Category: Tech & Innovation

  • Decoding Deceit: How Behavioral Biometrics is Beating Fraud

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    With social engineering scams dominating fraud tactics today, forward-thinking banks and credit unions are turning to the science of behavioral biometrics to help their customers thwart even the most sordid criminals. In today’s digitally dominated world, cybercrime happens so frequently that experts believe there is a new victim every 22 seconds. And that ratio is…

  • How Biometric Authentication Secures the Future of Digital Banking 

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    Digital banking is on the rise. So too is digital fraud. Fortunately, today’s biometric authentication lets banks and credit unions know who’s on the other end of a remote transaction. That could be great protection for the nearly 215 million people whom experts predict will regularly bank online in the U.S. in 2022.   The financial…

  • 6 Different Types of Cryptocurrency: A Quick Guide for Banks and Credit Unions

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    by Fred Decker Throughout most of its history, the banking sector has been a bastion of stability and slow, conservative change. That’s no longer the case, as competition from aggressive fintechs and pressure from a generation of impatient, digital-native consumers have forced financial institutions into a cycle of rapid adaptation.  Some of these challenges, like…

  • What Are Chatbots and How Can They Be Used in Digital Banking?

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    by Pamela Michaels Fay It’s likely that you’ve used a chatbot, whether you realized it or not. They’re pretty good at what they do. But what is that exactly? They deal with a wide range of user issues, and oftentimes the user inquiry is answered in real-time with no hassle. Say your user wants to…

  • 3 Common Misconceptions About Cloud Technology Solutions

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    Cloud technology is an already trending business initiative now exacerbated by the global pandemic. According to a report by Gartner, the cloud technology solutions market is forecasted to reach $364 Billion in 2022, up from $242.6 Billion in 2019. Ninety percent of enterprises expect cloud usage to exceed prior plans due to COVID-19. Further, 61% of organizations plan…