Dave Excell news and trends

OCC’s Hsu: Agility and Teamwork Critical as Banks Confront New Risks
Security & Fraud // September 04, 2024

Banks are confronting new, digital risks, and guarding against them demands a more agile, teamwork-focused approach. Michael Hsu, acting Comptroller of the Currency, said in a Tuesday (Sept. 3) speech before the Joint European Banking Authority and European Central Bank International Conference that within financial...

Exclusive: Banks Explore Shared Data to Enhance Scam Detection Capabilities
Security & Fraud // July 17, 2024

As online scams and financial crimes continue to surge at the halfway point of 2024, banks and payment companies are ramping up efforts to protect consumers and their own bottom lines. At the forefront are new technology solutions and a call for greater collaboration and...

FIs Need More Than Refunds to Address Zelle Scams
Digital-First Banking // November 29, 2022

For banks, reimbursing victims of Zelle-related fraud is only a partial solution.  It’s a retroactive redress. But to really address the issue, financial institutions (FIs) will need every technologically advanced tool at their disposal. As reported this week, seven of America’s largest banks are crafting a...

Featurespace Looks to Tackle $2T Money Laundering Wave
Artificial Intelligence // November 22, 2022

Anticipating a wave of fraud tied to a global recession in 2023, financial crime prevention firm Featurespace says it is building an artificial intelligence (AI) system to help banks and payments service providers (PSPs) detect financial crime. The British company says it has received funding...

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Trending: Intensity of Financial Scams Builds Pressure on Banks to Regain Consumer Trust

October 29, 2024
The flood waters have yet to recede. In Florida, the devastation is not fully accounted for, and the costs are not fully tallied. All of that will take time. However, the fraudsters are already on the case because they seize on any opportunity to find would-be victims at their most vulnerable as they dig out […]

Exclusive: Banks Explore Shared Data to Enhance Scam Detection Capabilities

July 17, 2024
As online scams and financial crimes continue to surge at the halfway point of 2024, banks and payment companies are ramping up efforts to protect consumers and their own bottom...

AI Provides Context Needed to Help Banks Stop Financial Scams

October 13, 2022
In a recent conversation with Karen Webster, Featurespace Founder Dave Excell and MidFirst Bank Vice President and Director of Enterprise Fraud Candler Eve sounded the alarm in the battle against...

Financial Scams up the Ante for FI Investment in AI-Powered Tools

October 10, 2022
Something’s got to give, as the old song goes. As Dave Excell, founder of Featurespace, remarked to PYMNTS’ Karen Webster with a nod to fraud attacks bedeviling financial institutions: “The...

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Featurespace Looks to Tackle $2T Money Laundering Wave

November 22, 2022
Anticipating a wave of fraud tied to a global recession in 2023, financial crime prevention firm Featurespace says it is building an artificial intelligence (AI) system to help banks and payments service providers (PSPs) detect financial crime. The British company says it has received funding from the U.K. and U.S. governments to complete the project, […]