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Modern payment processors using AI to interpret and analyze trends and point-of-spend data can detect fraud across ecommerce in real time and provide that knowledge onwards to the bank just as quickly, says Paymentology's Abe Smith.

“You all will not let me breathe” is just one example in the CFPB’s complaint database where a consumer likened alleged mistreatment by a financial institution to social injustice. An artificial intelligence firm uses technology to help companies flag such language.

Credit unions are warning members that fraudsters are trying to prey on them by asking for data in exchange for appointments that turn out to be bogus.

Financial crime isn’t going away, and it’s growing worse all the time. That’s why institutions need to move at the speed of fraud, says Quantexa's Clark Frogley.

Citigroup, the world’s largest credit card issuer, is looking to jump-start efforts to acquire new cardholders after the pandemic caused it to curtail such activities last year.

In a speech, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Chair Jelena McWilliams zeroed in on the potential for outdated technology to impede the banking industry and even threaten the sector’s resilience.

Mastercard is updating the requirements it sets for banks that process payments for sellers of adult content.

The growth in e-commerce has opened new avenues for crooks, with better tech, compliance and educated consumers needed, says Ecommpay's Paul Marcantonio.

As more states legalize online gambling, the credit union is preventing members from using their credit and debit cards on those sites. Others could follow its lead.

There's often more guidance on what not to do than what to do, says Texture Capital's Richard Johnson.