Posted in Board Brief on Apr 15, 2020
Coming this summer, we are launching eWallet for our members. eWALLET is a more secure electronic payment option using your mobile device connected to your KTFCU debit or credit card.
You will be eligible to use Apple Pay, Android/Google Pay and Samsung Pay in our initial rollout. In time, you will be eligible to use eWallet with other electronic device pay systems (Microsoft Wallet, VISA Checkout, Master Pass, Android Pay, LG Pay, FitBit Pay & Garmin Pay).
This encryption technology (called Tokenization) is more secure because merchants and their employees will not have access to your payment...
Posted in Board Brief on Mar 18, 2020
More and more adults are using the Internet to find companionship and love. While finding the right match is possible, there's growing risk more than your heart will be broken. Here is an all too typical story that has cost its victims money and heartache.
Woman Believes she was a Victim of a Dating Scam Fraud
A man she did not know, who claimed to be from the U.S. but temporarily in a foreign country (tending to family business and awaiting an inheritance), began communicating with her via Facebook Messenger. There was a common interest between the two, as the man also claimed to work in the...
Posted in Board Brief on Feb 19, 2020
Tax identity theft occurs in one of two ways.
After years of identity theft and tax fraud increases, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has reported a substantial decline in the number of taxpayers who reported being a victim of identity theft. The decline is a result of a partnership between the IRS, state tax agencies, tax preparers and other tax industry experts. ...