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More Than 1 Million Children Were Victims of Identity Theft in 2017

April 24, 2018

Fortune - A new report from Javelin Strategy & Research says that in 2017, more than 1 million children in the United States were victims of identity theft, resulting in $2.6 billion in losses. Families paid an estimated $540 million in out-of-...

1 Million US Children Affected by Identity Theft Last Year, Infuriating Study Finds

April 24, 2018

Gizmodo - It’s never too early to have your identity stolen, unfortunately. More than 1 million children in the United States were affected by identity theft last year, according to a new study highlighting what’s easily the most overlooked...

How India's Paytm plans to reap success in Canada's mature market

April 19, 2018

PaymentsSource - In the chaotic early days of mobile payments, many mobile wallet startups weren't likely to last long. And many didn't.

Banks are (finally) improving the customer experience for small businesses

April 19, 2018

Tearsheet - In the U.S., only six of the top 30 banks offer digital account opening for small businesses: Bank of America, BB&T, Capital One, SunTrust, Wells Fargo and Zions — and they hold 30 percent of the deposits in the U.S. small business...

The browser standard that just might make online banking safer

April 18, 2018

American Banker - “Authentication, whether it’s misuse of credentials or social engineering of consumers to glean credentials, is the most prevalent avenue of attack,” Al Pascual said. “So when you harden that channel, that security, you raise...

Don't Let Your Fraud Protections Discourage Honest Customers From Buying

April 17, 2018

newstimes - A recent Javelin Strategy & Research study found that "card not present" fraud is 81 percent more likely than point-of-sale fraud.   

This fintech partnership could serve as template for small banks

April 16, 2018

American Banker - “This totally fits into the brand ... and could be a great source of customer acquisition for them,” said Ian Benton, a senior digital banking and payments analyst with Javelin Strategy & Research. New Resource is "looking...

Privacy By Design Is Important For Every Area Of Your Business

April 10, 2018

Forbes - 2017 Identity Fraud Study from Javelin Strategy & Research claims that 15.4 million U.S. consumers had $16 billion stolen from them, which was up from the previous year.

Is Finra's dire warning about data aggregators on target?

April 9, 2018

American Banker - Kyle Marchini, senior analyst of fraud management at Javelin, pointed out that any time information is shared with a third party, that information can be compromised. The level of risk depends on the type of data being shared and...

Too old for Venmo? Banks hope you’ll try Zelle

April 9, 2018

Bankrate - Criminals are capitalizing on Zelle’s growing popularity, says Al Pascual, senior vice president of research and head of fraud and security at Javelin Strategy & Research. Consumers who don’t fully understand how Zelle works have...