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Application Fraud – From Identity Theft to First-Party Fraud

FICO

Identity theft is growing at an exponential rate, leading to a rise in application fraud. Javelin Research reported a 17% rise in reported US identity theft victims , from 13.1 Identity theft, also known as third-party fraud losses, is just the tip of the iceberg. million to 15.4 The Fraudsters Are Ready.

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Luxury Retail, Luxury Fraud: How Neiman Marcus Is Battling Fraudsters

PYMNTS

The large number of data breaches that occurred in 2018 gave fraudsters access to a vast library of stolen information, from email addresses to Social Security numbers. These bots] navigate the website in the ways you would expect from a real user and then perform their attacks. …

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Chatbots Sizzle, iPhone X Fizzles And Grocery Shoppers Feel The Retail Love

PYMNTS

Moving forward, estimates research firm Gartner, as more than half of organizations have invested in automation, customer interaction across digital channels will bring the tally of customer service and support served by bots to the double-digit range, up from 2 percent today. Quite a jump. That comes as 16.7