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Bad Actors Emerge in PPP Lending – More Expected as Forgiveness Guidance Emerges

Abrigo

Key Takeaways Like other federal relief programs, the PPP has become subject to fraud. The first federal charges of PPP loan fraud have been made – and they're unlikely to be the last. From 9/11 to Hurricane Sandy, and now, during COVID-19, federal relief funds aimed to help people rebuild after a disaster becomes subject to fraud.

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Strategies for fighting remote authentication fraud

Independent Banker

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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Mobile Order-Ahead Sector Goes All-In On AI

PYMNTS

AI is not only being adopted to improve workflows and grow revenues, but has also been enlisted in the fight against fraud.”. The surge of digital orders carried a toxic tide of fraud, and many companies turned to supervised machine learning to deal with it. This establishes identity trust or risk in real time.

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Boston Fed Takes On Cyber Risks, FinTech Competition

PYMNTS

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Eric Rosengren delivered a speech yesterday (April 4) at the bank’s 2016 Cybersecurity Conference highlighting the economic and cyber risks financial institutions are facing today. However, this rapid evolution generates risks,” Rosengren said.

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Today In Payments: $50B In Crypto Moved Out Of China; Uber Health To Deliver Meds

PYMNTS

New Report: How Behavioral Analytics Help FIs Block Fraud at the ITM. Jim Cunha, senior vice president of secure payments and FinTech at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, tells Karen Webster why the Fed is working with MIT to explore digital dollars. The Main Street Rescue That Wasn’t (And Still Isn’t).

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Main Street program starts slowly; DOJ probing Wirecard for bank fraud

American Banker

But Boston Fed chief sees more interest among banks and borrowers if the economy worsens; the failed payments company is being investigated for its alleged role in a $100 million caper.

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Celent Model Bank Awards 2017: Banking Products Innovation

Celent Banking

Lending Product — for the most impressive consumer or business lending or collections initiative. Capabilities include accelerated check clearing, enhanced mobile wallets, simplified fraud controls, and streamlined charitable donations. Join us for the 10 th annual Innovation and Insight Day on April 4 th in Boston.