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Amex EVP weighs in on fraud trends

Payments Dive

Beating back fraud can feel “a bit like a vicious circle,” as the industry improves its capabilities and fraudsters pivot, said Tina Eide, an executive vice president focused on fraud at the card issuer.

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How Visa handled ‘BidenCash’ card fraud incident

Payments Dive

The card network giant identified 556,000 card accounts that were put at risk as a result of the cybercrime ring BidenCash’s release of data online in December.

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What card issuers need to know about 3DS

Payments Dive

Card programs can increase purchase authorization rates without taking on undue fraud-liability risk with 3-D Secure (3DS). Here’s what it is and how card issuers can leverage it.

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Card industry’s fraud-fighting efforts pay off: Nilson Report

Payments Dive

Industry efforts to fight card fraud are making an impact, with transactional losses per $100 trending downward, according to the Nilson Report.

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Bank wire fraud – How social engineering and technology perpetrate fraud losses

Abrigo

Bank wire fraud is growing and becoming more complex. Takeaway 1 Bank w ire transfer fraud is increasing due to technological advances today. Takeaway 2 Transnational criminal organizations commit b ank wire transfer fraud and use a variety of techniques to make Americans their victims. Investment scams were #1, with over $4.6

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Amex to sell fraud prevention firm Accertify

Payments Dive

The card issuer is selling the business, which offers online fraud monitoring services to merchants, to the joint venture investment firm Accel-KKR.

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One big idea to turn payments fraud from risk to opportunity

Accenture

While unfortunate, the rising tide of fraud is not necessarily surprising. As technology has evolved, so have their tactics.   The dial-up world of the 1990s was a golden age for credit card telephone fraud schemes. Financial criminals have been targeting digital transactions for over three decades.

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