PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Capital One ’s chief information security officer (CISO), Michael Johnson, is being transferred to a new position following the bank’s colossal cyberattack in July, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Thursday (Nov. Capital One employees raised red flags over security risks before the company suffered a massive data breach.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 17, 2020

When it comes to fraud threats, no company — large or small — is immune. The Federal Trade Commission recently filed a complaint against Yellowstone Capital, Fundry and their officers, alleging the merchant cash advance companies had been withdrawing funds from small business bank accounts.

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PYMNTS

JULY 30, 2019

A former Amazon systems engineer working for Capital One is said to be the woman behind a breach that accessed the data of over 100 million people. Software engineer Paige Thompson, 33, allegedly boasted about the hack and left crumbs for investigators to follow, The New York Times reported.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 21, 2019

As researchers at Agari reported, business email compromise (BEC) attacks have been going mobile. As reported in Credit Union Times , the attacks are still done through email, but also look for mobile number details to “better coerce” intended victims to funnel funds to bad actors’ accounts.

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PYMNTS

MAY 21, 2020

Active-duty service members are 76 percent more likely to report identity theft than most people, according to data from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The FTC reported in its newest Consumer Protection Data Spotlight that service members typically report misuse of their credit and debit card data. percent of the 3.2

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 16, 2019

’Tis the season for corporate fraud? The holidays are unfortunately one of the busiest times of the year for fraudsters looking to capitalize on the surge of shopping and payments activity. Unfortunately, this time of year fails to bring relief for businesses that fall victim to corporate and B2B payments fraud, too. In the U.S.,

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PYMNTS

MAY 8, 2019

PYMNTS readers might recall that late last year, FreightRover secured $500 million in financing to fuel its factoring operations, with the capital coming from Crayhill Capital Management. a trucking firm also based in Indianapolis (capital of a state whose motto is “The Crossroads of America”). Fraud Allegations.

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PYMNTS

MAY 31, 2019

’s Metro Bank on behalf of investors concerned that the institution committed securities fraud. According to Pomerantz, the probe “concerns whether Metro Bank, and [certain officers] and/or directors, have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business practices.”

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Nonetheless, Many FIs are looking to simplify and secure their onboarding procedures while also enabling customers to stay safe during the pandemic, leading them to seek out innovative technologies to do so. Brazil-based facial recognition and identification technologies provider Acesso Digital recently reported that more than 5.2

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 16, 2019

Capital One employees raised red flags over security risks before the company suffered a massive data breach. She added that the cybersecurity unit’s total head count has risen over the past several years, explaining that “the Cyber Team is a net importer of talent within Capital One.”.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Today in B2B payments, Revolut launches a new solution for its business customers, and MonetaGo collaborates to combat trade finance fraud. Plus, Pioneer Bank sues over MyPayrollHR scandal, Procurement Partners secures new funding, and ImagineTime partners on FinTech for accountants. Serent Capital Invests In Procurement Partners.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 8, 2019

An Israeli startup that creates anti-fraud services that deal with online transactions wants to raise $200 million for expansion, according to a report in Bloomberg. Fraud is becoming an increasingly more common problem in the eCommerce sector, and is estimated to cost merchants about $130 billion over the next five years. “At

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PYMNTS

MARCH 1, 2019

Cybersecurity returned to the top of the B2B startup investment list as three companies in the enterprise security realm landed nearly half of the $246 million in B2B venture capital this week. Commerce Ventures, Flint Capital, Two Sigma Ventures, Synchrony and Sorenson Capital also participated, according to reports.

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PYMNTS

MAY 12, 2020

In the mad dash to secure Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funds, small businesses have faced confusion, anxiety and often a lack of clarity as to when they would receive capital – if at all. The process was chaotic for the lenders, too, creating greater potential for fraud amid an unprecedented SMB stimulus effort.

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PYMNTS

JULY 31, 2019

Krebs On Security is reporting that the alleged Capital One hacker may have also targeted and stolen data from other corporations. Krebs on Security joined the group and combed through months of posts. Capital One Chairman and CEO Richard D.

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PYMNTS

JULY 30, 2019

The security breach at Capital One that exposed 100 million credit card applications and thousands of bank accounts and Social Security numbers is rapidly seeing repercussions. . Also on Tuesday, a man affected by the Capital One breach filed a lawsuit against the firm. Reuters reported. and 6 million in Canada.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 3, 2019

A new study has revealed that retailers will lose around $130 billion in digital CNP (Card-not-Present) fraud between 2018 and 2023. A layered FDP (Fraud Detection & Prevention) solution naturally helps directly preventing fraud, but it also offers major gains in terms of recovering potentially lost revenue through false positives.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged John McAfee for allegedly touting investments in initial coin offerings (ICOs) to Twitter followers without saying that he received payment for doing so, according to a press release. The computer coder and businessperson’s bodyguard, Jimmy Watson Jr.,

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Digital fraud is a long-running problem for merchants, retailers, banks and businesses of all types. Account takeovers and shipping fraud increased by 347 percent and 391 percent, respectively, between 2018 and 2019, and the pandemic has only exacerbated these issues. Developments From The World Of Digital Fraud.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 1, 2019

UniCredit , in a memo to its staff on Thursday, said that an internal investigation showed no evidence that a recent data breach at Capital One involved any of its own data, according to a report by Reuters. She is thought to have stolen data on more than 100 million Capital One customers from an Amazon cloud service.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 1, 2016

In a nod to just how important cybersecurity is becoming to larger firms within the financial space, Capital One said on Monday (Feb. 29) that it has brought on board Amazon’s former chief security officer, Tom Killalea.

