PYMNTS

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Mobile ordering apps are largely responsible for keeping the industry above water, but fraud still plagues the sector. And while promising news regarding COVID-19 vaccines may have put the end of the pandemic in sight, the restaurant industry’s growing fraud concerns will not cease as abruptly.

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Abrigo

OCTOBER 19, 2023

It’s the time of the year when we celebrate Cybersecurity Awareness Month, a global initiative to raise awareness and educate people about the importance of staying safe and secure online. Cybersecurity Awareness Month is now in its 20th year and has a new enduring theme: Secure Our World. Stay up to date with cybersecurity threats.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

Social media has taken on a life of its own — so much so that a new survey finds a lot of consumers value their life online at $100,000 to priceless. That may be particularly scary since Forbes reported that Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook got his social media accounts hacked for the third time in 2016.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 5, 2017

Add social media to the list of inputs for vetting U.S. Trump has debuted a new questionnaire for visa applicants across the globe seeking entry into the United States that considers social media and biographical information. visa applicants.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 14, 2020

With the coronavirus putting eCommerce front and center, it has unfortunately been joined by its cousin: online retail fraud. That doesn’t count alienated customers who are ready to pull the trigger on social media with a bad review. percent of all eCommerce fraud , is still account takeover.

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Abrigo

JANUARY 4, 2023

Guidance for banks on the lookout for crypto scams and fraud The turbulent cryptocurrency scene should put bankers on high alert. Takeaway 1 Cryptocurrencies are the newest and most popular field in potential financial gains through fraud. But with increased popularity comes more opportunity for fraud. DOWNLOAD WHITEPAPER.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 25, 2018

after the Information Commissioner’s Office ( ICO ) ruled that the social media network operator was engaged in “serious breaches of data protection.” 25) that the personal information of one million or more U.K. Facebook got hit with a $644,600 fine in the U.K.

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PopularBank

APRIL 18, 2024

Yet, despite advances in bank fraud protection, scammers continue to develop and deploy sophisticated—and successful—methods. Earlier this year, the Federal Trade Commission announced over $10 million in fraud losses in 2023, up 14% from the previous year. Thieves attempting bank fraud may try one or more of the following scams.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 18, 2018

In the latest Digital Banking Tracker , PYMNTS examines how customer migration to mobile and digital offerings is creating security related challenges for banks big and small — and how financial institutions (FIs) around the space are working to solve them. Elsewhere in the space, FIs are seemingly more focused on social media integrations.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

Facebook may be under fire for how it handles the data on its more than two billion monthly active users, but the social media company has been trying to get its hands on financial information from the financial services firms for years, reported The Wall Street Journal. That has been and always will be our priority.”.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 15, 2017

Can data make all the difference in the fight against payments fraud? Easier said than done in an age where merchants and firms of all stripes and sizes are inundated with information that flows lightning quick, offering clues and confirmation of good actors and bad. The true value of this information is then diluted.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 10, 2019

The tools we use to detect, score and prevent fraud — particularly card-not-present fraud in digital transactions — have improved exponentially in the last half-decade. As of today, 85 percent to 95 percent of synthetic fraud identities are easily slipping past risk detection systems that are failing to flag them.

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PYMNTS

JULY 1, 2019

Overall digital fraud increased by 13 percent in the past year, with the food and beverage industry seeing an increase of 60 percent – nearly four times above average. Mobile order-ahead fraud is so widespread and difficult to stop because it is conducted remotely. Chipotle denied any breach of its databases or systems.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 25, 2019

In 2016, customers took to social media to complain about a similar thing. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said it was contacted by Deliveroo and was looking into it. As soon as any customer makes us aware of fraudulent activity we immediately suspend their account to prevent further fraud.

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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 26, 2020

Social Security Administration, for example, requires recipients using its website to provide unique eight-digit codes sent via text to their smartphones in addition to their usernames and passwords when they sign up or log in. . It also outlines some of the frictions entities face when doing so. .

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PYMNTS

MARCH 6, 2020

Businesses depend on application programming interfaces (APIs) to ensure information flows smoothly between internal programs and software and third-party services. Companies also leverage APIs to connect to third parties, either to call up information or allow these entities to use their data. Oversight And Authentication.

