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Navigating the U.S.-Mexico border: Understanding the surge in criminal activity

Abrigo

While many think of trade, commerce, and cultural exchange when considering this region, ignoring the undertow of illicit activities is impossible—the border remains a hotspot for drug trafficking, illegal arms trade, human trafficking, and smuggling operations, necessitating vigilant scrutiny and transaction monitoring within the U.S.

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NEW REPORT: Asia Pacific, Still Cash Crazy

PYMNTS

Even as some countries move away from physical currency in favor of more modern payment methods, demand in larger nations means the Asia-Pacific region is still clinging to cash. With China and India driving economic growth, countries in the Asia-Pacific region are estimated to spend some $8.1 trillion in cash payments in 2015.

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What Is First-Party Fraud?

FICO

What Is First-Party Fraud? From banks to telcos to debt collection agencies, what looks like unrecoverable bad debt may in fact be first-party fraud. For many people, the word “fraud” evokes images of shadowy criminals using stolen identities and purloined credit card information to commit financial crimes. by Matt Cox.

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Fraud Detection Sizzles, iPhone Shares Fizzle And Some Upbeat Economic News

PYMNTS

Online fraud falls — a LOT: Contrary to popular opinion — and perhaps contrary even to logic — the fraud fight has given a round to the good guys, even if the battle is far from over. Online fraud is down 34 percent, overall, at the end of Q1 2017 versus a year ago. percent annually through 2020, to top $8.1 trillion that year.

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 FinTech Collaborations and Frameworks Gain Steam in Asia

PYMNTS

Fujitsu has noted that there has been a shortage of data specialists that can provide credit analysis in the country. The deal will, in turn, allow Cryptix to apply for a license as an investment firm in the region, focusing on financing solutions for small- and medium-sized companies.

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PSD2 Fraud Reporting – The Consistency Challenge

FICO

This is a guest blog from Jonathan Williams , an expert in payments, identity and fraud prevention, working for advisory firm Mk2 Consulting. In July, the European Banking Authority (EBA) published their guidelines for reporting fraud under Payment Services Directive 2 (PSD2).

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Ask the expert: 20 questions fraud fighters want to know

Insights on Business

In our webinar yesterday, the first in the series AI Fraud Detection — Beyond the Textbooks , we ran out of time and weren’t able to address some great questions we had from the audience. What rules or models can you recommend to detect push-payment fraud”? Here’s why: All fraud models are predictors. Great question!

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