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Some Fraudsters Go Low-Tech To Grab Credit Card, Personal Data

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As we noted in the recent Digital Banking Tracker, the CNP fraud has taken a leg down in favor of fraud that looks to snag credit card numbers. They took the details and applied for credit cards. Check Fraud, Too. She also submitted a false tax return in 2016, omitting those funds as income.

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Why Mexico’s SMBs Need A FinTech Operating System And Not Another Bank

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Consider the fact that in Mexico it can take four to six months to open a business account — and as much as a year to get access to a debit card. As Poovala told Webster: “We had to get a debit card by actually creating our own startup. It’s been 20 months, and we tried to get a debit card from some of the largest banks.

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Explainability in Fraud Management — What to Focus On Now

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While it may seem like an esoteric topic, explainability in fraud management is important – and it’s especially relevant when it comes to using AI and machine learning in fraud detection and prevention. In other words, a fraud management system isn’t a black box. Effective Fraud Management Requires Explainable Technology.

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The ‘Nine Deadly Costs Of Fraud’

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Online merchants know very well that fraud costs them in many ways – in chargebacks, in false positives, in the friction that’s introduced at checkout that can cost a sale. But there’s nothing like putting the cost of fraud into the parlance that merchants know really well: units sold. Third Cost: Decline Orders .

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Blank Checks And PO Manipulation Cost Businesses Millions

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This week, three new cases of accused internal fraud emerged, showcasing the variety of ways employees can steal company cash. Invoice and purchase order manipulation, company credit card abuse and fraudulent use of company checks all surface as cautionary tales for corporates’ internal financial processes.

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KYB, Shell Companies And Pot Payments Gone Rogue

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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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The Life And Times Of A Most-Wanted Fraudster

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Account takeover fraud , card-not-present (CNP) fraud, tax fraud, selling stolen financials, selling fake bank accounts, the Dark Web: If security experts are fighting it today, chances are that Brett Johnson was there when it started. Of course, the buyer knew right away that she’d been scammed.

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