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Millennials Demand Biometric Speed When Mobile Banking

March 7, 2018

Find Biometrics - The findings come from an online survey, conducted by Javelin Research, of 2,000 US-based digital banking customers. It found that Millennials lead mobile banking adoption, with 47 percent having adopted such services, while Baby...

38 Percent of Millennials Abandoned Mobile Banking Activities Because the Process Took Too Long

March 6, 2018

Markets Insider - “While online banking has reached parity across age groups, mobile banking adoption is still accelerating,” said Al Pascual, SVP, Research Director and Head of Fraud & Security at Javelin Research. “To capitalize on the...

Banks reportedly partnering with Amazon for checking

March 6, 2018

Bankrate - “Maybe they are wondering, ‘What else can we do together? Let’s come up with some other newfangled ways of addressing consumer challenges,’” says Jacob Jegher, senior vice president of banking at Javelin Strategy & Research. “Banking...

This neobank believes it can solve banks’ digital onboarding problem

March 1, 2018

American Banker - According to a 2017 Javelin Strategy & Research report, only six of the top 30 banks serving business customers offer some form of digital-checking-account application, and only Capital One Financial and SunTrust Banks offer...

Coinbase adds cryptocurrency payment support for online merchants

February 15, 2018

Tearsheet - But it might be an effort by Coinbase to encourage mainstream payments of cryptocurrencies, specifically bitcoin, Michael Moeser, Javelin Strategy’s director of payments, suggested. “Coinbase is the largest bitcoin exchange in the U.S.,...

This scary trend may help hackers drain your financial accounts

February 6, 2018

CNBC - A record 16.7 million consumers experienced fraud or identity theft in 2017, blowing away the previous record set in 2016 of 15.4 million victims. The total amount stolen also rose, to $16.8 billion.   "It used to be … that...

Biometric cards are coming, but they could cost you

February 6, 2018

Bankrate - “EMV with a biometric is still a very relevant solution,” says Michael Moeser, director of payments at Javelin Strategy & Research, “What most issuers are going to want to look at is how to solve issues for 90 percent of sales?”

Identity Fraud Hits Record Number of People

February 6, 2018

The Wall Street Journal -  Some 16.7 million U.S. consumers had their identities compromised in 2017, resulting in $16.8 billion in losses, according to consulting firm Javelin Strategy & Research. The number of people affected was up...

Identity theft has never been more rampant

February 6, 2018

CBS Moneywatch -  "In the past, criminals would get and sell bits and pieces of your personal information," said Al Pascual, senior vice president, research director and head of fraud and security at Javelin Strategy & Research. "Now they...

Voter ID, Credit Card Fraud Laws Take Effect This Month

January 19, 2018

Houston Public Media - Another new law, SB 1381, aims to cut down on credit and debit card fraud by letting merchants ask for a photo ID. Al Pascual, Head of Fraud and Security at Javelin Strategy & Research, says the law would have been ideal...