Fraud Prevention

Fraud Prevention
How ‘Data Exhaust’ Separates Legitimate Customers From Synthetic ID Fraudsters
July 27, 2020

Consumers want a speedy, Amazon-like experience when creating accounts with their banks, but keeping fraudsters from slipping in among genuine users can be a challenge. In the FI Fraud Decisioning Playbook, John Kelly, chief administrative officer at Pentagon Federal Credit Union, discusses why financial institutions...

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Financial Crime Fighters Unite Against Cybergangs
July 24, 2020

Not unlike the Terminator, fraudsters never seem to sleep or stop in their reprehensible pursuits. Some work in rings and syndicates that span the globe, and they take theft seriously. So must good actors. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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New Report: How FIs Are Finding Fraudsters Wherever They May Hide
July 24, 2020

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Deep Dive: Why Teamwork Makes The Dream Work When It Comes To Fraud Prevention
July 23, 2020

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Radius Bank’s Approach To Collective Intelligence In Fraud Prevention
July 22, 2020

Call it the great tug-of-war. Fraudsters are teaming up to form elaborate rings that work in sync to launch account takeovers. But to beat highly organized fraudsters at their own game, financial institutions (FIs) must band together to build an ironclad defense, says Chris Tremont,...

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Radius Bank: Becoming Partners In Crime Prevention Can Help FIs Beat Fraud Rings
July 21, 2020

Cybercrime is a constant concern for banks, credit unions and other financial institutions (FIs), with more than 25 percent of all malware attacks targeting the financial industry specifically. Compromised credit card fraud increased 212 percent year over year in 2019, while customer credential leaks increased...

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Evening The Odds Against ATO With Fraud Decisioning
July 14, 2020

Petabytes of compromised personal information and card data are being commoditized for sale on the dark web, ushering in an era of what’s being called “industrial-scale account takeover” (ATO). The problem is growing as more commerce moves online — and is exposed. Get the Full...

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Deep Dive: Why Leveraging Biometrics Can Ease FIs’ $4B ATO Problem
July 13, 2020

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Combating ATOs With Multifactor Authentication, Behaviors Analysis And Customer Education
July 10, 2020

Much has been said about the viability of biometrics for guarding against bad actors, but financial institutions (FIs) cannot simply assume that all of their customers want to use such tools. In the latest FI Fraud Decisioning Playbook, Ryan Leblond, manager of fraud prevention for...