Half of US and UK finance professionals hit by deepfake fraud scams

Half of finance professionals (53%) have been attacked with deepfake scamming attempts, with 43% admitting they have fallen victim to an attack according to new data from Medius, a leading provider of cloud-based accounts payable automation and spend management solutions. 85% of respondents say deepfake technology poses an existential crisis to the business’ financial security. Ahmed Fessi, Chief Transformation & Information Officer, explains: “Today’s CEOs and CFOs have large digital footprints. They have speeches, interviews...

LPL Financial welcomes Strategic Wealth Partners

LPL Financial LLC announced that the advisors at Strategic Wealth Partners have joined LPL Financialā€™s broker-dealer, RIA and custodial platforms. The team reported serving approximately $860 million in advisory, brokerage and retirement plan assets* and joins LPL from Lincoln Financial. With 25 years of financial planning experience, Strategic Wealth Partners owner Ryan Rayburn, CFPĀ®, occupied various leadership, recruitment and mentorship roles throughout his career before stepping back to work more closely with individuals and multi-generational...

EarlyBird unveiled EarlyBird 2.0: Family Finance Reimagined

EarlyBird, the leading innovator in family finance, proudly announces the highly anticipated launch of EarlyBird 2.0. This groundbreaking new platform sets an elevated standard in family finance, introducing a novel approach that uniquely combines fintech and social. With EarlyBird’s newest launch, they aim to foster financial growth for children by introducing a unique community-based investing experience that connects family and friends to the children they love through the celebration of meaningful milestones and moments. “After...

Intellicheck Offers Free Fraud Protection to Financial Institutions and Retailers

Intellicheck, Inc. (Nasdaq: IDN) is offering its leading fraud fighting technology solution Retail ID Web to banks, credit card issuers, payment providers and retailers at no cost for 90 days in response to the explosion in online fraud during the nationwide COVID-19 stay-at-home and limited reopening environment. Multiple financial institutions and retailers are using this tool to stop fraudulent account takeovers, new account openings and purchases in this increasingly person-not-present environment. Intellicheck CEO Bryan Lewis...

Aarti S. Shah Appointed to Northwestern Mutual Board of Trustees

Northwestern Mutual, a leading financial security company, announced today thatĀ Aarti S. Shah, Ph.D., has been appointed to serve on the company’s board. Shah is the senior vice president and chief information and digital officer forĀ Eli Lilly and Company, a global healthcare leader. She is an accomplished executive with extensive experience in advanced analytics and data sciences, technology, cybersecurity, digital transformation, drug development and commercialization. “Aarti is known for leading a global team of several thousand...

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