PYMNTS

JULY 2, 2020

How FIs Adapt Fraud Detection During Times of Behavioral Upheaval. That massive shift in spending activity is rendering 90-day profiles obsolete, and FIs have had to respond, said Carlos Mejia, chief digital executive at Florida-based Pacific National Bank. Find more about these and the rest of the latest headlines in the Tracker.

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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 news comes amid yet another online retail cyberattack, this one targeting Japan’s Fast Retailing, the company that owns the Uniqlo retail chain.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

‘Tis the season … to be very, very wary of phishing and other types of fraud. Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales continue to increase year over year — while some project online holiday sales at $98 billion, new estimates from the National Retail Foundation project that this year’s online holiday sales could reach $117 billion.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

When it comes to a retailer protecting its assets — digital and otherwise — the intrinsic assumption might be that the focus ought to look outward. But the reality is that the greatest security threat facing retail companies, according to a number of recent surveys, often comes from within. In a story posted yesterday (Feb.

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DECEMBER 10, 2019

Elder financial exploitation and elder fraud are rising at an alarming rate as they continue to be serious crimes in the United States. An increase in financial crime and fraud against the elderly is expected to continue to climb as the baby boom population (those born before 1964) age. The under-reported and growing crime.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

We have deep dives on digital onboarding at universities, subscriptions and quick-service restaurant (QSR) friendly fraud. Helping QSRs Fight Food Fraud. Eateries have been combating chargeback fraud, which is also referred to as friendly fraud , for years. and China that is focused on national security.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

According to the retailer, tariffs will result in Walmart customers facing “cost increases for essential items like car seats, cribs, backpacks, hats, pet products and bicycles. Either consumers will pay more, suppliers will receive less, retail margins will be lower or consumers will buy fewer products or forego purchases altogether.”

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PYMNTS

JULY 25, 2017

The impact of online fraud reaches far beyond the dollar count of sales lost. . In recent studies, as noted by EKN Research and Radial, developed nations are seeing an increase in card not present (CNP) fraud, which now accounts for as much as 70 percent of all card fraud and is growing at double-digit percentage rates in some nations. .

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

In an organized retail crime (ORC) survey, the National Retail Federation found that 92 percent of respondents were victims of the practice in the past year. These criminals find new ways to expand their networks and manipulate the retail supply chain every day.”.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2021

In the inaugural QR Code Payments Tracker® , PYMNTS explores the latest in the world of QR codes, including new implementations at retailers and payment providers, the security concerns facing this payment method, and the pandemic’s effect on the development and rollout of QR code-enabled payment options. Retail Environment.

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PYMNTS

JULY 2, 2018

Payment security technology provider Wibmo is rolling out an upgraded anti-fraud solution for its bank customers to safeguard their electronic payments services. The solution replaces eGuard, its first-generation fraud protection solution. The solution replaces eGuard, its first-generation fraud protection solution.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 31, 2018

Following a malware attack that allowed “unauthorized parties” to access customer credit card information, off-price retailer National Stores is seeking to prevent fraudulent activity and improve the security of its point-of-sale (POS) systems, the company said in an announcement. “We 11 may be involved in the breach.

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PYMNTS

JULY 21, 2017

If a data breach is a sprint — where a fraudster grabs as much data as he or she can, as quickly as possible, in an effort to maximize ill-gotten gains — the fight against fraud is a marathon. Fraud varies country to country, region to region. Europe may offer a tell on the fraud to come. A marathon that never ends.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

In the modern age of retail, a National Retail Federation (NRF) study has found that inventory loss, due to crime or error, is having a $46.8 percent of sales to retailers, Forbes reported. At the same time, the average shoplifting incident cost rose to $559, as the average cost of return fraud reached over $1,750.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 12, 2018

India’s Punjab National Bank (PNB) is conducting an internal investigation into an alleged $2 billion fraud, vowing to come down on anyone involved in the crime. “We The scandal involves firms associated with diamond merchants Nirav Modi, the billionaire jeweler, and his uncle, Mehul Choksi, who heads jewelry retailer Gitanjali Gems.

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DECEMBER 16, 2020

16), the National Restaurant Association offered up seven public policy tenets that – in collaboration with delivery aggregators – are being billed as a “framework” for the delivery industry. With data sharing, to boot. To that end, as reported on Wednesday (Dec. percent and 37.6

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JANUARY 18, 2017

The National ATM Council (NAC) argued in testimony to the Committee on Consumer Affairs of the New York City Council last week that a proposed ordinance would impose costly and burdensome new security regulations on ATM operators all around the city. said Renard in the same press release. “In said Renard in the same press release.

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JANUARY 8, 2020

retailers that once required signatures are increasingly foregoing authentication measures of any sort, for example, even though simple PIN code requirements could curb the use of lost or stolen cards. Nations around the world are continuing to implement digital ID systems. EMV Cards Face Crucial Verification Security Gaps.

