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Is Equifax's Free ID Protection Service Good Enough?

October 6, 2017

Consumer Reports --"Weak authentication can make an identity protection service a one-stop shop for fraudsters because through it they can access information on much of a subscriber’s financial life," says Al Pascual, research director and head of...

Report highlights opportunities for credit unions in the Internet of Things, Biometrics and E-commerce

October 3, 2017

CUInsight -- By 2020, there will be over 50 billion connected devices employed worldwide – or approximately 6.6 devices per person. The explosion of the Internet of Things (IoT) represents a massive opportunity for credit unions, according to a new...

Who Will Fix Alphabet’s Diversity Problem?

October 2, 2017

Market Realist -- According to research firm Javelin, mobile money transfer usage will explode over the next few years and surpass 126.0 million by 2020.

How The Equifax Breach Went From Bad To Worse – And How To Avoid The Same Mistakes

September 26, 2017

Co-Op Financial Services -- A 2017 Javelin Strategy & Research study reveals that a record 15.4 million U.S. consumers became identify fraud victims in 2016 alone – with losses totaling $16 billion for the year.

Who Will Run Square’s Bank Unit?

September 26, 2017

Market Realist -- According to Javelin Strategy and Research, the number of Americans using the P2P payment service will increase to 126 million by 2020 from 69 million in 2016.

Study: Fraud losses, management eat up more than one-fifth of retailer revenue

September 22, 2017

Chain Store Age -- "Merchants' fraud costs continue to rise year over year," said Javelin Research director Al Pascual. "While some merchants have experimented with new fraud fighting tools and tactics, on the whole, they haven't been able...

Multi-Bureau Lock Helps To Prevent Identity Theft

September 22, 2017

Huffington Post -- Identity theft costs American consumers staggering amounts of money each year, and the totals continue to rise. According to the 2017 Identity Fraud Study from Javelin Strategy and Research, 15.4 million U.S. consumers were...

Fraud management now eats more than one fifth of ecommerce merchants' operational costs

September 21, 2017

Markets Insider -- "Merchants' fraud costs continue to rise year over year," said Javelin Research Director Al Pascual. "While some merchants have experimented with new fraud fighting tools and tactics, on the whole, they haven't been able to keep...

PNC gets best score among local banks on protecting consumer accounts from fraud

September 19, 2017

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette -- “Financial institutions’s account security measures must address an increasingly complex set of fraud threats,” said Al Pascual, chief of fraud and security at Javelin Strategy & Research. “Addressing these...

Equifax data breach: Number of victims may never be known

September 17, 2017

USA Today -- Last year there was a record 15.4 million U.S. victims of identity fraud, according to the 2017 Identity Fraud Study released by Javelin Strategy & Research. Losses attributed to identify theft totaled $16 billion in 2016...