobile and digital banking. A full 90 percent of consumers said their top online activity was personal banking , according to the latest edition of PYMNTS’ Digital Banking Tracker — and 60 percent reported regularly using at least one financial services app.

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PYMNTS

JULY 25, 2019

Customers have varying banking needs, but the global fraud phenomenon tends to have equal impacts. Banking customers are affected by attacks ranging from phishing schemes to identity scams, and it is still up to FIs to provide accurate and real-time protection regardless of where their customers are located.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Singapore-based FinTech platform Nium is expanding into the Middle East, the company announced on Monday (Oct. FinTech across the Middle East is also set to grow at a compounded annual growth rate of 30 percent, and expected to raise over $2 billion in venture capital funding by 2020.".

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Independent Banker

JANUARY 31, 2022

With consumer expectations seeming to evolve faster every year, community banks could consider partnering with a fintech to keep up with technological innovation. of bankers are either strongly interested in or already working with fintechs in digital account opening. Matt Gallman, Drummond Community Bank.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 27, 2019

Specifically, the metamorphic impact of mobile open banking and instant payments has been the first real test of the trust bond that holds CUs together. With the possible exception of FinTechs that stand to gain from customer defections and perhaps some legacy banking competitors, no one is rooting against the CUs.

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PYMNTS

JULY 25, 2019

Banks need to make sure they’re using tech in ways that keep the fraudsters out, but don’t send customers looking for another service. In the July Digital Banking Tracker , PYMNTS examines how banks are using tools like artificial intelligence (AI) and automation to both fight against fraud and better engage customers.

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PYMNTS

MAY 21, 2020

Open banking initiatives and bank-FinTech collaborations continue to expand in an effort to improve financial services offerings for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). Built on the bank-FinTech collaborative model, startup Treasury Prime recently announced a $9 million Series A funding round for its API technology.

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JUNE 21, 2019

Finding Friendly Ground With FinTech Firms. That is a big revelation — fundamentally, it means that when people are planning their future, saving for retirement or planning a loan for a home, they are willing to trust that to a FinTech simply because of ease of use and access,” she said.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

The fact that fraud is on the rise is not new, nor is it surprising that banks are turning to artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to fight back. In the latest Digital Banking Tracker , PYMNTS looks at how banks are currently approaching their use of AI and machine learning in fraud protection and technology innovation.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Financial crime is a pervasive threat to banks, credit unions, FinTechs and other financial institutions (FIs) the world over. A recent study from PwC found that 47 percent of companies had experienced fraud at least once in the past two years, with a grand total of $42 billion in funds stolen over this period of time.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Small businesses continue to embrace digital banking. At the same time, digital banks are looking to capitalize on their growing small and medium-sized business (SMB) customer base, with open banking and bank-FinTech collaborations an important part of that strategy. As part of the U.K.’s

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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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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 19, 2019

An explosion of FinTech innovation has jump-started traditional financial institutions’ (FIs) digitization efforts. Yet, each of these strategies to modernization is a double-edged sword, exposing a bank — and, thus, its partners and customers — to a new breed of fraud risks. In the U.K.,

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Insights on Business

DECEMBER 27, 2017

As we wrap up an unpredictable and sometimes tumultuous year in both the fintech industry and the world, we’re looking back at the last 12 months of IBM FinTech blogs to pick out some of the more popular and insightful posts of 2017. Some even say that blockchain will be the most influential FinTech technology of 2018.

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NCR

JULY 31, 2017

As we explored in the first part of this two-part guide, digital banking fraud is an escalating threat to financial institutions and their customers. Digital banking fraud can take many forms, such as identity fraud and account takeover , which are becoming increasingly common. million in 2016.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 15, 2018

Businesses in nearly every industry need to worry about risks, especially when it comes to fraud and security. But those dangers are even more pressing in the banking industry, where bad actors are increasingly attacking financial institutions (FIs) on multiple fronts, and using multiple techniques. Around The Digital Banking World.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 28, 2020

If it’s the latter — or some combination of the latter — that means working with FinTechs or other financial services players that are not traditional FIs. Owens noted that Elan aims to improve the customer experience by providing mobile functionality, geolocation, AI-based fraud protection and all forms of digital payments.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 27, 2021

The banking industry faces many day-to-day business challenges, including competition with digitally native FinTechs and the ubiquitous social distancing restrictions brought on by the pandemic. This increased digital presence also brings a greater risk of digital fraud, however.

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DECEMBER 20, 2017

While more speed may mean more endorsement money for athletes, it means faster settlements and more efficient business for commercial banking customers. With a growth in demand, banks and FinTechs are working to give business owners the speed they need. This, in turn, cuts down on the number of fraud incidents, Ward explained.

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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. New open banking tools mean new types of financial transactions, which could make fighting digital fraud even more difficult for banks.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 16, 2018

Risk looms large with rampant growth in fraud, however, and financial institutions (FIs) must stay guarded to prevent cybercrime. The question becomes how you use those strengths and capabilities, and that’s really up to each individual bank.”. Reducing Risk By Fighting Fraud. The financial services industry is booming.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Headlines are filled with reports of service outages and data breaches , and both banks and consumers are contending with rising fraud concerns as digital banking takes off. Fraud threatens everyone, yet customers rely on their banks for protection. The Technology Gap That Fosters Fraudsters.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

This rampant availability of users’ data makes it easier for bad actors to wreak havoc and commit fraud. She recently spoke to PYMNTS about how Scotiabank has revamped its fraud strategy in recent years. “I The increasing sophistication of fraud attacks has led Scotiabank to reassess how it employs AI, ML and automation.

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