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Fraud: Prevention tips from Visa

Payments Dive

Fraud is something that continually affects the financial industry. Mike Lemberger, senior vice president and regional risk officer for Visa, North America, explains ways that Visa is helping disrupt fraud before it costs consumers and businesses.

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Big banks face intensifying political pressure over Zelle fraud

American Banker

Executives from JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and Wells Fargo are expected to get grilled in Congress this summer over victims of Zelle scams who don't get reimbursed. A Senate panel has spent much of the last year examining fraud on the bank-owned payments network.

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MercadoLibre: The ‘Amazon Of Latin America’ Spreads Its Wings

PYMNTS

In Latin America, such a company exists in the form of MercadoLibre , a triple-threat regional financial powerhouse based in Argentina. It now operates in 18 countries in Latin America. According to eMarketer, eCommerce made up about 4 percent of the total spent last year in Latin America, due mostly to its cash-heavy economy.

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Warren report slams Zelle reimbursements

Payments Dive

The senator pushed to bolster a key CFPB rule after releasing a report tallying claims of fraud and scams on the P2P platform submitted by Truist, PNC, U.S. Bank and Bank of America.

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SEC Issues Corporate Fraud Warning As BEC Scams Climb

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The risk of fraud continues to climb for organizations of all sizes as the latest data reveals third-quarter spikes in business email compromise and ransomware scams. Plus, the latest allegations of fraud hit the PPE supply chain, and the U.S. Plus, the latest allegations of fraud hit the PPE supply chain, and the U.S.

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US Mobile Adopts Digital Identity Protocols To Protect Against SIM Swap Fraud

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The telecommunications industry is but one of many sectors looking to more securely verify customers and avoid fraud, which remains a growing problem. Robust digital ID verification practices could make many fraud schemes a thing of the past, but many banks and businesses have yet to adopt them. More than 6.2 About The Tracker.

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GIACT: It’s Time To Fight Back Against Fraud

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Melissa Townsley-Solis, head of GIACT , discusses one of the negative effects of COVID-19: the escalation of fraud in the payments arena. I n " A Look Forward: What Executives Wish for America and the World in 2021." Fraud was red-hot in 2020. We know that in the year ahead, fraud networks will not give up the fight.

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