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Abrigo

JULY 27, 2023

Would you like other articles on fraud and AML/CFT compliance in your inbox? Regtech in banking can be used in a variety of ways to enhance monitoring, reporting, and compliance. How banks and credit unions can leverage regtech What FI staff members need to know when considering implementing regtech in the banking sector.

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Abrigo

JULY 27, 2023

Would you like other articles on fraud and AML/CFT compliance in your inbox? Regtech in banking can be used in a variety of ways to enhance monitoring, reporting, and compliance. How banks and credit unions can leverage regtech What FI staff members need to know when considering implementing regtech for banks.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 1, 2019

Corporate credit card data was not exposed in the massive Capital One data breach that came to light earlier this week, according to Business Travel News reports. While customers of Capital One’s commercial banking division were not affected, reports noted that small business customers were affected by the breach.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 20, 2017

Two cybersecurity companies came out on top, but they both focus their enterprise security efforts in different ways. Duo Security. The $70 million raise by Duo Security makes this cybersecurity startup the latest unicorn in the industry. This California-based startup has a particular cybersecurity focus: payments fraud.

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PYMNTS

JULY 31, 2019

One of Italy’s most well-known banks, UniCredit, said that it was going to start its own probe into the Capital One data breach, according to Reuters. . “On On July 30, UniCredit became aware that its name has been mentioned in relation to the Capital One issue,” the bank said in a statement on Wednesday (July 31). Reuters reported.

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Perficient

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Specializing in cloud-based business transformation, Perficient’s new Treasury Technology practice will improve client’s global banking footprints through bank connectivity and address concerns for payment fraud. Payment fraud is now a high-priority concern. Bank connectivity is one of the most complicated aspects of an ERP project.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Capital One Halts BNPL Transactions On Its Credit Cards. Capital One Financial Corp is putting a stop to buy now, pay later (BNPL) transactions on its credit cards, calling the dealings “ risky ,” for both consumers and banks. to advance secure, contactless transactions as stores reopen amid COVID-19 restrictions.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 3, 2019

Capital One saw an outage on Friday (Nov. 1) that kept some of its customers from accessing their accounts and direct deposits, a technical issue that the company has resolved, CNET reported. . Capital One saw an outage on Friday (Nov. We greatly apologize for the inconvenience,” Capital One said in a tweet on Friday.

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AUGUST 29, 2019

billion due to cyberattacks , fraud, terrorism and other risk factors, according to new research by insurance broker Gallagher. Reports in SmallBusiness.co.uk Small businesses in the U.K. lost an estimated $10.74 on Wednesday (Aug. “Our research illustrates the scale of the challenge facing U.K. Given that the U.K.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 25, 2017

The Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) announced Thursday (Aug. 24) it has temporarily suspended trading in the securities of Canada-based company First Bitcoin Capital Corp. According to a report in Seeking Alpha published last week, the SEC said the cryptocurrencies are subject to federal securities laws.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 3, 2016

There may be a few resilient, strategic entrepreneurs out there who don’t need venture capital to run a successful startup. “It’s a huge anomaly,” said Small Business Administration Head of Innovation and Investment Mark Walsh, referencing the ability for startup founders to make it without venture capital.

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APRIL 29, 2019

As part of the agreement, the company must pay restitution to shareholders, as well as implement internal controls and cooperate with the investigations of the former executives allegedly involved in the fraud. Celadon reported $856 million in revenue in 2017 in truckload operations, making it the 13th largest operator in the sector.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 16, 2019

Amazon customers are saying they have received email updates and invoices about orders that belong to other people, as reported on Friday (Aug. The founder of a cybersecurity firm reported the issue after he received an email with another Amazon customer’s order information that also included the name and address of that user.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Headlines are filled with reports of service outages and data breaches , and both banks and consumers are contending with rising fraud concerns as digital banking takes off. Fraud threatens everyone, yet customers rely on their banks for protection. FIs around the globe are also grappling with faster.

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FICO

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Fraud has spiked during the pandemic , with criminals upping their game as consumers swing into holiday shopping mode. Read on for five powerful fraud-fighting tips to help you break out of the 2020 doldrums and end the year with a little less stress! Like COVID, Fraud Is Rampant. It Pays to Protect Yourself.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Metro Bank, a British financial institution launched in 2010, said it was targeted by cybercriminals in a scheme where a vulnerability in text messaging between the bank and customers was used as an attack, according to a report by Reuters. 4) that the fraud was also perpetrated on other British banks. The bank said on Monday (Feb.

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