Payments Spotlight

How Risky? The Elements of Managing Retail Payments Risk

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:12:00 EST

In this new podcast from the Payments Spotlight series, Atlanta Fed senior bank examiner Tony DaSilva shares recommendations for banks implementing retail payments risk management programs. A former banker, DaSilva can offer two perspectives: that of the supervisor and that of the supervised institution.

The Future of Mobile Payments

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:11:00 EST

Mobile payments have really taken off in Asian and African countries, but the United States has been slow to adopt this channel. An industry expert talks about why he thinks the United States will continue to lag, in a new Payments Spotlight podcast.

Beyond the Password: New Developments in Cyberspace Security

Thu, 15 Sep 2011 00:09:00 EST

Remember this? One dog says to another, "The great thing about the Internet is no one knows you're a dog." Online dog attacks are unlikely, but other online attacks threaten your personal information. The latest Payment Spotlights podcast features online security.

Data Breaches and Risk Management in Emerging Payments

Tue, 21 Jun 2011 00:06:00 EST

Companies gather a great deal of personal data about people, information that can be vulnerable to theft. Will Roberds, research economist and senior policy adviser at the Atlanta Fed, discusses data breaches and risk management in emerging payments and the concomitant risk of identity theft.

Mobile Payments Security

Fri, 06 May 2011 00:05:00 EST

Mobile banking and payments is still an emerging industry, so the industry has yet to adopt common security standards. Soren Bested, managing director of Monitise Americas, discusses the need for such standards and stresses the importance of collaboration in developing them.

Corporate Account Takeover: A Bank's Perspective Transcript

Fri, 21 Jan 2011 00:01:00 EST

Tina Giorgio, senior vice president of operations at Sandy Spring Bank in Maryland and board member of NACHA and the Mid-Atlantic Automated Clearinghouse, discusses safeguards and sound business practices that institutions can implement to safeguard against cyberattacks.

Fraud and Risk in the ACH Network Transcript

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:07:00 EST

Jane Larimer, executive vice president of ACH network administration and general counsel for NACHA, the Electronic Payments Association, discusses fraud and risk in the ACH network.

Payments Fraud and the Economic Downturn Transcript

Thu, 27 May 2010 00:05:00 EST

Shirley Inscoe, director of financial services solutions at Memento Inc., discusses how economically turbulent times have given rise to increased incidence of payments fraud.

Mobile Payments and Banking Transcript

Wed, 14 Apr 2010 00:04:00 EST

Mark Budnitz, a professor in Georgia State University's college of law, discusses the challenges and opportunities that mobile payments hold for banking.

Mitigating Automated Clearinghouse Fraud and Risk Transcript

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:11:00 EST

Mary Gilmeister, president of the Wisconsin ACH Association, discusses mitigation of payment fraud and risk in the automated clearinghouse and emerging technologies.