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Maintaining your position as a primary financial institution with connected payments

October 27, 2017

CUInsight -- According to recently released findings by Javelin Strategy & Research, customers of giant banks are more willing to adopt the latest technologies, such as fingerprint authentication and mobile wallets, and tend to have higher...

Password Failure: 30 Percent of CEOs Have Been Pwned

October 27, 2017

Security Intelligence -- According to the 2017 State of Authentication Report from Javelin Strategy & Research and the FIDO Alliance, based on surveys of 400 U.S. businesses as well as interviews with industry executives, just five percent of...

Strong Authentication Still Elusive for Businesses

October 25, 2017

InfoSecurity -- “Not all multi-factor authentication combinations are created equal, and it’s time to set a new yardstick with which to measure strong authentication methods, with the strongest deemed ‘high assurance,’” said Al Pascual, senior vice...

The Equifax Breach Could End the Credit Industry as We Know It

October 20, 2017

Fortune -- $16 billion: Money stolen as a ¬result of identity theft last year in the U.S., according to Javelin Strategy & Research. That’s up 5% from 2015 and poised to rise further.

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.

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.

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.

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...