Forum to address risks of mobile financial services

Nonprofit financial service industry consortium BITS and the Financial Services Technology Consortium have scheduled a forum to address business, security and fraud risks facing the mobile financial services market. The forum, to take  Oct. 14 and 15 in Arlington, Va., will provide a look at the threats, risks and mitigations of the mobile financial services environment. Senior level financial institution executives, information security, privacy protection and fraud prevention specialists are encouraged to attend. — AM

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