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Visa pilots card-not-present security app with MSUFCU
The pilot leverages Keyno’s CVVkey technology that uses a dynamic card verification value 2 (CVV2) code to provide a higher level of security against fraud for online and mobile payments. ... Read full article
Dimon counsels against bank stock buybacks; Texas banks call off merger
The JPMorgan CEO says the recovery has to start first, and future buybacks won’t be as big as before; Texas Capital Bancshares and Independent Bank blame the coronanvirus market impact. ... Read full article
Banks reengineer instant debit card issuance amid pandemic
Customers normally receive debit and credit cards inside a branch. Now banks are shifting the process to their drive-throughs and finding alternative ways for cardholders to key in their PINs. ... Read full article
Coronavirus scams to watch out for
Financial institutions need to alert customers about emails or websites that pretend to offer important COVID-19 information but instead could end up stealing their account numbers or logins. ... Read full article
U.S. charges four Chinese military members over Equifax hack
The Department of Justice announced charges Monday against four members of China’s People’s Liberation Army for hacking into Equifax Inc., according to Attorney General William Barr. ... Read full article
CFPB sues Citizens over card fraud claims, but bank pledges to fight
The consumer bureau alleges the Providence, R.I., bank mismanaged billing error claims over a six-year period. Citizens Bank says it is “puzzled and disappointed” by the agency’s action. ... Read full article
Treasury renews Comerica contract for benefits program hit by fraud
Comerica Bank won another five-year contract from the Treasury Department to run the prepaid Direct Express card program despite criticism of how it handled past fraud cases and customer service blunders. ... Read full article
What FICO sees through its window into fraud
Doug Clare explains how the organization uses artificial intelligence to spot crime rings and skimmers. ... Read full article
Fake ID fraud is declining, but small lenders are still vulnerable
Though synthetic identity fraud is down across the industry, there's been an uptake in such attacks targeting credit unions. ... Read full article
How American Express uses machine learning to detect fraud
Tina Eide, Amex's senior vice president of global fraud, discusses the card issuer's efforts to strengthen its transaction monitoring. ... Read full article
IG to Treasury: Don't whitewash lapses in Comerica benefits program
An inspector general’s findings suggest that the Texas bank could face more consequences over how it handled fraud cases last year tied to the Direct Express program. ... Read full article
'The right to financial services should be universal': Comments of the week
Readers respond to how Congress should address AI, concerns on Facebook's Libra and its logo, a report challenging card fraud prevention and more. ... Read full article
Card fraud fuels criminal activity. Is industry doing enough to stop it?
Researchers found that stolen payment data has been used to finance terrorism, human trafficking and other organized crime. Their conclusion that card fraud needs to be taken more seriously by banks and card networks drew pushback from the financial ... Read full article
Carrie Lichter, Fifth Third Bancorp | Most Powerful Women: Next
As chief operational risk officer, Carrie Lichter played a key role in bringing to life Fifth Third's high-tech war room, also known as the cyber fusion center. ... Read full article
FIS-Worldpay's impact, OCC's Wells Fargo rebuke, lifetime banker bans: Top stories of the week
What the FIS-Worldpay deal means for banks; behind the OCC's public rebuke of Wells Fargo; ripple effect feared as Fed mulls lifetime bans for two bankers; and more from this week's most-read stories. ... Read full article
'Friendly fraud' is on the rise. Are banks complicit?
Reports of improper charges by perpetrators who know the victim soared last year. Issuers and card networks are failing to tighten security, clearly label transactions and police chargebacks, critics say. ... Read full article
5 key takeaways from the FIS-Worldpay deal
Given the size of the deal — which includes about $9 billion of Worldpay’s debt on top of a $34 billion bid — the pressure’s on to build a global powerhouse that can counter other major fintech mergers announced in the past weeks. FIS must also emerge as a ... Read full article
Ex-JPM exec banned; banks fear being left behind
Former Managing Director Timothy Fletcher banished for role in referral hiring; Apple-Goldman collaboration shows banks fear missing out. ... Read full article
Warren: Comerica fraud shows need for security fix in prepaid program
The senator wants Treasury to enhance fraud protection in the Direct Express prepaid program — now a partnership with Comerica Bank — when its contract is rebid in 2020. ... Read full article
