PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

22) that it had fined two Luckin entities alongside 43 other companies for 61 million yuan, or around $9 million USD. Three companies were named, including Zhengzhe International Trade (Xiamen) Co., Then, the company made large payouts to little-known companies recorded as suppliers of raw materials. WSJ reports.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 14, 2020

Three merchant cash advance companies are facing a lawsuit from New York Attorney General Letitia James over reportedly practicing illicit measures when loaning money to clients, according to a press release. The three companies charged are Richmond Capital Group, Ram Capital Funding and Viceroy Capital Funding.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 21, 2020

As Wirecard AG’s global operations close following its bankruptcy filing, the German payment company has agreed to sell what’s left, the Financial Times reported. In addition, he noted that the sale of some of the company’s operations in Britain and North America could be announced soon. billion euros ($2.1

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

In this week's B2B Data Digest, PYMNTS looks at some of those numbers, finding cybercriminals both within and outside of the enterprise don't discriminate across borders as attacks hit companies in New Zealand, the U.K. 1 million was stolen from the City of Industry via invoice fraud, claims officials in the California city.

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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

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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PYMNTS

JANUARY 21, 2021

Melissa Townsley-Solis, head of GIACT , discusses one of the negative effects of COVID-19: the escalation of fraud in the payments arena. She stresses the importance of small businesses fighting back against fraud in 2021 in order to achieve economic recovery. Fraud was red-hot in 2020. Businesses across the U.S.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 29, 2020

With digital transactions and eCommerce soaring during the pandemic, the rate of increasingly sophisticated fraud has also risen. Unlike the crypto markets, Wingert said the banking and payments industries continue to be slow to adapt to the challenges of KYC and fraud prevention. In fact, a recent GeoGuard survey found that U.S.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 22, 2020

The nationwide debit/ATM network PULSE has tapped Jennifer Schroeder to serve as its executive vice president for product management, the company announced Wednesday (Jan. Jim Lerdal will take over the position of executive vice president of operations. Lerdal was vice president of fraud operations and compliance for PULSE.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 14, 2021

Commerzbank has told lawyers that the bank was a victim of fraud in the ongoing Wirecard case, Reuters reported Thursday (Jan. Commerzbank Chief Risk Officer Marcus Chromik told a parliamentary committee that the bank agreed to extend credit to Wirecard in 2018, based on assurances about the company's prospects.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 23, 2020

Federal Reserve has introduced a new effort to combat payments fraud. “Designed to allow our corporate customers to stay ahead of the evolving demands of their clientele, this innovative cash management API also supports businesses in their digital transformation and daily operation optimization,” she stated. In the U.S.,

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PYMNTS

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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PYMNTS

JANUARY 13, 2020

It was a difficult week for businesses getting hit with cyberattacks, with foreign currency company Travelex among the most high-profile of recent cases. PYMNTS’ examination of recent cases finds employees falsifying invoices, doctoring checks and faking out companies to steal money from employers.

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PYMNTS

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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PYMNTS

JANUARY 22, 2020

The nationwide debit/ATM network PULSE has tapped Jennifer Schroeder to serve as its executive vice president for product management, the company announced Wednesday (Jan. Jim Lerdal will take over the position of executive vice president of operations. Lerdal was vice president of fraud operations and compliance for PULSE.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 15, 2020

The world saw this during the 2008-09 financial crisis, he pointed out, when fraud attempts doubled and, in some cases, tripled. And not only do hard times stimulate fraud, but they also create financial vulnerability among consumers.

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PYMNTS

MAY 12, 2020

An internal investigation into alleged fraud at Luckin Coffee Inc. has led to the firing of several top executives at the Beijing, China-based java giant, the company announced on Tuesday (May 12). In addition, the company has placed six other employees on suspension or leave due to involvement in or knowledge of the fraud.

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PYMNTS

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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PYMNTS

MAY 1, 2020

Amid rising criticism over the loan effort, the Department Of Justice has reportedly discovered potential fraud among companies seeking relief with the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). Even so, blatant exhibits of fraud or actions that are legally questionable haven’t come to light publicly.

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PYMNTS

JULY 27, 2020

Cross-border trade and payments have gotten far easier in recent years, and that’s a beautiful thing for recovering companies seeking new territories and customers. Noting that some countries are able to operate more normally now than the U.S., The world economy won’t wait for the U.S. to recover.”.

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PYMNTS

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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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Five times we went to a particular bank during COVID, and five times they had the debit card attached to the wrong company.”. The world needs a FinTech operating system.”. He also cited “banks’ aversion to taking on risk and fraud” in a proactive manner that leads them to create and promote new card offerings.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Consumers are using mobile apps’ order-ahead features and loyalty perks more often during the COVID-19 pandemic, yet chargeback fraud — also known as friendly fraud — is unfortunately also rising. Mobile ordering is at the center of business operations for Blaze Pizza and many fast casual dining chains today.

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PYMNTS

JULY 15, 2020

After weeks of relentless headlines on the collapse of Wirecard , the High Court of Justice in London handed the German payments company a victory on Wednesday (July 15), the Financial Times (FT) reported. Judges dismissed a civil suit that alleged Wirecard of fraud weeks after the company filed for insolvency in a Munich court.

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PYMNTS

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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Jeff For Banks

AUGUST 14, 2022

In 2012 the Obama administration launched "Operation Choke Point" ("OCP") which was designed to ensure banks considered the risk of banking payday lenders that were engaged in abusive practices. But in January 2021, the new OCC announced it would pause the "Fair Access" rule that was intended to prevent another Operation Choke Point.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 26, 2019

operations. The company, which had been making plan changes and canceling accounts, is now shutting down amid legal proceedings including a patent lawsuit filed by MoviePass. In a letter on its webpage, Sinemia said it was ending operations in the U.S. In a letter on its webpage, Sinemia said it was ending operations in the U.S.

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PYMNTS

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. According to a new lawsuit, though, one company allegedly found a way around that. The good news? Onboarding Stage.

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Perficient

JULY 20, 2023

Businesses seek to optimize their operational efficiency as part of their digital transformation. In today’s business environment, physical checks present several challenges that hinder operational efficiency, including time-consuming processing, high costs, and susceptibility to errors or fraud. billion payments (27.23

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PYMNTS

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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PYMNTS

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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PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2020

Fraud detection company DataVisor, which uses artificial intelligence (AI) to help find fraud activity and correct it, has released a new anti-fraud solution called dEdge, which can detect attacks and malicious operations in real time, according to a press release. .

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

You might also like this webinar: "Detecting PPP Fraud: Optimizing Your AML Solution". Takeaway 1 To prevent the kind of fraud that plagued the Paycheck Protection Program in 2020, the SBA has put new measures in place that have created challenges. PPP fraud-prevention challenges arise. New Guidance Out. mail, Craig said.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 22, 2020

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. will ultimately make it over the finish line because, bumps aside, it’s effective and reduces digital sales fraud. They’re in a better position to mitigate the fraud.

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PYMNTS

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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PYMNTS

AUGUST 16, 2019

General Electric has been targeted in accusations of massive accounting fraud by the whistleblower that called out Bernard Madoff’s Ponzi scheme, reports in CNBC said on Thursday (Aug. He accuses GE of undertaking “a bigger fraud than Enron” that has left the company “on the verge of insolvency.”

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

An EY whistleblower has alleged the global accounting firm was warned as far back as 2016 that senior managers at Wirecard may have committed fraud and one had tried to bribe an auditor, the Financial Times (FT) reported. The new information will likely make EY the target of lawsuits from companies that lost billions of euros, FT reported.

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