Geolocation news and trends

Location Detection: Building The Bank Business Case For Better Geolocation Data

January 19, 2021
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Geolocation Puts A Pin In Anti-Fraud Solutions
Security & Fraud // December 29, 2020

With digital transactions and eCommerce soaring during the pandemic, the rate of increasingly sophisticated fraud has also risen. With it, financial institutions need to strengthen their compliance to mitigate the risk of running afoul of the law. Whether it’s simple online purchases or banking, or...

PPP Fraud Reveals New Need For Banks To Use Geolocation Data
Security & Fraud // November 13, 2020

Government-benefits fraud runs at about 10 percent even during normal times, but now that the pandemic has exponentially increased U.S. federal stimulus spending, the level of theft is on the rise, too.  “I think bad actors and fraudsters always follow the money,” Elizabeth Cronan, vice...

Betting On Digital Identities As Online Sports Gambling Takes Off
Legal // July 05, 2018

The idea remains as simple as ever: Put down money on a team or athlete because of fandom, a hunch or a considered view, and then hope to turn a profit. But since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled earlier this year that states can allow...

Entrust Datacard: Bank Branches Fuel The Economy Of Trust In A Digital World
Security & Fraud // May 17, 2018

It used to be about the bars and bulletproof screens that separated tellers from banking customers and set a tone of security and trust. But that’s changing in the digital era. No one needs to be told how banking has evolved or how smartphones and...

Interviews & Exclusives
Geolocation Puts A Pin In Anti-Fraud Solutions

December 29, 2020
With digital transactions and eCommerce soaring during the pandemic, the rate of increasingly sophisticated fraud has also risen. With it, financial institutions need to strengthen their compliance to mitigate the risk of running afoul of the law. Whether it’s simple online purchases or banking, or more complex areas like cryptocurrency or money laundering, Trevor Wingert, […]

PPP Fraud Reveals New Need For Banks To Use Geolocation Data

November 13, 2020
Government-benefits fraud runs at about 10 percent even during normal times, but now that the pandemic has exponentially increased U.S. federal stimulus spending, the level of theft is on the...

Betting On Digital Identities As Online Sports Gambling Takes Off

July 05, 2018
The idea remains as simple as ever: Put down money on a team or athlete because of fandom, a hunch or a considered view, and then hope to turn a...

Entrust Datacard: Bank Branches Fuel The Economy Of Trust In A Digital World

May 17, 2018
It used to be about the bars and bulletproof screens that separated tellers from banking customers and set a tone of security and trust. But that’s changing in the digital...

Quick Reads
CU’s Mobile Wallet Integrates Location-Based Offers

July 10, 2015
CU Wallet is opening up its mobile wallet to some promotions. The credit union services organization, it was announced yesterday (July 9), has teamed up with mobile in-store shopping content provider Relevant Solutions to integrate merchant offers and promotions into CU Wallet’s mobile wallet. Said integration, a press release notes, will bring the participation of […]

Twitter Lets Users Specify Their Locations With Help From Foursquare

March 24, 2015
Twitter has cut a deal with Foursquare to let users tag their tweets with much more specific location information, Twitter announced in a blog post on Monday (March 23). Users...

Consumers Go Mobile For Local Search

March 17, 2015
Mobile devices have finally dethroned PCs as consumers’ preferred way to search for information on local products and services, a new study by the Local Search Association (LSA) has found....

Beacons Everywhere This Holiday

December 05, 2014
Beacons have become pervasive as the holiday selling season arrives — and that’s mostly because the numbers show they’re working, the Associated Press reported on Thursday (Dec. 4). Between July...