Abrigo

MAY 20, 2022

Fraud on Alert for 2022 A review of SAR data , government agenc y releases, a nd fraud findings found these f raud c oncerns and trends to wat ch in 2022. Takeaway 1 An Abrigo review of SAR data, government agency releases, and fraud findings revealed fraud trends to watch for. Fraud Concerns. Starting Point.

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Abrigo

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Growing Cyber Fraud Concerns What can financial institutions do to prevent and detect cyber fraud? You might also like this blog on cyber fraud. Takeaway 1 Cyber fraud increased during the pandemic, leaving financial institutions working harder to prevent and detect it. Preventing Cyber Fraud.

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

You might also like this webinar, "Proactive measures to protect against check fraud and fraud loss." REGISTER now Takeaway 1 Phishing is not a new fraud trend, but the rise of smartphones means text messaging fraud is becoming more common. billion to fraud in 2021, a 70% increase over the prior year.

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Abrigo

JULY 10, 2023

Stay up-to-date on AI fraud trends to protect your clientele Emerging AI fraud schemes reveal holes in financial institution's defenses. Takeaway 2 Improving security questions is a good step to take to avoid text-to-speech AI fraud schemes. Here are several suggestions for tightening security.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 30, 2020

"New government policies ultimately changed the way the majority of businesses interacted with customers, with new phrases like 'buy online, pick up in-store' becoming part of the nomenclature," says Andre Machicao, senior vice president of CyberSource, Visa. We saw years of change happen in a few months due to COVID-19.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Those new avenues of fraud have leveraged hallmarks of the current pandemic — fears over public health and concerns about stimulus checks issued by the government — to snare unwitting victims. . . According to some estimates, as many as 22 percent of Americans have been impacted by COVID-related fraud. . .

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Government-benefits fraud runs at about 10 percent even during normal times, but now that the pandemic has exponentially increased U.S. I think bad actors and fraudsters always follow the money,” Elizabeth Cronan , vice president of government relations at geolocation-based fraud prevention firm GeoGuard recently told PYMNTS. . “I

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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

AUGUST 11, 2020

Idaho-based Kount has released a new product aimed at preventing insurance fraud as the industry increasingly turns to digital, and even mobile, setups. Kount’s fraud protection platform increases profitability and reduces fraudulent claims with digital identity verification and advanced artificial intelligence.”. In a Tuesday (Aug.

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Abrigo

JUNE 13, 2022

Elder fraud prevention and education Learn strategies for recognizing and reporting elder fraud and exploitation. . Takeaway 1 Elder abuse, exploitation and fraud continue to rise as the baby boomer generation ages. Takeaway 3 Education and reporting are key to preventing this type of fraud, so know your state's policies. .

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

As for the areas where scammers managed the biggest hits, business email compromise (BEC), confidence/romance fraud and spoofing were the top three types of crime in terms of monetary losses. BEC fraud does not respect seniority, and it pays exceedingly well.”. billion (or slightly over half) of all losses tracked in 2019.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 7, 2020

But the BEC scam is not the only kind of business payments fraud plaguing firms today. This week's B2B Digest looks at how corporate finance scams come in all shapes and sizes, from employee expense fraud to invoice falsification. PYMNTS breaks down the numbers behind the latest cases below.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 22, 2020

Corporate fraud continues to plague businesses large and small, and in this week’s B2B fraud tracker, many of the latest cases of nefarious activity within the enterprise can be traced back to the continued use of paper and legacy systems. The biggest story this past week, of course, was the revelation that as much as $2.1

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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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Abrigo

AUGUST 19, 2020

Key Takeaways COVID-19-related fraud are not new typologies; they just have a new spin. Adjusting your velocity scenarios can help detect money mule scams and check fraud. . COVID-19-related fraud schemes are escalating at an alarming rate. How can your transaction monitoring system detect trending COVID-19 related fraud?

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PYMNTS

APRIL 7, 2020

The 2020 Association for Financial Professionals (AFP) Payments Fraud and Control Survey underwritten by JPMorgan found that business email compromise (BEC) was the most noted origin of tried or actual fraud incidents in 2019, according to an announcement. Results noted a bit of a rise in ACH credit fraud.

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Abrigo

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Takeaway 2 Participation in BaaS models, staffing changes, poor training, and failure to reassess policies post-pandemic are risk factors for credit unions Takeaway 3 Compliance officers should always be thinking about how BSA, AML, and fraud concerns impact their credit union and , ultimately , their members.

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Abrigo

AUGUST 19, 2020

Key Takeaways BSA officers need to stay aware of emerging fraud trends that are a result of the pandemic. Consider a risk-based lookback for your PPP portfolio to fight fraud. COVID-19-related fraud schemes are escalating at an alarming rate. How can your transaction monitoring system detect trending COVID-19 related fraud?

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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. Brian Krebs reported the change to grocer Giant Food’s policy yesterday (April 20) on his cybersecurity blog Krebs on Security.

