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 Ransomware Gains Traction, UK BEC Fraud Spikes

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“The threat actors realized they can amplify their impact by targeting specific companies such as managed service providers,” said Bennett. We are seeing gangs involved in drug trafficking and firearms offenses turning to fraud, targeting victims across the U.K. Fraud that was in turn prevented by the unit amounted to as much as $8.2

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Payments Fraud Rides Money Mules Into 2019

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It’s no surprise that payments fraud is on the rise. Juniper Research , for example, has estimated that retailers will lose as much as $130 billion in card-not-present (CNP) fraud through 2023 — as tech gets more complex and transactions are done across borders. Then again, the fraud may be a bit more low-tech and on-site.

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The Future of Checks – Tales From The Crypt

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The rise of card-not-present transactions for phone and then e-commerce, starting in 1994, cannibalized check volume, as did Paypal, retail ACH for phone and internet transactions in 1998. The debit card started to rise in popularity in 2004, as did an explosion of ATMs in 2005, affording the general population more access to cash.

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FICO Fights Prepaid Card Fraud with AI and Machine Learning

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has become a prepaid card store, with rows and rows of gift and other prepaid debit cards on display. In April 2019 The Wall Street Journal reported , “The total amount loaded on general-use prepaid cards in the U.S. For a while now, it seems that every drugstore in the U.S. Our timing was right on.

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Survey: When Do Fraud Controls Ruin the Customer Experience?

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The last few years have thrown up many challenges for banks and card providers as everything has shifted online, one of the primary challenges being fraud scams. But the online shift has also created opportunities for financial institutions to demonstrate their strong fraud controls in the digital space.

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Govt Eyes BEC, Govt Slammed By BEC

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The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 requires companies to develop internal accounting controls that mandate that transactions are done only with management’s “general or specific authorization.”. The South China Morning Post reports that the SFC has set up a form online through a page titled “Reporting corporate fraud and market misconduct.”

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Emailage Embarks On ‘FinTech Roadshow’

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The startup is not in the business of tracking down fraudsters who may be using stolen or synthetic IDs to open new credit card accounts. Founded in 2012, Emailage it is now hitting its major growth area and has entered expansion mode. CPO Amador Testa will be sitting on a fraud and identity panel during the event.

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