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APRIL 15, 2020

Despite near universal agreement that AI holds the key to decoding numerous medical mysteries, at present one of its most valuable uses is fighting fraud, waste and abuse — FWA in the industry parlance — which threatens to worsen in the near term due to coronavirus-related cybercrime. Fraud, Waste and Abuse (FWA).

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Most-read blogs on financial crime in 2022 Synthetic ID fraud, AML quality control, and SAR writing topics were among Abrigo's top blogs on AML/CFT and fraud this year. . Takeaway 1 AML/CFT and fraud professionals often keep up to date on industry trends by reading Abrigo's blog. Abrigo's top AML/CFT articles.

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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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AUGUST 21, 2020

As Wirecard AG’s global operations close following its bankruptcy filing, the German payment company has agreed to sell what’s left, the Financial Times reported. In addition, he noted that the sale of some of the company’s operations in Britain and North America could be announced soon. billion euros ($2.1

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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. For more on these and other stories, visit the Tracker’s News & Trends.

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Perficient

DECEMBER 18, 2023

By adopting a proactive stance and leveraging technological advancements, financial entities can navigate the regulatory landscape with greater resilience and efficacy. Legal Obligations and Regulatory Frameworks It is well-known that financial institutions operate within a complex web of laws and regulations.

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OCTOBER 8, 2020

And the company has continued implementing new machine-learning tech and filing new patents in areas such as deep learning, model fairness operations, active learning, transaction graph representations and more, the release says. Feedzai has seen the increase in fraud and scams with the pandemic. And meanwhile, 35.7

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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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FICO

JANUARY 12, 2022

The changing global regulatory landscape and ever-shifting fraud vectors are just two of the biggest challenges facing financial institutions. I recently sat down with Sidhartha Dash, Research Director at Chartis Research, for a conversation about the technology and trends in enterprise fraud management.

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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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DECEMBER 2, 2019

In recent announcements, the numbers have been supporting the argument that cryptos are becoming a favored avenue of theft and fraud. Consider the fact that, as estimated by CipherTrace’s third-quarter report for 2019, the total volume of fraud tied to crypto shows losses in the range of $4.4 A Grander Stage.

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Perficient

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Driven by technological advancements, regulatory changes, and shifting consumer preferences, the banking industry must evolve and respond accordingly. Operational Resiliency In an environment marked by heightened regulatory scrutiny and evolving customer expectations, operational resilience stands as a paramount concern for banks.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 4, 2019

In the old days, forged checks were the biggest problems that bank fraud departments had to manage. Today, financial institutions (FIs) face a barrage of cyberattacks from hackers operating around the world, continuously shifting their tactics. Yet, few FIs leverage this technology in their anti-fraud efforts — only 5.5

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Perficient

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

With new risks, shifting market dynamics, and the unstoppable march of technology, the insurance industry finds itself at a crossroads. The imperative for transformation has never been clearer, and this is highlighted in Forrester’s report, The Future Of Insurance. Blend automation with empathy to deliver superior outcomes.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 19, 2019

Aided by technology – and emboldened by the rise of cryptocurrencies – fraudsters are stepping up ransomware campaigns. As reported earlier this week, a new strain of ransomware has been hitting US firms and firms based overseas. Fraud that was in turn prevented by the unit amounted to as much as $8.2 Corporate Wire Fraud.

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DECEMBER 8, 2020

Nonetheless, Many FIs are looking to simplify and secure their onboarding procedures while also enabling customers to stay safe during the pandemic, leading them to seek out innovative technologies to do so. Brazil-based facial recognition and identification technologies provider Acesso Digital recently reported that more than 5.2

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Perficient

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Positive Aspects of AI in Financial Services As noted by the OCC, advances in computing capacity, increased data availability, and improvements in analytical techniques, have significantly expanded opportunities for banks to leverage AI for risk management and operational purposes.

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DECEMBER 23, 2019

Payments messaging technology provider SWIFT recently opened up its Know Your Customer (KYC) platform, the KYC Registry , directly to corporates. SWIFT’s decision to open up the registry also reflects the growing threat of fraud in corporate payments. Reports in the Carroll County Times said that the U.S.

