Fraud detection

Cyberthieves using malicious software discovered by IBM Security have stolen $4 million from business customers of two dozen financial services providers this month, IBM said.

Technology at many banks has been assembled haphazardly over years. That makes for complex systems with lots of connections. Those points are prime targets for cybercriminals to find a way in.

As one of the most antagonistic lobbying battles in Washington escalates -- where financial institutions like JPMorgan Chase and Visa are sparring with companies such as Walmart over credit card swipe fees -- a powerful ally is again sticking up for the retailers.

Cybercriminals and hackers are increasingly targeting people, and not just technology, in an attempt to breach financial institutions.

Commercial bank clients are increasingly looking to replace physical corporate cards with virtual ones to streamline bookkeeping and limit risk. The adoption of such solutions is a good sign for mobile payments overall.

Nacha, the bank industry group that oversees the automated clearing house network, has appointed six industry executives to its board.

The potential for more convergence between financial products and physical products raises a whole host of data and privacy issues that banks must deal with proactively.

Authentication methods meant to keep cybercriminals from taking over accounts can also lock out legitimate users. This old dilemma is growing more vexing as cybercriminals get better at impersonating customers and as regulators increasingly push multifactor authentication.

Bank regulators will stiffen their requirements and identity theft will escalate, but banks will toughen up their defenses.

Despite increased investment and development in the consumer payments space around mag stripe, EMV and contactless payments solutions, there is still a huge concern when it comes to data theft.

Ramamurthi has transformed a 123-year-old institution with one branch serving a dusty Kansas town into a seedbed for disruptive financial technology — not to mention a wildly profitable generator of fee income.

The Dec. 2 mass shooting has shone a light on the sector's vulnerability to borrowers who, exploiting the absence of face-to-face contact on the Internet, lie on their loan applications.

The debate over whether signatures or PINs are a stronger security feature overlooks the fact that neither is the most important defense against fraud.

As shopping goes digital, so does fraud. The rise in technology at shoppers' fingertips provides many new channels for scammers to exploit, often leaving banks holding the bag.

Buying stolen data is an effective way for banks to determine the source of a breach. But fraudsters are increasingly putting up roadblocks because such deals might make it tougher for them to break in next time.

IDology, an Atlanta provider of fraud-prevention and identity verification, has made an equity investment in the mobile identity authentication provider Payfone.

To identify fintech startups deserving of special recognition this year as part of the FinTech Forward program, a team of American Banker editors, BAI staff and industry members debated the merits of self-nominees and companies we know.

The collaboration between financial institutions and technology firms runs deep, but banks' recent criticism of lax regulatory oversight for nonbanks reveals fissures.

The marketplace lender is paying $30 million in cash plus an undisclosed amount of stock. It plans to use BillGuard’s apps, which come with detailed information about their users’ financial habits, to attract new borrowers.

The American Bankers Association has planned a financial literacy campaign to help seniors and their caregivers guard against financial fraud.