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How Visa’s Updated Compelling Evidence Rule Impacts Community Banks

Fraud remains a pervasive and growing problem for community banks—with tangible losses. According to a survey from LexisNexis Risk Solutions, every dollar lost to fraud costs U.S. financial services firms $4.23, 16 percent higher than in 2020.
March 16, 2023 | Payments Quarterly   Payments 

Closing The Digital Divide, Opening New Threats

While cash is still considered to be the most secure form of payment by merchants and consumers, there are a litany of options—including checks, credit and debit cards, wire transfers, and ACH payments—and more recently, new and innovative solutions are emerging—further altering the payments ecosystem.
March 16, 2023 | Payments Quarterly   Payments 

Customers as a First Line of Defense

As the payment card industry continues to strengthen its overall fraud posture with the introduction of security features like machine learning fraud detection, chip cards, EMV 3DS (previously termed 3DS 2.0), and one-time passcodes, criminals have resorted to classic techniques such as social engineering to successfully perpetrate account takeover attempts.
March 16, 2023 | Payments Quarterly   Payments 

Preventing Mobile Fraud in Nine Steps

As consumer smart phone adoption has grown over the years, so has the share of online purchases transacted via mobile devices—and with it, incidents of fraud.
March 16, 2023 | Payments Quarterly   Payments 

ICBA’s Romero Rainey: Community Bank-Focused Advocacy, Innovation, Education Will Light the Way

During her keynote speech at ICBA LIVE, Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey today told community bankers that ICBA’s advocacy, education and innovative efforts are driven by community banks' passion to succeed for their customers and communities.
March 15, 2023 | Press Release   Advocacy 

ICBA Commends Federal Reserve for Reviewing Silicon Valley Bank Oversight

Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued the following statement on today’s announcement from the Federal Reserve.
March 14, 2023 | Press Release   Deposit Insurance 

ICBA: Silicon Valley Bank and the Nation’s Largest Banks Are Not Community Banks

Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued this response following a joint statement released from the Treasury Department, FDIC, and Federal Reserve following Friday’s closure of Silicon Valley Bank.
March 13, 2023 | Press Release   Deposit Insurance 

ICBA voicing community bank resiliency amid banking industry developments

Amid a series of developments following the closure of Silicon Valley Bank on Friday, ICBA said it is ensuring the community banking voice is being heard while it reminded consumers they can bank with confidence at a community bank.
March 13, 2023 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Advocacy 

ICBA, groups urge Congress to oppose proposed tax hikes

ICBA and other groups called on Congress to oppose the more than $4 trillion in proposed tax increases targeting Main Street businesses in the Biden administration’s new fiscal 2024 budget.
March 13, 2023 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Taxes & Budget 

ICBA LIVE Kicks Off Today: “Light the Fire. Light the Way” Illuminates the Path Forward for Community Banks

Starting today, community bankers and industry leaders from across the country will gather for the 2023 Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) national convention, ICBA LIVE, at Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Resort.
March 13, 2023 | Press Release  

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