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JANUARY 11, 2021

To that end, late last week Equifax said it had reached a deal to acquire fraud prevention and digital ID firm Kount for $640 million. As reported, the deal will enable Equifax to boost its global presence in digital ID and fraud prevention, including through the Kount Identity Trust Global Network. In a Monday (Jan.

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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. New account fraud.

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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. The chain recently unveiled a new restaurant design plan that will primarily leverage contactless digital and mobile technologies, with the first location planned to open in 2021.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 22, 2019

Fraud, for instance, is an ongoing threat, with nearly three-fourths of U.S. financial institutions reporting growing losses attributed to online and mobile fraud. The automation factor makes the process hands-off and makes it “less likely for especially internal fraud to occur, but also external,” per Quaine.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Headlines are filled with reports of service outages and data breaches , and both banks and consumers are contending with rising fraud concerns as digital banking takes off. Fraud threatens everyone, yet customers rely on their banks for protection. The Technology Gap That Fosters Fraudsters.

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PYMNTS

JULY 25, 2017

Technological advances are pushing the boundaries for what’s possible in a variety of industries. Within the retail industry specifically, artificial intelligence (AI) is moving the ball for a lot of merchants looking to not only streamline their business operations but provide a more personalized experience for consumers.

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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. The report noted that U.S.

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OCTOBER 2, 2020

Credit and debit card fraud increased in April 2019 and April 2020, in fact, as fraudsters take advantage of the crisis for personal gain. This puts pressure on merchants to find ways to make their operations PCI compliant, and fast. The global tokenization market is even expected to reach $6.8 percent over the next seven years.

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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. A report found that the U.S. imposed a full $23.52 billion and the Middle East levied $9.5 million. .

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PYMNTS

JUNE 20, 2019

Retailers focused on combating fraud have credit cards in the cross-hairs of their efforts. But ramping up the war on card fraud can introduce a new risk to companies: false positives. This isn’t merely an issue for the B2C world, however. The False Positive Threat.

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PYMNTS

JULY 23, 2019

China’s banking regulator is introducing stricter requirements on banks and insurance institutions that provide supply chain financial solutions in an effort to curb fraud, according to China Daily reports last week. JD.com, Suning.com Spark Concerns. Noah, however, claims that it had verified all documentation with JD.com.

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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

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

23) in a $70 million bank fraud scheme that left hundreds of small businesses across the country scrambling, The Wall Street Journal reported. 5 after Mann’s banks, suspecting him of fraud, froze his accounts, authorities said. The CEO and founder of the New York payroll company MyPayrollHR was arrested and charged Monday (Sept.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Debit card fraud can have far-reaching consequences that extend beyond those of credit card fraud, as debit technologies link directly to customers’ bank accounts. Preventing or minimizing damage caused by fraud is critical to maintaining customers’ trust and loyalty, after all. . Fraud And The Problem Of Convenience.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Many FIs and merchants that have fallen victim to fraud traditionally respond by assessing the damage, pinpointing how the attack succeeded and implementing new measures to prevent similar schemes from happening again. The push for more intelligent anti-fraud solutions comes as the costs of such attacks are reaching new heights.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

TSB is teaming up with Mastercard’s Vocalink to roll out a solution to help prevent fraud and payment mix-ups, Vocalink announced in a press release on Thursday (Sept. There were 84,624 incidents of Authorized Push Payment (APP) fraud in the U.K. In April, the bank said it would cover customers’ fraud losses, the first U.K.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 29, 2018

There may come a day, a generation or two from now, when stories about the data breaches and other hacking threats faced by payments and commerce operators in 2018 seem quaint — or, at the least, like relatively primitive foreshadowing of a new type of digital criminality. As a research report released on Monday (Oct.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2020

There are countless technologies banks are employing to help them in this task, but none are as effective as artificial intelligence (AI). The Playbook outlines six key operations that can be enhanced by applying AI systems, ranging from fraud detection to marketing optimization and even personalized chatbots.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 10, 2019

About a month after reports surfaced that commercial fleet payments technology firm FLEETCOR is facing a lawsuit over claims of anticompetitive behavior, a new report from Citron Research is accusing the company of clean energy fraud.

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