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B2B FinTechs Get Creative With Open Banking Use Cases

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This week's look at the latest in open banking initiatives shows creativity in how FinTechs, credit unions (CUs) and banks wield data integrations for the benefit of corporate end users, from streamlined credit underwriting to automated expense management. Purdue Federal Credit Union, Payrailz Collaborate.

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Combating ATOs With Multifactor Authentication, Behaviors Analysis And Customer Education

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Ryan Leblond , manager of fraud prevention and investigations at ESL Federal Credit Union , explained these key strategies in a recent PYMNTS interview. Fighting Username And Password Theft. Bad actors often initiate their ATOs by trying to trick potential victims into revealing their bank login information.

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Zelle: The Role Of AI In Stopping COVID-Related P2P Payment Scams

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Financial crime is a constant worry for banks, credit unions, FinTechs and other financial institutions (FIs) and businesses, with total fraud losses totaling $1.45 In this month’s Deep Dive, PYMNTS explores the cybercrime methods these apps face as well as how they are deploying multifactor authentication (MFA) to protect app users.

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FinCEN Files Show Banks’ ‘Whack-a-Mole’ Battle Against KYC/AML

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And in one recent edition of PYMNTS’ KYC/AML Tracker details, the rise of open banking is likely to spur a “fast track” for new AML efforts, including multifactor authentication (MFA) and strong customer authentication (SCA) processes.

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Can You ‘Future Proof’ Your Mobile Payments?

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PSD2 sets out the requirements for SCA, an identity verification procedure that leverages multifactor authentication. SCA pulls in factors such as ownership (i.e., the transaction is coming from a device that is recognized as belonging to the consumer) and inherent traits (biometric identifiers like fingerprints and retinas).

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Deep Dive: How FIs Can Upgrade Authentication Measures To Foil Fraudsters? Open Banking Attacks

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Banks and credit unions (CUs) can get ahead of these attacks by warning customers about such trickery and reminding them that no legitimate third-party provider would need bank login details. Best efforts to thwart phishing include communicating clearly and frequently with customers about new scams as they are discovered.