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Fiserv Rolls Out Enhanced Consumer Authentication Solutions

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22) that it has rolled out two enhanced consumer authentication solutions, step-up authentication and identity verification, to mitigate card fraud within call centers. In a press release , Fiserv said the two new solutions expand beyond knowledge-based consumer authentication that can be vulnerable to fraud.

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Fighting Fraudsters At The FI/Customer Journey Starting Line

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This opens the door to new avenues of attack by those who wish to steal data, hijack accounts and make off with ill-gotten gains, as Eric Kraus, vice president of risk, fraud and compliance at FIS , told PYMNTS in a recent interview.

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As PSD2 Gets Off the Ground, Fraudsters Gear Up

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Patterns of typing or computer mouse movements — an area generally known as behavioral biometrics — can help FIs keep guard against account takeovers , new account fraud and other sorts of criminal activity expected to follow the flood of TPPs into the payments world. Call Center Threat.

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Why Layering Is Going Out Of Fashion In Consumer Authentication

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The problems with identity theft and account takeover (ATO) fraud are real and seriously need to be addressed. Phone companies, to bill consumers, need a high level of security around authentication. Using telecom data for authentication may seem simple and obvious — actually doing it is anything but.

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Why Mobile Phones Are The Better Consumer Authentication Mousetrap

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At this point in 2019, we’ve all dealt with some flavor of two-factor authentication that uses SMS one-time passcodes. It’s a mild piece of friction, but it’s not terribly onerous and is doing something useful: keeping consumers safe. There is an expression: ‘Your bank account will outlive your marriage.’