PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

The federal agency said it shut down websites where consumers could buy “fake financial and other documents – such as pay stubs, income tax forms, and medical statements – which can be used to facilitate identity theft, tax fraud, and other crimes,” according to an FTC statement. Simmons was ordered to pay $15,000.

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FICO

MARCH 25, 2022

While it may seem like an esoteric topic, explainability in fraud management is important – and it’s especially relevant when it comes to using AI and machine learning in fraud detection and prevention. In other words, a fraud management system isn’t a black box. Effective Fraud Management Requires Explainable Technology.

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Abrigo

MARCH 22, 2023

Misrepresentation is used to justify the movement of funds and, in some cases, reduce the tax obligation reflected on customs documents. Over- or under-shipment or phantom shipments: Over- or under-shipment involves misrepresenting the number of goods in a shipment.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

” Payments via card programs and other tools are of particular interest when banks explore data integrations with FinTech firms, he noted. “In addition to card and ACH/wire requirements, the U.S. Yet, in the procure-to-pay space, streamlining and automating vendor payments can be a particularly challenging feat.

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Taxes Data Fintech Compliance 209

PYMNTS

AUGUST 5, 2019

Fraud comes in many flavors, and a payments-related lawsuit arising from the growing business of legal, recreational marijuana is proof of that point. But federal law still views marijuana as an illegal substance, which prevents most financial institutions, payment card networks and other providers from taking part in those sales.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 20, 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. In the case of mobile order-ahead, chargeback fraud is the one to watch out for, but it’s very hard to spot.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 12, 2017

According to news from Reuters , the government in France wanted tax authorities to investigate Airbnb’s payment system over suspicions that it was enabling the avoidance of taxes after it learned the company was allowing hosts to use a prepaid Payoneer card.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 30, 2020

An employee’s accidental use of her corporate card to pay for groceries isn’t a crime, but it does fall under the heading of “ friendly fraud ,” which creates friction for the accounting department. Weddings and events are another sector experimenting with card-based spend management efforts. Disrupting Paper-Based Systems.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

Account takeover fraud , card-not-present (CNP) fraud, tax fraud, selling stolen financials, selling fake bank accounts, the Dark Web: If security experts are fighting it today, chances are that Brett Johnson was there when it started. Luckily for Johnson, he’d discovered tax fraud by then.

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PYMNTS

JULY 6, 2020

Wirecard continues to dominate the headlines in the realm of corporate fraud thanks to $2 billion missing from the company’s books, but it’s not the only company at the center of questionable activity. 34 percent of furloughed employees were asked to commit furlough fraud , according to a survey from U.K.-based

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

This week, three new cases of accused internal fraud emerged, showcasing the variety of ways employees can steal company cash. Invoice and purchase order manipulation, company credit card abuse and fraudulent use of company checks all surface as cautionary tales for corporates’ internal financial processes.

Fraud 101

Fraud Pennsylvania Data Cards 101

PYMNTS

JANUARY 3, 2021

A web page to which some customers were pointed states that the stolen data “may have included phone number, number of lines subscribed to on your account and, in some cases, call-related information collected as part of the normal operation of your wireless service.”.

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PYMNTS

MAY 16, 2019

Death, taxes and data breaches – those are perhaps the only sure things in life, and new evidence is emerging that hackers are finding increasing profit in targeting online retailers. The company said partial credit card info “may have been browsed,” but that there is “no possibility of leakage” in credit card security codes.

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Retail Online Cards Data 218

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 22, 2018

Fraudsters have found a new favored method for the holidays, the Sears’ bankruptcy filing finally came in and the major card networks found themselves on the wrong side of India’s emerging data privacy efforts. Gift Cards’ New Unfavorable Fans. As of September 2018, losses from gift-card fraud have hit $53 million.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 22, 2019

In addition, ClickBank works with product creators, digital marketers, banks and credit card companies to prevent risks, including fraud and cyberattacks. At ClickBank, he will manage the company’s financial management and growth strategies, including the accounting, treasury, tax and financial-planning functions.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

tax laws had on other firms recently reporting results, Mastercard put up numbers Thursday (Feb. Excluding the aforementioned tax impact, earnings per share came in at $1.14, two pennies better than Wall Street expectations. billion Mastercard and Maestro-branded cards issued globally as of year-end. Absent the same impact U.S.

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PYMNTS

MAY 11, 2018

UPbit services, such as all transactions and withdrawals, are operating normally. ” Though South Korean authorities raided the exchange due to concerns over fraud, the South Korean Financial Supervisory Service did not reply immediately to a request for comment by CNBC. Your assets are kept securely in your account.”

Bitcoin 101

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PYMNTS

JULY 29, 2016

The cybercriminals of today are organized, collaborative, motivated and tend to look and operate more like any business professional out there working today. “Whether you know that you have a fraud problem or you don’t, sometimes, even the methods we use to deter fraud can limit us.”

