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Javelin explores and analyzes how financial institutions can get ahead of criminals using technology, training and education. Our insights guide financial institutions to devise effective strategies to safeguard their data, systems and customers through two specialized practices – Fraud Management and Cybersecurity.
Mitigate Security Threats and Keep Accounts and Identities Safe
Criminals’ tactics are always changing. So is the technology that can help head them off. Javelin’s analysis can help keep financial institutions—and thus their customers—a step ahead. Further, Javelin can help you position your customers as partners in protecting their own information from would-be thieves.
Recent Fraud and Security Research
Reports
2018 Identity Fraud: Fraud Enters a New Era of Complexity
- Whitepaper
- Date: February 6, 2018
- Author(s): Test Test, Kyle Marchini, Sarah Miller
- Research Topic(s): Fraud Management, Fraud & Security
Javelin’s 2018 Identity Fraud Report provides comprehensive analysis of fraud trends in the context of a changing technological and regulatory environment in order to inform consumers, financial institutions, and businesses on the most effective...
2018 Digital Banking Trends
- Javelin Report
- Date: February 1, 2018
- Author(s): Jacob Jegher, Emmett Higdon, Mark Schwanhausser, Ian Benton
- Research Topic(s): Cybersecurity, Digital Banking, Digital Lending, Digital Strategy & Experience, Fraud & Security, Fraud Management, Mobile & Online Banking, Tech & Infrastructure, Small Business
The financial services market is undergoing significant change to adapt to consumers’ mobile-first expectations. Much immediate effort in 2018 will focus on rolling out the Zelle person-to-person (P2P) network that some envision as the backbone ...
2017 Identity Protection Service Providers Scorecard: Securing the Identities of Digital Consumers
- Javelin Report
- Date: December 27, 2017
- Author(s): Test Test, Kyle Marchini, Sean Sposito
- Research Topic(s): Fraud Management, Fraud & Security
The digital habits of customers will continue to shift their behavior away from brick-and-mortar stores and branches. But the trend creates as much risk for customers as it does convenience. In the same way loan officers no longer have to physic...
Securing Payments and Earning Trust in a Mobile Financial World
- Whitepaper
- Date: November 30, 2017
- Author(s): Test Test, Kyle Marchini
- Research Topic(s): Fraud Management, Fraud & Security
This whitepaper, sponsored by CA Technologies, examines how the introduction and subsequent adoption of mobile payments has challenged the ability of financial institutions and credit card issuers to provide security and engender trust among con...
Digital Identity as a Bank-Delivered Service
- Javelin Report
- Date: November 28, 2017
- Author(s): Test Test, Sean Sposito
- Research Topic(s): Fraud Management, Fraud & Security
At a time when interconnected devices and software are becoming ubiquitous, FIs that choose to help extend their customer’s digital identities beyond the bank could stand to become the cornerstone of their digital worlds. And, in the process, FI...
Impact Note: GDPR
- Javelin Report
- Date: October 18, 2017
- Author(s): Test Test, Sean Sposito
- Research Topic(s): Cybersecurity, Fraud & Security
On May 25, 2018, when the European Union’s landmark General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is scheduled to take effect, few, if any, financial institutions will be confident they’re in full compliance, here or abroad. The sweeping mandate — c...
2017 Identity Proofing Platform Scorecard
- Javelin Report
- Date: October 2, 2017
- Author(s): Test Test, Kyle Marchini
- Research Topic(s): Fraud Management, Fraud & Security
In this report, Javelin examines how FIs can best manage identity proofing across different key use cases and provides a guide for selecting the most effective identity proofing platform based on functionality, innovation, and the ability to tai...
2017 Account Safety in Banking Scorecard
- Javelin Report
- Date: September 12, 2017
- Author(s): Test Test, Kyle Marchini
- Research Topic(s): Fraud Management, Cybersecurity, Fraud & Security
Javelin’s 2017 Account Safety in Banking Scorecard analyzes the customer-facing security measures of 28 of the largest depository financial institutions in the US. Scorecard performance highlights many areas where financial institutions must foc...
2017 Data Breach Fraud Impact Report: Going Undercover and Recovering Data
- Javelin Report
- Date: June 14, 2017
- Author(s): Test Test
- Research Topic(s): Fraud Management, Cybersecurity, Fraud & Security
In 2016, FIs were more vigilant about notifying their customers of fraud than ever before. That is the result of several contributing factors, not the least of which are new processes and increasing use of better technology. One of the most oft-...
2017 Trust in Banking
- Javelin Report
- Date: June 5, 2017
- Author(s): Test Test, Kyle Marchini
- Research Topic(s): Fraud Management, Fraud & Security
Banking is fundamentally an industry of trust. Without a foundation of reliability, financial institutions will see their accountholders flee to competitors. Without established goodwill with accountholders, FIs will struggle to deepen financial...