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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. The United Kingdom’s RELX , an information and analytics firm, has meanwhile purchased fraud prevention firm Emailage to boost its own anti-fraud efforts.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 20, 2020

A database of nearly a quarter-million YouTube, Instagram and TikTok public profiles that was held by a now-shuttered company called Deep Social has made its way onto the Dark Web, The Next Web reported on Thursday (Aug. The news site attributed information about the data exposure to researcher Bob Diachenko of security firm Comparitech.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 11, 2019

owning laptops and 91 percent owning mobile devices, there’s never been greater opportunity for digital fraud. Total losses due to fraud were a staggering $4.2 One of the most insidious forms of fraud is account takeovers (ATOs). Corporations must work to retain their trust, lest they lose customers to more secure competitors.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Leslie Ragan manages transaction fraud prevention for Elan Financial Services , a unit of U.S. In an interview with PYMNTS, Ragan said technology developments have enhanced the industry’s fraud-fighting strategies, but customer awareness is still a critical component of preventing bad actors from succeeding. At The Consumer Level.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

But, as three banking security experts told Karen Webster, that same trillion-dollar loss represents a significant authentication opportunity for financial institutions (FIs) if they leverage risk-based authentication and behavioral analytics to help shape and safeguard the great digital shift.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 12, 2019

The China Securities Regulatory Commission , China’s security watchdog, is setting up a technology regulation bureau and will announce Yao Qian as its new department chief, the Chinese business publication Caijing said on Wednesday (Dec. It would then use the information to recommend products. 11), as reported by Coindesk.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 1, 2017

An annual report by RSA shows how consumers perceive the security of their digital experience, where those perceptions are well (or poorly) founded and how organizations can capitalize on opportunities to distinguish themselves in the market by providing stellar security. Is your information secure online? Are you sure?

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Omni Security and Authentication. Consumers expect to do business with their bank online seamlessly, without the hassle of complicated security checks, whether through their mobile phone, smart watch, home speaker or other connected device. Around The Security And Authentication Space.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

But in the world of identification fraud, there’s a greater sea change afoot, one that stretches farther than the impact on any one firm, or even the millions of adults targeted in the most brazen of breaches. Don’t become predictable, he cautioned, especially when it comes to tokenization and other security efforts.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 22, 2020

Banks must enable fast and seamless onboarding experiences, but these processes should also be secure. New account fraud is a significant problem for FIs, with 48 percent of values generated from fraud attempts coming from accounts that have only been open for one day, according to a recent report.

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CFPB Monitor

JULY 19, 2022

On July 13, 2022, the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, Subcommittee on National Security held a hearing entitled “Protecting Military Servicemembers and Veterans from Financial Scams and Fraud.” Malini Mithal testified that the FTC received over 200,000 reports of military fraud in 2021, totaling over $267 million in losses.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 20, 2019

Instagram is inviting a group of security researchers known as white hat hackers to stress-test its Checkout feature before it launches outside the United States. While Instagram has assured users that Checkout payments are secure, adding that it never shares payment information with sellers and keeps financial information on secured servers.

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FICO

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Top 5 Surprises from FICO’s Fraud and Digital Banking Survey. Our survey found that good fraud protection is paramount for customers - even though they themselves may exaggerate income or claims. A report released by the FTC in February 2022 indicates a 71% increase in fraud in 2021, which cost consumers roughly $5.8 FICO Admin.

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PYMNTS

MAY 25, 2020

Digital fraud and other forms of financial crime are also on the rise due to the uncertainty and confusion surrounding the crisis. Twenty-two percent of Americans have reported being targeted by COVID-19-related fraud, and these scams have seen more than $1.2 COVID-19-Related Fraud. Secret Service.

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PYMNTS

JULY 28, 2019

A $5 million gift from Craiglist’s Craig Newmark Philanthropies will support a new program, led by former Facebook security expert Alex Stamos. Stamos, who left Facebook last August, called the power given to social media companies to police election issues “insane.”.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

A recent study about how people respond to scammers shows that consumers are more likely to become victims on social media and online marketplaces than over the phone, The Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday (Sept. Researchers found that the majority of consumers fell prey to scammers on legitimate websites and social media. .

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Independent Banker

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Financial fraud and cyber attacks aren’t a one-age-fits-all scenario. Community banks can find ways to mitigate age-related fraud through technology, as well as by educating their customers of their particular risks. We look at community banks’ options for fighting this type of crime. By Katie Kuehner-Hebert. Rehman Khan, Travelers.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 29, 2018

So far, confidence is high among implant backers that the chips are safe from hackers , even though more neutral observers have taken more skeptical views, warning that criminals likely will find a way to steal the data on such chips — data that includes not only payment information, but also intimate details of that person’s health and identity.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 8, 2019

Twitter announced an update to its abuse reporting functions that will allow its users to specify personal information issues. “We We want to move faster in reviewing reported Tweets that share personal information. Twitter isn’t the only social media site looking to boost its privacy measures.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 17, 2020

Smooth accounts payable (AP) processes are critical in the spice business, in which purveyors must send funds securely to vast numbers of distributors and growers worldwide. Suppliers often feel that such transactions are secure and enable them to avoid the processing fees involved in accepting credit cards. Savoring Safety.

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