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Perficient

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Looking Forward The OCC maintains a technology-neutral stance and supports continuing efforts by national banks and federal savings associations to explore safe and sound uses of new and emerging financial technology such as AI.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 11, 2020

In the Buy Now, Pay Later: Millennials And The Shifting Dynamics Of Online Credit report, PYMNTS surveyed a national sample of nearly 15,000 U.S. Consumers are taking advantage of remote work to buy new pets, but scammers are taking advantage of these quarantine puppies: Pet fraud has exploded during the pandemic to $3.1

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PYMNTS

JUNE 21, 2019

In the latest edition of the PYMNTS weekender, coverage includes the latest about PayPal and Google’s views about bank charters, a deep, analytical dive into Facebook’s new payments idea, a look at the new rise of pet retail and other stories you might have missed or simply want to review. Why Pets Are Pulling Retail Innovation’s Leash.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Fraud instances have risen dramatically since the pandemic began, placing financial strains on consumers and merchants alike. and five other nations identified 100 million potentially fraudulent transactions between March 11 and April 28, for example. One recent report that surveyed consumers from the U.K., is projected to reach $794.5

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 22, 2020

For retailers, nothing really ever comes easy — and things aren’t getting any easier, at least when it involves gaining and retaining customers. Indeed, as the recently completed National Retail Federation (NRF) retail show in New York City demonstrated, commerce keeps moving to what Webster called in the webinar a “customer-centric approach.”

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PYMNTS

JULY 24, 2020

We have deep dives into opening banking, synthetic ID fraud and supplemental jobless benefits. . Nations in Latin America like Mexico and Brazil are still creating open banking rules amid the pandemic. PYMNTS explores how device authentication, as well as other steps, can fuel the battle against synthetic ID fraud.

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PYMNTS

MAY 25, 2018

While Visa and Mastercard are prepared to roll out one-click ordering, some large retailers aren’t convinced. At the heart of retailers’ concern is that the move could prohibit them from routing their debit card transactions to lower-cost networks. Large networks, however, say that the retailers’ concerns are unwarranted.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 8, 2017

Thieves simply walk into Walmart, Target, Home Depot, Lowe’s or another big-name retailer, steal an item, return it at a different store without a receipt and receive a gift card in return, which they can then turn around and sell to a pawn shop or secondary store for a lower price. Police and retailers are catching on to the issue.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 21, 2016

-area grocery story chain is only allowing customers to purchase reloadable or prepaid gift cards with cash or bank PIN-based debit due to a significant increase in credit card fraud. This change has been made in order to mitigate potential fraud risk.”. Because new credit card rules have put them on the hook for fraud.

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DECEMBER 12, 2017

Major retailers such as Target, Home Depot, Walmart and Lowe’s have been forced to introduce stricter return, store credit and gift card policies in response to a troubling trend. Booth has been arrested twice for retail return fraud related to gift cards and is now in recovery from heroin and oxycodone addiction at Gateway with Smith.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

We have deep dives into unattended retail, rapid settlements and cybersecurity, as well as news on Mastercard receiving the go-ahead from China’s central bank to set up a bank clearing business. What is necessary, Xie said, is a different, more holistic paradigm for combating fraud — with a wide aim of not adding more authentication steps.

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PYMNTS

MAY 10, 2018

In an interview with PYMNTS, National Business Systems VP David Riley noted a lack of awareness in the field for smaller firms across several verticals. We have some sectors that are hit hard with EMV fraud and others that are barely touched,” Riley explained. “I

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 18, 2019

Mastercard is collaborating with four eCommerce retailers — WHSmith.co.uk, Funky Pigeon, Cult Pens and The Card Gallery — to offer the Pay by Bank app to online shoppers, Mastercard announced in a press release on Friday (Oct. as well as maintain the company’s critical national infrastructures. .

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 9, 2020

Chip cards have been heralded for their improved functionality and security, but they have still failed to address critical authentication problems, leaving retailers to bear the brunt of these vulnerabilities. percent of card-present transactions within the nation were conducted via EMV card between July 2018 and June 2019.

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FICO

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

A few weeks ago US economists were surprised when the Commerce Department reported that retail sales rose by 0.6% What does that mean for fraud professionals? Once I started looking around, I saw that Venmo is accepted at quite a few national retailers. QR Codes and Fraud. Venmo is a PayPal company.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Walmart and six other retailers saw a federal judge toss out a lawsuit that accused the group of forcing shoplifters to take expensive classes or otherwise be reported to the local police. According to Reuters, shoplifting is a big problem for the nation’s retailers, resulting in losses of around $559 for each incident.

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JUNE 14, 2019

However, in the 2019 Retail Banking Report, a study by Reputation.com that analyzed online data relating to retail banking locations for 23 major U.S. At a high level, retail banking didn’t score as well as other industries with a 341, 174 points lower than retail’s 515.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 8, 2020

International payment platform dLocal has grown its payment network to include Panama, Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic to help retailers accept and distribute local payments, according to a Thursday (Oct. And retailers that seek to offer cash payments in Costa Rica can take Tucán Cash. 8) announcement. “As

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FICO

MAY 19, 2021

What Is First-Party Fraud? From banks to telcos to debt collection agencies, what looks like unrecoverable bad debt may in fact be first-party fraud. For many people, the word “fraud” evokes images of shadowy criminals using stolen identities and purloined credit card information to commit financial crimes. by Matt Cox.

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