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Securing IoT: Is It Feasible?

August 29, 2018

BankInfo Security  - U.S. consumers now own about 870 million IoT devices, according to a new study from Javelin Strategy & Research. As these devices become more prolific and versatile, payment capabilities are being layered in. So...

Faster Payments, PSD2 spur interest in behavioral biometrics

August 27, 2018

PaymentsSource - “With behavioral biometrics, you’re looking at specific behaviors such as how users interact with their mouse, keyboard or touchscreen,” said Al Pascual, senior vice president for research and head of fraud and security at...

What's holding back voice banking

August 8, 2018

American Banker - “With computing moving toward voice technology inputs, the interactions between people and devices will evolve,” said Emmett Higdon, director of mobile for Javelin Strategy & Research. “The car is a huge opportunity for...

Mother's warning after 5-year-old's identity stolen

August 8, 2018

FOX 8 Live - According to Javelin Strategy and Research, more than one million children were victims of identity fraud in 2017-- costing more than $2 billion to families.

Chatting about bank data on Facebook Messenger could save you seconds. But would it be safe?

August 7, 2018

Bankrate - “Any talk of sharing data with Facebook has to start with: ‘What do they want to do with it? Consumers interested in using Messenger for banking-related tasks need to think about the long-term implications of sharing their data.”...

App gap poses threat to community banks

July 27, 2018

American Banker - With no in-house app development team, smaller banks “are at the mercy of their provider,” said Al Pascual, senior vice president of research and head of fraud and security at Javelin Strategy & Research. “Every year, our...

Florida Man Allegedly Wrote Fake Checks Pretending To Be Backstreet Boy, Jonny Damon, Barry Larkin, Others

July 24, 2018

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

Omnichannel shopping proliferates the fraud threat

July 21, 2018

PaymentsSource - Javelin Strategy & Research found that 32% of customers whose card is declined by an online store will never shop with that merchant again.

Banks team with fintechs to bring AI to commercial accounting

July 20, 2018

American Banker - Investing in new innovative digital services for accounts receivable and accounts payable processes can be crucial for banks when it comes to winning commercial clients, said Ian Benton, a senior digital banking and payments...

Banking has changed, but criminals haven't: How to protect your money

July 17, 2018

MSN - Ten years ago, identity theft was the No. 1 complaint logged by the Federal Trade Commission. Today, the number of complaints is 20% higher than in 2008. The research-based advisory firm Javelin Strategy & Research identified a record...