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PYMNTS

JULY 29, 2020

But he added that fighting fraud isn’t about building the highest possible wall. The best way to stop fraud is to look at the consumer journey more holistically and figure out how to best scale protection in places where fraudsters tend to congregate. One merchant alone would have limited data to understand or predict fraud attacks.

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Abrigo

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Takeaway 2 Participation in BaaS models, staffing changes, poor training, and failure to reassess policies post-pandemic are risk factors for credit unions Takeaway 3 Compliance officers should always be thinking about how BSA, AML, and fraud concerns impact their credit union and , ultimately , their members.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 8, 2020

As the holiday shopping season kicks into high gear amid an unprecedented pandemic-era surge in online shopping, banks and merchants are bracing for an associated spike in fraud , disputes and chargebacks. Fighting Friendly Fraud. For every $1 in legitimate fraud, there is $13 in transaction value that is falsely declined,” he said.

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American Banker

APRIL 24, 2024

Mastercard launches service to fight instant-payment fraud, EU may green-light Apple's NFC-access plan, and more.

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

You might also like this webinar: "Detecting PPP Fraud: Optimizing Your AML Solution". Takeaway 1 To prevent the kind of fraud that plagued the Paycheck Protection Program in 2020, the SBA has put new measures in place that have created challenges. PPP fraud-prevention challenges arise. Fraud Prevention. New Guidance Out.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 23, 2020

The health insurance market is even more vulnerable: Up to $68 billion is lost to health insurance fraud each year. Fraud doesn’t just hurt insurance companies, however, as the losses are largely passed on to legitimate customers in the form of increased premiums. Types of Insurance Fraud. How AI Can Limit Insurance Fraud.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 27, 2019

Digital fraud prevention company Kount has launched a new artificial intelligence (AI)-driven solution to enhance payments fraud prevention. The company said this latest solution creates the closest simulation of the decision process of an experienced fraud analyst, but in a faster, more accurate and more scalable manner.

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PYMNTS

JULY 21, 2020

Compromised credit card fraud increased 212 percent year over year in 2019, while customer credential leaks increased 129 percent during the same period. Credit card fraud is just one of many techniques that fraudsters leverage to scam FIs and their customers, but it is on the rise amid the pandemic. billion pounds ($5.2

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 28, 2019

And the United Kingdom’s National Liberal Party (NLP) has posted what it believes is the only coherent policy regarding cryptocurrencies. The current policy is a non-policy. .’ SEN is an important step toward changing this,” Joshua Rawlins, managing director of financial operations at Gemini, wrote in a blog post.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 11, 2020

Regulators are passing stricter policies, as well as cracking down on anti-money laundering (AML), Know Your Customer (KYC) and sanctions noncompliance. FIs in the United Arab Emirates are also looking to get ahead of fraud with improved digital KYC practices. Taking A Local Approach To Fighting Money Laundering, Fraud Worldwide.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 21, 2019

Corporate fraud comes in many colors, but for many businesses, the most unexpected threat is the one looming from within company walls. This week, IBM announced a collaboration with Raw Seafoods to develop a blockchain solution to address supply chain fraud in the seafood industry, including cases of incomplete documentation and mislabeling.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

To counter fraud as the holiday season approaches, Best Buy , Target and Walmart made changes to their gift card programs. With the new policies, changes include lowering the transaction limits on the sale of store-branded gift cards. The moves were announced by the attorneys general of Pennsylvania and New York, Reuters reported.

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American Banker

JANUARY 2, 2024

The Alabama-based bank loosened its funds availability policy in 2022 as part of an effort to give customers early access to their paychecks. "We We opened the door too wide, bad people came rushing in, and we didn't close the door timely enough," Regions' CFO said.

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The Paypers

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Customer identification solutions provider specialised in preventing online fraud for the financial sector, buguroo , has announced the launch of Policy Manager.

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PopularBank

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

No business is immune to fraud, and small businesses are especially at risk. Small businesses experience fraud at a 42% higher frequency than large corporations. There are steps small businesses can take to prevent business fraud. Clearly outline policies. Employees are the best defense against fraud.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 21, 2018

As reported last week in CPA Practice Advisor , per AppZen, roughly 30 percent of expenses filed by employees in the professional services space get flagged when scrutinized against corporate policies. AppZen said there is no finding that certain verticals are more or less prone to expense fraud. The FBI noted that as much as $12.5

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Abrigo

AUGUST 7, 2023

Assessing and preparing for staffing needs AML and fraud compliance is an essential obligation for financial institutions. By performing a thorough staffing assessment of your AML and fraud teams, you understand the resource needs to meet all quality and regulatory expectations.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 17, 2017

A new report from the Anti-Fraud Collaboration identifies where corporates should begin when looking to safeguard their data and deploy a cybersecurity strategy. Announcing the report Thursday (March 16), the Anti-Fraud Collaboration said a focus on complex accounting areas is critical to an effective cybersecurity strategy.

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