PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

So much of the focus on fraud these days involves exploiting holes in software, hacking into systems to steal personal information and payment data, or otherwise using digital methods in heists. But recent news involving “death-spiral financing” reminds us that fraud is still conducted in other, relatively old-fashioned ways.

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OCTOBER 22, 2020

That] keeps them from getting in trouble with the card brands, and obviously avoids the significant costs that come along with fighting, investigating and resolving chargebacks. s struggles toward universal adoption in the European Union is reminiscent of EMV chip cards’ rise — a similar journey that aimed to solve a different fraud problem.

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JUNE 19, 2018

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced a new law enforcement initiative targeting operations seeking to defraud small businesses. BBB is pleased to partner with the FTC to help small businesses spot and avoid scams and fraud.”. Postal Inspection Service, two U.S.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2020

It can also serve as a powerful tool in restaurants’ fight against fraud, which is becoming an increasingly prevalent issue as bad actors target the flood of customers using digital channels during the COVID-19 pandemic. Payment protection platform Verifi has partnered with digital fraud protection firm Kount Inc. About The Tracker .

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JUNE 20, 2019

Retailers focused on combating fraud have credit cards in the cross-hairs of their efforts. But ramping up the war on card fraud can introduce a new risk to companies: false positives. This isn’t merely an issue for the B2C world, however. The False Positive Threat.

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AUGUST 21, 2020

Mobile banking is under constant attack from fraudsters, however, who are targeting both customers’ funds and personal data, such as account numbers, Social Security numbers, payment card data and login credentials. ATM usage has been severely affected by the pandemic, as such machines require touching keypads, screens and card readers.

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MAY 19, 2020

million to settle allegations that they laundered credit card transactions for scams targeting hundreds of thousands of consumers, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said on Tuesday (May 19). The FTC said that Ko operated First Pay Solutions LLC, an independent sales organization (ISO) affiliated with First Data, from 2012 to 2014.

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DECEMBER 23, 2020

According to Evans, “instead of needing to have payments expertise in house — and having to build that expertise — payments orchestration allows businesses to outsource” that expertise to another firm, while avoiding the operational challenge of having to work with and integrate several payment and fraud prevention providers.

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AUGUST 19, 2019

Through that ransomware they have been hijacking companies’ systems and demanding bitcoin payment in exchange for a decryption key. The threat actors realized they can amplify their impact by targeting specific companies such as managed service providers,” said Bennett. Corporate Wire Fraud.

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AUGUST 5, 2019

Fraud comes in many flavors, and a payments-related lawsuit arising from the growing business of legal, recreational marijuana is proof of that point. But federal law still views marijuana as an illegal substance, which prevents most financial institutions, payment card networks and other providers from taking part in those sales.

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JULY 8, 2020

“In many cases, AI is fundamental to scaling and keeping up with the pace of the network transactions that are happening,” said Sudhir Jha , a Mastercard senior vice president and head of Brighterion , an AI company that Mastercard acquired in 2017. Fighting Fraud in a Post-Pandemic World. Using AI to Optimize Internal Operations.

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MARCH 27, 2020

The publication pointed to commentary from angel investor and entrepreneur Jason Calacanis, who predicted “that 50-80 percent of the venture-backed startups currently operating will shut down or go on life-support.” The company has announced a $10 million Series A funding round led by U.S. Arkose Labs.

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APRIL 5, 2017

Paygilant, the frictionless mobile payments fraud detection company, announced Tuesday (April 4) it was able to show how Citi was able to reduce operational costs associated with mobile wallet transactions. With mobile wallet transactions worldwide expected to exceed $1.5 This is extremely valuable to Citi,” he said.

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JANUARY 30, 2020

Virtual credit cards are one of the more flexible electronic payment methods available, and the world continues its steady march toward greater digital payment use. Virtual cards can improve accounts payable (AP) processes, benefiting both buyers and suppliers by streamlining day-to-day payments, and providing greater control over cash flows.

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PYMNTS

MAY 10, 2016

There’s a type of fraud that plagues fleet managers, and the problem is growing louder, according to oil giant Shell. A research report commissioned by the company found that fleet managers across the globe consider fuel-related fraud a significant problem for their corporations. for example, cited fuel fraud as a major concern.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

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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NOVEMBER 17, 2020

The number of real-time payments has risen dramatically in recent years, and APP fraud has grown alongside it. Bad actors typically perpetrate APP fraud in several ways. APP Fraud Ramps Up. Instances of APP fraud around the globe have continued to rise as real-time payment rails extend their reach.

