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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...

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...