American Banker - A 2018 report released by Javelin Strategy & Research found that more than one million children were victims of identity fraud in 2017. The widespread damage included total losses of $2.6 billion and more than...
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ID theft stings, but it's hard to pin on specific data hacks
August 3, 2019
ABC News - “Fraud just comes out of the blue, and there’s no way to identify where it came from or what I could have done to prevent that. That’s why fraud can be emotionally challenging
American Banker - “Money is certainly emotional and banks have a great responsibility, as well as an opportunity, to help guide those emotions,” Jacob Jegher, senior vice president of banking and head of strategy at Javelin Strategy...
A key reason for digital-only banking
June 23, 2019
American Banker - Through data insights, "banks are initiating advice in a new way, but banks have to think about what they are actually advising a customer about," Schwanhausser said. "They're good at telling you about your...
U.K. fraudsters seek to export their tactics to the U.S.
June 21, 2019
PaymentsSource - “There’s more sophistication to all things digital today than there once were. So all things online is increasingly up for grabs. We’re seeing that everywhere,” said Al Pascual, head of security for Javelin.
Amazon’s 1-Day Delivery Puts Rivals in a Box on Fraud
June 14, 2019
Barron's - Merchants lost $19 billion in chargebacks in 2017, per Javelin Strategy & Research’s recent report, The Chargeback Triangle
Where did JPMorgan Chase's Finn experiment go wrong?
June 6, 2019
American Banker - Emmett Higdon, director of digital banking at Javelin Strategy & Research, suggested that digital-first brands have to offer something unique beyond traditional banks’ apps.
PaymentsSource - lenders lost $6.4 billion to credit card fraud and $4 billion to account takeovers in 2018, according to Javelin Strategy and Research. Though these figures are actually lower than 2016, they’re still painful—as are the...
The New York Times - As a share of fraud not involving a physical payment card, such schemes more than doubled from 2017 to 2018, according to the Javelin Strategy & Research firm.
Fighting Back Against Tech-Savvy Fraudsters
May 9, 2019
Dark Reading - According to Javelin Strategy & Research's "2019 Identity Fraud Study," in 2018, 17% of account takeover victims had their mobile phone account compromised, compared with 10% in 2017.
