Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

As more customers moved online, fraudsters took advantage of new and increasingly inventive opportunities to commit remote authentication fraud. These types of scams fall under the broad term of remote authentication fraud, and they’re increasingly common—and inventive. Examples of remote authentication fraud. Online U.S.

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Abrigo

APRIL 6, 2022

New Rule Outlines Computer-Security Incident Notification Obligations for Banks Financial institutions and their service providers should prepare to meet new computer-security notice requirements by May 1, 2022. . Computer-security incident notifications required. Expand and Clarify.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2020

This includes upgrading digital security measures, but the resurgence of brick-and-mortar commerce has required upgraded technologies to accept contactless payments and mobile wallets. These include running scheduled checks on their platforms to detect fraud.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

The number of real-time payments has risen dramatically in recent years, and APP fraud has grown alongside it. Bad actors typically perpetrate APP fraud in several ways. APP Fraud Ramps Up. Instances of APP fraud around the globe have continued to rise as real-time payment rails extend their reach.

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Abrigo

MARCH 4, 2022

Synthetic ID fraud is growing quickly and hurts FIs and customers Knowing the schemes associated with synthetic identity fraud and how criminals avoid detection can help minimize losses. Takeaway 1 Synthetic identity fraud is a growing form of identity theft in which an individual is impersonated by using stolen information.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Telecommunications companies face a number of challenges in their day-to-day operations, however. Onboarding these customers can be a tedious challenge prone to fraud and consumer frustrations, and the industry faces the ever-looming threat of SIM swap fraud. SIM Swap Fraud Plagues Smartphone Users.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

The growth in digital transactions is also spurring a boost in friendly fraud, which occurs when legitimate customers either knowingly or unwittingly claim that they did not make legitimate purchases and seek reimbursement for them. It also analyzes how focusing on the customer experience can help prevent such fraud in the first place.

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South State Correspondent

MAY 13, 2024

The major themes of fraud, artificial intelligence (AI), expansion of instant payments, open banking, and regulation were particularly relevant to your roles as executives, risk managers, compliance officers, and technology leaders. Unfortunately, most banks don’t gather fraud data across payment channels or track “pre-crime events.”

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Digital identity has become a crucial part of the telecommunications industry as the proliferation of smartphones and the personal data they hold makes security paramount. Such security methods can be critical to preventing fraud that targets mobile users, of which one of the most prevalent types is SIM swap fraud.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 19, 2021

A new year has begun, but the pandemic continues to throw financial and operational curveballs at banks, businesses and their consumers regarding how they conduct daily tasks or routine payments. Another study indicated that debit-related fraud is on the rise across the U.S. Another study found that 55 percent of U.S.

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PYMNTS

JULY 15, 2020

Mari Anne Bayliss , senior director of solution management at CyberSource , told Karen Webster that simply relying on machine learning as a weapon against fraud is not enough — not in an age where managing fraud risk during the great digital shift (and unprecedented transaction volumes) is so challenging. .

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

This shift has prompted many eateries to rely on emerging tools like artificial intelligence (AI) to better manage various aspects of their operations as consumers transact remotely. The technology is also credited with helping them meet diners’ demands for seamless purchasing experiences as well as enabling them to battle fraud. .

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 26, 2019

Thwarting fraud in one area is not enough to prevent it from cropping up elsewhere, and businesses are essentially playing whack-a-mole as fraudsters’ attacks move across channels. Digital fraud rose 30 percent in Q3 2019, with one out of every five new accounts revealed to be illegitimate.

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Abrigo

JULY 27, 2023

Would you like other articles on fraud and AML/CFT compliance in your inbox? For example, in the pharmaceutical industry, manufacturers can use regtech to ensure that marketing complies with FDA requirements. Of course, banks and credit unions are highly regulated industries, and this is increasing.

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Abrigo

JULY 27, 2023

Would you like other articles on fraud and AML/CFT compliance in your inbox? For example, in the pharmaceutical industry, manufacturers can use regtech to ensure that marketing complies with FDA requirements. Of course, banks and credit unions are highly regulated industries, and this is increasing.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Companies therefore must either invest in teams of AML specialists or in fraud-fighting technologies. . The September AML/KYC Tracker examines the latest fraud challenges and efforts to ensure tight security and compliance. . How Mobile Financial Startups Can Bridge the Security Gap. Around the AML/KYC Worl d.

