banking

Targeted Friction Helps Credit Unions Fight Fraud as Attacks Surge
Targeted Friction Helps Credit Unions Fight Fraud as Attacks Surge
February 23, 2023  |  Credit Unions

With the world existing more online than ever, fraud attacks targeting financial institutions (FIs) are a growing threat. Criminals are increasingly succeeding in exploiting the...

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Inflation Gives Banks Opening to Become Consumers’ Trusted Financial Adviser, Says Truist
Inflation Gives Banks Opening to Become Consumers’ Trusted Financial Adviser, Says Truist
February 14, 2023  |  Banking

More consumers are struggling with their finances and budgeting. A recent survey found that 55% of Americans are in a difficult financial position, up 37%...

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Chainalysis Says It’s Time to Find Out What’s Real in Crypto
Chainalysis Says It’s Time to Find Out What’s Real in Crypto
February 07, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

The time is ripe for financial institutions to explore what cryptocurrency offerings their customers want. That’s despite 2022’s bear market, Jeff Billingham, director of strategic...

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Discover Says Debit’s Resilience Drives New Payments Opportunities
Discover Says Debit’s Resilience Drives New Payments Opportunities
February 03, 2023  |  Payment Methods

“Consumer behavior has a tendency to be very durable.” David Schneider, president of PULSE®, part of Discover® Global Network, acknowledged to Karen Webster that we’ve...

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Vista Bancshares to Acquire Charis Holdings and Bank
Vista Bancshares to Acquire Charis Holdings and Bank
January 30, 2023  |  Partnerships

Two Texas banks are coming together to bring new capabilities and services to their clients. Vista Bancshares, the holding company for Vista Bank, said in...

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Customers Prefer Advanced Authentication Tools, but Many Are Still Stuck With Passwords
Customers Prefer Advanced Authentication Tools, but Many Are Still Stuck With Passwords
January 27, 2023  |  Authentication

Most consumers would choose “anything” besides password-driven account authentication, but overwhelmingly still have to use them. Don’t blame them, though. Customers would if they could....

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PayPal Remains Money-Storing App to Beat for Banks
PayPal Remains Money-Storing App to Beat for Banks
January 26, 2023  |  Mobile

Money-storing apps are going mainstream, and although PayPal leads in consumer popularity, financial institutions (FIs) may have a major opportunity to leverage the trust they...

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Firms Hope to Win With Receipt Data Solutions but Implementation Issues Abound
Firms Hope to Win With Receipt Data Solutions but Implementation Issues Abound
January 25, 2023  |  Innovation

Leveraging the full value of item-level receipt data in a simple, secure way enables financial institutions (FIs), FinTechs and merchants to provide the rich, seamless commerce...

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Half of Consumers Want More Security Measures From Banks
Half of Consumers Want More Security Measures From Banks
January 24, 2023  |  Authentication

PYMNTS’ latest research finds that despite a general satisfaction with existing security measures financial institutions (FIs) use, half of all adult consumers feel their banks...

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