Fraud & Identity Management
By: Kennis Wong On the surface, it’s not difficult to define existing account fraud. Obviously, it is fraud perpetrated against an existing account. But...
The Communications Fraud Control Association’s annual meeting and educational event was held last week (June 14 – 16) at the Allerton hotel in Chicago, IL....
Whether you call it small business, commercial, or corporate account takeover, this form of existing account fraud has been in the headlines lately and...
At Experian’s recent client conference, Vision 2011, there was a refreshing amount of positive discussion and outlook on origination rates and acquisition strategies for...
By: Kennis Wong Data is the very core of fraud detection. We are constantly seeking new and mining existing data sources that give us...
It’s that time of year again – when people all over the U.S. take time away from life’s daily chores and embark upon that...
By: Kennis Wong When we think about fraud prevention, naturally we think about mininizing fraud at application. We want to ensure that the identities used...
By: Kristan Frend Small business owners appear to be lucrative targets for identity fraud perpetrators, alarming banking institutions, payment processors, and B2B service providers. According to...
By: Staci Baker It seems like every time I turn on the TV there is another natural disaster. Tsunami in Japan, tornadoes and flooding in...
Last week I attended the Merchant Risk Council’s 2011 MRC Annual e-Commerce Payments & Risk Conference. I presented a session titled “Efficiency and Empowerment...
By: Kristan Frend I was recently pleased to see that the state I reside in, Minnesota finished in the bottom third of a state ranking. ...
Well, actually, it isn’t. The better question to ask is when to use knowledge based authentication (KBA). I know I have written before about using it...
Application risk management processes for deposits has remained relatively unchanged for decades. Typically, it involves credit bureau data and a secondary check of “debit bureau”...
Exciting research leveraging Experian’s fraud analytics and credit risk modeling are now enabling deposit institutions to understand the impacts of first party fraud and...
By: Kristan Frend Imagine you’re on the #1 ranked relay swim team at the World Championships and you’re leading off. You finish your leg of...