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Tax Season Adds Extra Fraud Weight For SMBs

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Tax season is upon U.S. In a new report from ProofPoint , researchers warned that any businesses with the word “tax” in its domain is at risk of being spoofed by phishing attackers targeting small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs). Indeed, tax season isn’t the only threat hitting SMBs, either.

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Today In Payments: Chinese Tech Investments In US Plummet; Ransomware Attacks Up 41 Pct In 2019

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Data Shows 41 Pct Hike In Ransomware Attacks In 2019. In the fourth quarter of 2019, companies paid on average $84,116 to get their files back from online thieves. Crypto Fraud Scores More Than $4B In 2019. billion in 2019, much larger than the $3 billion incurred in 2017 and 2018 combined.

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How Axis Bank Prevents Identity Fraud With Video-Based Onboarding

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Fraud Threats To Digital Banking. Another threat is identity fraud, in which bad actors will either steal an individual’s identity or forge a new one, and then use it to open new accounts or apply for fraudulent loans they have no intention of paying back. Identity fraud accounted for $16.9 Shetty explained.

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Mobile Order-Ahead Delivered The Goods In 2019

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That famous literary opener could apply to the mobile order-ahead (MOA) space in 2019. As city councils all over the nation get a hankering for MOA tax revenue, the category just keeps growing and evolving. As mobile takes fast food by storm, QSRs find themselves gagging on friendly (and unfriendly) fraud. Chargebacks Bite.

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UK Election Puts Big Tech Digital Tax On Hold

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have resulted in a delay for legislation that is now in draft form, which would include a provision to tax larger tech firms that derive sales from the region. The bill has proposed a 2 percent tax on revenues for firms as diverse as Facebook and Amazon. The moratorium would be aimed at reducing fraud , Reuters reported.

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Deep Dive: How FinTechs, FIs Can Arm Up Against Fraud

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FIs and FinTechs increasingly encounter new forms of fraud as they expand their digital operations, making it all the more important that they have strong risk assessment and compliance systems in place. A team of analysts can only handle so many potential fraud cases at a time, after all. . resources.

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Walgreens Fights Promotion Abuse With Digital Tracking

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Digital fraud is a long-running problem for merchants, retailers, banks and businesses of all types. Account takeovers and shipping fraud increased by 347 percent and 391 percent, respectively, between 2018 and 2019, and the pandemic has only exacerbated these issues. Developments From The World Of Digital Fraud.

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