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

And the team got another crash course in tax compliance after the first year, when a lack of planning left them scrambling at tax season to hunt down information and vendors — some of whom had since gone out of business. It was a nice crash course early on,” Wu said. It just took a while to find the right one. 7 at 12:00 p.m.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

Seven European payments operators — most of them owned by banks — that own and operate mobile payments services said that they are in the midst of building a pan-European network focused on cross-border mobile payments. Visa: Chip Cards Reduce Counterfeit Fraud By 87 Pct. Chip cards are now accepted at more than 3.7

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PYMNTS

MAY 16, 2018

The rest, says Pappano, are going to be scrambling to catch up so they can start to enjoy the potential new tax revenues that legalized gambling can create. Tax revenue is a powerful motivator. Fraud Isn’t A Problem. Around 20 states have already passed laws or have pending legislation around online gaming and sports wagering.

Online 100

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

More than 25 percent of Brazilians lack bank accounts, and only 20 percent carry credit cards that can be used for international purchases. Other consumers’ cards only transact in the domestic currency, requiring overseas businesses to find local partners to enable payment acceptance. Attracting Customers With Boleto Bancário.

Online 100

Online Payments Cards Fraud 100

PYMNTS

AUGUST 1, 2018

Supreme Court struck down state bans on sports betting, MGM Resorts International has signed deals with the NBA and other operations that could mark the first chapter of the country’s new sports and gambling culture. MGM officials will also reportedly help the league detect fraud and game-fixing. Not quite three months after the U.S.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

It’s because this type of fraud literally started with laundromats. Regular folks (the ones who didn’t have housekeepers for that sort of thing) were enamored with the coin-operated machines that, for the first time, saved them the trouble of doing the wash themselves. Ever wonder why it’s called “laundering money?”

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PYMNTS

APRIL 19, 2019

As noted in this space this past week, SCA has goals that are laudable by any measure, as the SCA requirement seeks to reduce fraud and make online card-not-present (CNP) transactions more secure. Card giant Mastercard has estimated that just 25 percent of those in Europe are actually fully aware of SCA. Retail Sales: Rally 1.6

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PYMNTS

MARCH 29, 2018

Parker said the startup is working to get the payments industry comfortable with the idea of operating in the cloud. Emailage stopped almost twice as much potential fraud in 2017 as in the previous year. billion in potential fraud was prevented, compared to last year’s $1 billion. ModoPayments.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 4, 2017

These global citizens have become a huge target for fraud. It’s because of this that Flywire has expanded its role to be more than just a cross-border payment provider, but also a payment company that can help handle and mitigate the growing threat of fraud to the institution clients and payors it serves. The Ever-Growing Target.

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Fraud Training Payments Resources 102

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Eika Group will connect member banks to EedenBull’s range of tools, including employee expense management and business card spending solutions, so they can link those technologies to their customers. Alliance Bank Taps Into Ephesoft Data Capture.

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Fintech Groups Data Strategy 132

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Both of these schemes are difficult for card processors to detect because illicit transactions are mixed in with legitimate ones, and it is almost impossible to distinguish between the two. This means individual transactions are unlikely to pop up on regulators’ or tax officials’ radar, thus keeping the operations under wraps.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

We had roughly 340 execs register to listen live to the two of us banter about the people, processes and tech necessary to do more than simply rebrand what’s typically described as the fraud and risk departments of digital platforms. Card Networks Want to Raise Their Prices. Amazon Takes Its Bite Out of the Big Apple.

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Cards Course Study New York 169

CB Insights

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

As businesses and consumers become more comfortable using credit cards online, the proportion of US commerce that takes place online has steadily increased over the last 20 years. Fraud prevention tools. Virtual card issuance. Business lending and corporate cards. Sigma aims to streamline business operations.

Online 98

Online Company Retail Payments 98

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 14, 2016

PYMNTS recently spoke with Chip Hull, vice president of FedEx Cross Border , the eCommerce technology subsidiary of FedEx that has access to more than 220 countries and territories, about the logistical challenges involved with planning and operating during the busy holiday shopping season.

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Operations Payments Retail Fraud 100

Independent Banker

DECEMBER 31, 2021

Badger Bank is having trouble finding staff “across the board,” from operations to tellers and trust officers. “We Some of the lines that community banks plan to add include fraud and ID theft protection services, treasury management solutions, wealth management, property and casualty insurance, credit cards and specialized loan products.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 19, 2021

But reaching a broader range of consumers, accommodating their payment preferences, and satisfying regulatory and tax issues in unfamiliar territory introduces a host of new operational challenges for these companies. As the seller of record, we manage the filing, the collection and the remittance of taxes in every jurisdiction.”.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 14, 2017

The payment facilitator model eventually emerged from the traditional players (where card fees would be levied on different merchant accounts) and software providers who, said Cottrell, built out software that looked to provide a seamless experience by “getting their customers up and running quickly.”

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Software Payments Tools Course 110

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

That’s not how charities operate. If the crowdfunding campaign claims to benefit a non-profit rather than an individual, Needel says to find out if a tax-deductible receipt will be provided. If the organization cannot provide a tax-deductible receipt, it’s safer to pass and take your donation elsewhere. The only problem?

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 25, 2019

Credit can bridge the gap as companies run their day-to-day operations, and help them capture top- and bottom-line growth. Rymarz explained that the concept behind Fundbox Pay (and now its extended availability) recognizes that — for retailers, restaurants or consumers — credit card networks exist to serve as a bridge to commerce.

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