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Deep Dive: Why New Hacking Technology Has Made Application Fraud More Difficult To Fight

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The financial industry is particularly vulnerable to digital fraud. Application fraud, which sees cybercriminals submitting financial product applications to banks with no intention of paying them back, is among the most popular techniques. Defining Application Fraud.

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The AI Method To Fighting Fleet Card Fraud

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Credit card skimmers are a headache for fuel retailers, but there is more than one way that fraudulent actors can target fleet spend. In addition to stolen credentials and skimmed cards at the fuel point-of-sale, employees are often able to overspend with their commercial fleet card products, or file fraudulent expense reports.

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Payments 2016: The Year Of EMV-Enabled Cards

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PYMNTS consulted 21 payments executives from across the industry to share their insights on the biggest takeaways from 2016 as part of the “Payments 2016, The Year Of…” eBook. Payments 2016: The Year Of EMV-Enabled Cards. Here is the response from Ray Wizbowski, CMO of Entrust Datacard …. Best of Times.

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Airmax Touts Telematics To Combat Fuel Card Fraud

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Telematics company Airmax says fleet card fraud will be “a thing of the past” thanks to technology. We firmly believe that the misuse of company fuel cards and exaggerated mileage claims are set to become a thing of the past,” said Airmax Remote Managing Director Richard Perham in a statement.

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Ecommerce Fraud To Surge, Says Radial Data

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Credit card fraud is a fact that will likely continue to plague retailers for the foreseeable future. It’s on the rise in the eCommerce arena, according to data released from omnichannel commerce technology and operations company Radial’s eCommerce Fraud Technology Lab. What happened was exactly what was expected.

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The Fraud That 85 Percent Of Fraud Detection Systems Miss

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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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Invoice Fraud Hits Microsoft?

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Even the mightiest of tech firms are not immune to invoice fraud. Engadget reported that Jeff Tran, Microsoft ’s former director of sports marketing and alliances, was charged with five counts of wire fraud. Wire fraud has a sentence of up to 20 years’ imprisonment. Fraud On The Rise. Payments Fraud No Cakewalk.

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