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PYMNTS

JULY 8, 2020

He and Nitendra Rajput , Mastercard’s vice president of product development and head of the company’s “AI Garage,” said that in many cases, AI is the only way to scale up sufficiently to meet the challenges the company faces with fraud and other business issues. “It Fighting Fraud in a Post-Pandemic World. Using AI for Good.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Restaurants are working overtime to ensure their ordering systems are as friction-free and secure as possible, with many deploying advanced technologies to do so. These efforts have helped the chain boost sales in Japan by 30 percent, for example. Deep Dive: How QSRs Are Deploying Data Analytics and AI to Serve Customers, Fight Fraud.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 16, 2020

Businesses are doing their part by having employees work from home, but some companies are struggling to keep operations secure as opportunistic fraudsters aim to take advantage of the pandemic’s disruption. Bad actors are increasingly trying to exploit confusions as companies transition to remote operations.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 5, 2020

Providing robust services via mobile channels is especially important now, as the COVID-19 pandemic has caused businesses to operate remotely and consumers to stay at home as much as possible. FIs must be careful not to lower their fraud-fighting standards in their pursuit of open banking and be selective about the entities they allow in.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

Financial services providers that slack on regulatory compliance and fail to safeguard their operations against money laundering, terrorist financing and other criminal activities may face damaged reputations and significant fines. Financial Companies’ Security And Regulatory Obligations . resources.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 22, 2021

Westlake has already sent several million dollars over the RTP network during the pandemic, according to Westlake’s Director of Accounting Operations Raul Alvarez. As with any payment method, fraud attacks and human errors can upend customer experiences unless companies have strong security strategies in place.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Yet, each of these strategies to modernization is a double-edged sword, exposing a bank — and, thus, its partners and customers — to a new breed of fraud risks. As the Tracker revealed, though, this journey comes with security concerns that add a new level of complexity to banks’ digitization journeys. In the U.K.,

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PYMNTS

MARCH 12, 2020

Payment processors expanding their operations into new industries and markets have their work cut out for them, however. Each sector and country encounters different fraud types that providers must be ready to detect and thwart. Buy online, pickup in store (BOPIS) purchasing is one example. The card industry’s 3D Secure 2.0

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Perficient

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

AI is increasingly being used to automate a variety of tasks in financial services institutions, including customer service, fraud detection, and loan applications. Blockchain technology is being used to create secure, decentralized ledger systems that can store and transfer data in a transparent and secure manner.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 24, 2019

Here’s a test: What’s fraud? Those questions also speak to the seemingly impossible tension in the world of payments and new card accounts: how to onboard and authenticate consumers as quickly and seamlessly as possible, while also protecting them and the institution from fraud. Fraud Getting Worse. Bad Timing.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 4, 2020

The share of B2B transactions conducted via check has fallen 50 percent since 2004 and hit an all-time low of 42 percent last September, for example. Ensuring such payments are secure from bad actors is a priority for the banks that process them. API security. Benefits Of APIs .

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Fraudsters have been increasingly focused on mobile services, with one-third of all fraud attacks worldwide reportedly targeting mobile during the first half of 2018 — a 24 percent year-over-year increase. Fighting Fraud Visibly and Invisibly. Facing Future Fraud. Partnering With Established Players.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Sometimes, that fraudulent activity around offers is small scale — a user creates a new email address or two to continually sign up for new streaming memberships, for example. However, beyond being an irritant, he noted, one-off friendly frauds like these aren’t a major risk to a firm’s bottom line. The Dark Side Of Offer Fraud

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PYMNTS

MAY 28, 2020

Social distancing mandates during the COVID-19 pandemic have advanced banking’s trend toward omnichannel operations. This means FIs and account holders must communicate effectively regarding potential fraud and work together to thwart it. Staying ahead of fraud requires constant innovation. Red Flag Behaviors.

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PYMNTS

JULY 25, 2019

Customers have varying banking needs, but the global fraud phenomenon tends to have equal impacts. Challengers see fraud protection as especially important, particularly as they attempt to ween customers away from legacy FIs and their own nimbler FinTech competitors. Bringing a global fraud approach to a new local market.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Numerous quick-service restaurants (QSRs) have deployed these technologies to support their operations, tailor their customer service approaches and even boost sales, but many players, including several big names, have been reluctant to invest in such innovations. How AI Can Aid In Fraud Detection, Sales. QSRs Leverage AI.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 19, 2018

In the latest sign of regulatory action in the virtual currency realm, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has filed a lawsuit against three virtual currency operators, with allegations that the trio had defrauded customers. In addition, the regulator charged, the three operators broke laws governing commodity trading.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Not so long ago, payments cyber fraud was done primarily by brute force, through guessing passwords and usernames — a scattershot approach akin to trial and error, conducted by lone individuals or small groups. Fraud is an industry for the crooks now. With the evolution of fraud, the detection and prevention efforts also change.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 18, 2017

Retailers are retailers, not security experts. Too often, their best efforts can create friction at the point of sale for consumers, which leads to shopping cart abandonment and lost revenue, all while feeding the illusion of “too much security.”. There’s never ‘too much’ security,” Grant said.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 20, 2020

Fraud attacks’ frequency and complexity will likely continue to rise despite merchants’ best efforts to prevent them. The Latest Fraud Decisioning Developments. Malware targeting computers running the Windows 7 operating system were especially hard-hit, rising 125 percent, according to the report.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

One day — maybe one that has already happened for some PYMNTS readers — we might look back with fondness and nostalgia on that time when chargebacks stood as the main worry merchants and other organizations faced when it came to fraud and risk. That’s where Kevin Lee comes in. Changing Scope. The stakes could hardly be higher.

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