How banks can protect against account takeover

07/16/19

Trace Fooshee, senior analyst at Aite Group and former head of fraud strategy at SunTrust, explains fraudsters’ latest tactics and the best methods of self-defense.

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Goldman Sachs invests $28M in German fintech set for U.S. debut

07/16/19

Raisin, an online marketplace that aggregates high-yield savings accounts in Europe, aims to launch in the U.S. in the next nine to 12 months.

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Regulators need more tools to keep system safe: Boston Fed chief

07/15/19

The U.S. lacks mechanisms authorized in other countries to flag nonbank risks, Eric Rosengren says.

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Citi’s Fed contingency plan

07/15/19

The company could rein in deposit costs, cut operational expenses and buy back more shares in anticipation of a Federal Reserve rate reduction. Other banks — especially big ones — could do the same.

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Facebook's crypto plans are 'a national security issue,' Mnuchin says

07/15/19

The Treasury secretary said the U.S. government has significant concerns about digital currencies, including their potential as tools for money launderers.

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Facebook won’t launch crypto service until regulators satisfied, exec says

07/15/19

David Marcus, who oversees Facebook’s digital wallet, plans to tell Congress that the company will roll out Libra only after it has "received appropriate approvals.”

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Inside Citi's plan to combat business payments fraud with AI

07/15/19

The bank is taking a concept that has worked for years in the credit card world — artificial-intelligence-based fraud detection — and applying it to corporate customers' transactions.

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House Democrats seek to bar tech firms from operating like banks

07/15/19

Lawmakers circulated a bill just ahead of hearings on Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency that would prohibit companies with over $25 billion in annual revenue from launching a digital financial asset.

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State regulators are critical to fintech oversight

07/15/19

The argument that only the federal government is up to the task is misguided.

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Citi leans on cost cuts and consumers as trading sputters

07/15/19

Noninterest expenses fell 2% to $10.5 billion — almost $100 million lower than the average estimate from analysts.

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