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Heads up ----- this message might not land well with some hospitality technology providers. I keep hearing some version of: "If hotels really want to modernize, they need to replace their legacy… | Jeff Bzdawka
Jeff Bzdawka’s Post Heads up ----- this message might not land well with some hospitality technology providers. I keep hearing some version of: "If hotels really want to modernize, they need to replace their legacy systems." I'm not convinced. Hotels aren't SaaS companies and owners are under immense margin pressures. A hotel building might be around for 50 or100+ years. Owners don't expect to rip it down and rebuild it every three years.
How to protect against tomorrow’s fraudsters, today
By Iain Withers LONDON (Reuters) – From a burned-out bank boss to call centre workers isolated at home, the financial sector is suffering a surge in mental health issues exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite the industry’s cut-throat reputation, senior bankers have responded to the extra strain by rolling out additional help and opening up about their own vulnerabilities.
How Can Banks Protect Against Tomorrow’s Fraudsters?
Finance Monthly hears from Jay Floyd, Senior Principal Financial Crime Consultant at ACI Worldwide, on the threat faced by banks and countermeasures they can employ against it. Fraudsters are natural opportunists and extremely innovative with their methods. Whether through authorised push payment (APP) fraud scams, phishing attacks or even targeting vulnerable people during the COVID-19 crisis, they will always find new ways to make money with no remorse.
Could selfies be the key to fighting COVID-19 fraud?
From social media scams to fake government texts, phishing links in business emails and false phone calls, fraud has risen sharply since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. More than 2,500 scams had been reported to investigators in the UK by the start of April alone. The threat doesn’t show signs of slowing down either. By early May, more than 160,000 suspect emails had been flagged to Action Fraud over a two-week period.
SME banking in times of uncertainty
How Covid has accelerated the Fintech/Bank collaboration model to become the new normal In these uncertain times, it is no secret that SMEs are some of the hardest hit by the economic impact of COVID-19. But help is at hand. Financial services providers are working to help SMEs navigate the current wave of uncertainty but are they doing enough? and what can we expect as this new ’normal’ plays out over the coming months?
Online Banking In Time Of Covid-19
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COVID-19 and Fraud: Banks must adopt their fraud strategies to combat growing threat
The current COVID-19 pandemic is unprecedented in its global reach and implications for consumers and businesses worldwide. Across the globe, millions of people have been locked down in their homes, with online banking and shopping consequently seeing a significant rise. However, this situation has also created a fertile ground for fraudsters, with banks reporting a dramatic increase in fraud related COVID-19 scams.
Multi-layered fraud strategies are crucial to win the battle against authorised push payment fraud
Effective APP fraud strategies combining intelligence-driven tools and behavioural biometrics technologies enable positive profiling to allows businesses to separate legitimate customers from the fraudsters.
Online fraud, where is it going and does faster payments mean faster fraud?
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