9 Unsettling Signs That Email Isn’t Who You Think It’s From
Spot Scams with these Email Security Best Practices Updated: July 3, 2020 Have you ever received an email from your boss that wasn’t actually from your boss? Email scams affect everyone. You’re hit with them daily, at home, at work, even on vacation (the nerve!). Luckily, mainstream email platforms—Gmail, Outlook, even your…Continue Reading »
How “Pay Someone” Compares to Venmo
In the age of instant, peer-to-peer (P2P) payments have become the norm for bill splitting, dog sitting, movie-watching, and every other emoji-fiable activity. Unsurprisingly, mobile P2P payments are the fastest-growing sector in the P2P industry. The ability to quickly send and receive money from your phone is keeping people honest, reducing awkwardness,…Continue Reading »
How to Identify and Avoid Check Fraud in 2020 [Infographic]
Since credit and debit card skimming caught fire in 2008, banks have made card fraud a top priority. The first sweeping change came in 2015. After identity theft complaints peaked at 490,220, many carriers switched to the more secure EMV cards. Those tiny silver EMV chips on your newer debit and credit…Continue Reading »
9 Best Ways to Prevent Debit Card Fraud [2019]
Texas Citizens Bank Operations Manager Carol Barton Explains How You Can Avoid Card Fraud The Current State of Card Fraud Debit card fraud continues to claim more victims every year. Javelin Strategy and Research estimates that 16.7 million U.S. consumers experienced fraud in 2017. The Cost of Card Fraud Banks are well…Continue Reading »
Catch Debit Card Fraud Before It’s Too Late with Spending Alerts
How to Set Spending Limits on Your Bank Account Identity thieves no longer need your physical debit card to spend your cash. Digital identity theft Digitally hacking credit and debit cards has long replaced pick-pocketing for its subtlety and sophistication. Thanks to card skimmers and fraudulent web campaigns, identity theft can—and…Continue Reading »
3 Game-Changing Banking Services Every Entrepreneur Needs
How Treasury Management Services (TMS) Can Boost Your Business The best banks offer business services beyond loans and deposits. Taking advantage of your bank’s Treasury Management Services (TMS) could save you countless hours in tedious tasks. What is Treasury Management? Treasury Management is a broad term that refers to the collection, concentration,…Continue Reading »
7 Easy Ways to Pay Business Bills, Employees & Invoices
Save time and money on business payments with the best online apps and autopay services Bill Pay Paying business bills has never been easier. Bill Pay allows you to schedule payments online by creating “Payees” and entering the desired amount. Furthermore, you can set up future payments by selecting desired payment…Continue Reading »
Why Do New Credit Cards Have EMV Chips?
Everything you need to know about EMV credit card chips Magnetic Stripes What ever happened to swiping credit cards? Wasn’t that easier and faster for everyone? It was. It was actually too easy. Eventually, counterfeiters caught on and started copying data from the magnetic stripes (magstripes) to make phony cards. Preventing…Continue Reading »
The Best Small Business Apps & Services for 2018
Hit your business goals with better business technologies All of us have been burned by poor business processes propped up by worse tech. We’ve been on inefficient teams. We’ve been out of the email loop. We’ve wasted valuable work time figuring out bad project management platforms. We’ve had to start over…Continue Reading »