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PSCU Unveils Enhanced Fraud Services To Help Protect Credit

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PSCU , which is billed as the nation's premier credit union service organization (CUSO), has announced its new Enhanced Fraud Services system, which the company said “has helped 10 early adopter credit unions combat fraud of all types, ranging from first-party chargeback fraud to identifying card information being sold on the dark web.”.

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Checkbook Launches Virtual Cards After Joining Visa FinTech Program

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Checkbook has joined Visa 's FinTech Fast Track program and launched Virtual Cards , a program that will expand the reach of real-time payments, according to a press release. Virtual Cards were created by Checkbook to reduce the fear of losing a wallet or being a target of credit fraud, according to the release.

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Data: Thanksgiving Day Will See Peak Fraud Attempts

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New data shows a projected 14 percent increase in fraud attempts during the upcoming 2018 holiday season — with fraud likely to peak on Thanksgiving Day. The first step to fighting fraud is knowing what you’re up against,” Erika Dietrich, global director of payments risk at ACI Worldwide, said in a press release. “The

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Venmo Payment Fraud Led To $40M In Losses

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Venmo , the digital money transfer service owned by PayPal , suffered payments fraud earlier in 2018 that played a role in the company posting losses that were higher than forecasted for the first quarter of this year. While that helps reduce fraud, the WSJ noted that real users were also impacted when their transactions were declined.

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Holiday Sales on the Dark Web

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The expected outcome of greater inventory at a lower cost, as we have seen in prior years, is an increase in fraud activity and cyberattacks heading into the end of the calendar year. Carding shops offer bulk sales on compromised payment card data. Another popular category in the underground is account markets.

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Study: Merchants To Lose $130B In Digital CNP Fraud

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A new study has revealed that retailers will lose around $130 billion in digital CNP (Card-not-Present) fraud between 2018 and 2023. were caught up “in a perfect storm” of rapid online sales growth and the transition to EMV chip technology , leaving merchants vulnerable to CNP fraud.

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Inside N26’s US Fraud Protection Strategy

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In the latest Digital Fraud Tracker , PYMNTS examines how fraudsters are utilizing mobile and app-based channels for fraud attacks, as well as why fraudsters are still relying on phishing as a major fraud strategy even as they increase their use of new technologies and techniques. Around the Digital Fraud World.

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