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OCTOBER 14, 2020

Spend management was the focus of innovation in the commercial card space this week thanks to partnerships and investments in firms aiming to help companies keep track of expenses. Monitoring fuel purchases through both cost and location is a valuable tool for fleet managers to prevent fraud and protect margins.”.

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DECEMBER 17, 2019

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. One of the most important links in the chain of e-commerce fraud is the “mule”.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Such security methods can be critical to preventing fraud that targets mobile users, of which one of the most prevalent types is SIM swap fraud. Once you have that blank SIM card, all you need to do is convince the carrier to transfer a phone number to that same card, and that's it. Why Fraudsters Swap SIM Cards.

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JANUARY 11, 2021

The great digital shift – and the rising tide of eCommerce – has placed greater pressure on companies to verify their customers and guard against account takeovers. To that end, late last week Equifax said it had reached a deal to acquire fraud prevention and digital ID firm Kount for $640 million. In a Monday (Jan. In a Monday (Jan.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

In B2B payments, the commercial card has experienced a dramatic spike in adoption this year as organizations accelerated their digital transformations and, unable to physically enter the office, began to rely on electronic payments to conduct their business. Winter Blues. As the pandemic spread across Europe, and eventually the U.S.,

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NOVEMBER 24, 2020

As Nick Reid, director of B2B partner development at Conferma , said in an interview with PYMNTS, virtual cards can help eliminate those hidden costs. Against that backdrop, he said, the “sweet spot” of virtual cards comes along what he termed that “long tail of supplier spend.”

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FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Not so long ago, payments cyber fraud was done primarily by brute force, through guessing passwords and usernames — a scattershot approach akin to trial and error, conducted by lone individuals or small groups. Fraud is an industry for the crooks now. With the evolution of fraud, the detection and prevention efforts also change.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2020

British-Dutch oil and gas company Shell launched a suite of business to business (B2B) fleet solutions in India that address issues unique to the country, according to reports on Tuesday (Feb. These three main segments of the Fleet Solution are said to provide better control over operations and increased protection against fraud.

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JANUARY 17, 2020

An uptick in check fraud has financial institutions considering whether they should update methods and stop using checks, according to a report Wednesday (Jan. Check fraud, or the attempt to perpetrate it, has gone up from $8.5 Also, it makes up 60 percent of all attempted fraud against U.S. 15) by The Wall Street Journal.

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JULY 8, 2020

Adding to the series of legal difficulties for Wirecard , the Justice Department is looking to see if the German payments company had an essential part in a purported $100 million bank fraud case involving a digital cannabis firm, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing unnamed sources.

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OCTOBER 3, 2019

Many FIs and merchants that have fallen victim to fraud traditionally respond by assessing the damage, pinpointing how the attack succeeded and implementing new measures to prevent similar schemes from happening again. The push for more intelligent anti-fraud solutions comes as the costs of such attacks are reaching new heights.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2018

But those illegal marketplaces — often called the “Dark Web” — also present a juicy opportunity for those fighting fraud to detect and even preempt criminal activities than cost businesses revenue and, often, parts of their brand reputation. Early Warning Value. Enough of the basics. But that goes only so far.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2016

Paula da Silva, head of transaction services at SEB, said in a statement that SEB has plans to include further geographies — besides New York and Stockholm — where the bank operates. But banks aside, credit cards may have no choice but to get into the blockchain game. In fact, the sooner the better for a variety of reasons.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2018

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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SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

In today’s top payments news around the world, PayPal and Mastercard are adding more European Union (EU) countries to a debit card offering, while European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde has called for a digital euro. PayPal, Mastercard Add 5 EU Countries To Debit Card Offering. Germany and the United Kingdom.

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MAY 2, 2017

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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MARCH 12, 2020

Payment processors typically integrate into back-end business software and help merchants accept funds, but their role exceeds helping companies pay and be paid. Payment processors expanding their operations into new industries and markets have their work cut out for them, however. Understanding The Merchant Sector.

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JUNE 10, 2019

About a month after reports surfaced that commercial fleet payments technology firm FLEETCOR is facing a lawsuit over claims of anticompetitive behavior, a new report from Citron Research is accusing the company of clean energy fraud. That’s not a dumb thing to do –that’s smart.”

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OCTOBER 6, 2020

A fact of our new reality that has snapped sharply into focus over the last half year as restaurants of all sizes and descriptions have had to rapidly reset their operations for a world where restaurants were first closed down entirely and, even when they reopened, customers have remained reticent about dining out. Dining has gone digital.

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JANUARY 9, 2020

Edenred is acquiring Mint ’s payroll card portfolio to bolster its leadership in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Edenred announced Thursday (Jan. Mint is the second-largest company handling pay distribution and management for under- or unbanked UAE workers. Edenred’s operations focused mainly on Dubai.

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