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On Medicare? Check the mail for your new, secure ID card

March 29, 2018

CNBC - Overall, about 16.7 million U.S. consumers were victims of identity fraud in 2017, according to a recent report from Javelin Strategy & Research.

Identity theft: The facts, the risks, and what consumers can do

March 26, 2018

NBC News  - The 2018 Identity Fraud Study released by Javelin Strategy & Research determined that 16.7 million people in the U.S. were victims of identity theft in 2017, up from 15.4 million in 2017, with $16.8 billion total stolen.

Zelle goes hip hop—hope it hits well

March 26, 2018

Banking Exchange - “P2P has reached an important turning point,” says Mark Schwanhausser, director, digital banking, at Javelin. “Zelle offers the best option for consumers to send money to friends and family through the banks and credit unions they...

Behavior-tracking security tech gaining traction at banks

March 22, 2018

American Banker  - The 2018 Identity Fraud Study released by Javelin Strategy & Research determined that 16.7 million people in the U.S. were victims of identity theft in 2017, up from 15.4 million in 2017, with $16.8 billion total stolen.

Sizing Up Crypto Wallet Vulnerabilities

March 21, 2018

Bank Info Security - While crypto wallets may be considered to be at the sharp end of payments innovation, the security vulnerabilities they face are much the same as those that already exist in digital banking and payments, according to a...

How Secure Is Mobile Banking?

March 18, 2018

Wall Street Journal - Mobile banking is generally secure. The biggest challenge is from the customer side. Consumers don’t understand that their phones are vulnerable to attacks just like their computers. We rely on operating systems—Apple and...

Millennials lead mobile banking adoption, but abandon lengthy processes

March 11, 2018

Biometric Update.com - While millennials are the leading generation for adoption of mobile banking services, the process takes too long for many, and 43 percent of millennials have abandoned attempts to use them, according to a report from Jumio and...

In the wake of the Equifax data breach, consumers more at risk

March 11, 2018

CNBC - In the year before the Equifax hack, about 15.4 million consumers were victims of identity theft or fraud in 2016, according to a separate report from Javelin Strategy & Research, and that was a 16 percent increase from 2015.

Better Business Bureau recommends checking bank statements to avoid credit card scammers

March 9, 2018

ABC 17 News - According to the 2017 Identity Fraud Study released by Javelin Study & Research, identity fraud incidents went up 16 percent, affecting 15.4 million people in the U.S. The study found that 32 percent of the incidents were credit...

Finding Ways to Protect Your Online ID Through Blockchain Innovation

March 9, 2018

Nasdaq - A 2017 Identity Fraud Study , released by Javelin Strategy & Research, found that $16 billion was stolen from 15.4 million U.S. consumers in 2016, compared with $15.3 billion and 13.1 million victims a year earlier. In the past six...