Remove Financial Technology Remove Fraud Remove New York Remove Technology
article thumbnail

MyPayrollHR Founder Faces $70M Fraud Charge

PYMNTS

The CEO and founder of the New York payroll company MyPayrollHR was arrested and charged Monday (Sept. 23) in a $70 million bank fraud scheme that left hundreds of small businesses across the country scrambling, The Wall Street Journal reported. 5 after Mann’s banks, suspecting him of fraud, froze his accounts, authorities said.

Fraud 133
article thumbnail

SMBs Struggle Amid MyPayrollHR Fraud Inquiry

PYMNTS

The closure of New York-based payroll processing firm MyPayrollHR left some 8,000 people and about 400 companies without their paychecks. 23 and faces federal charges of committing $70 million in bank fraud, according to the U.S. attorney’s office for Northern New York. 28 and Sept. District Court Sept.

Fraud 102
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

NYDFS Creates Research and Innovation Division and Prioritizes Fintech and Consumer Protection

CFPB Monitor

Linda Lacewell, the recently confirmed Superintendent of the New York Department of Financial Services , detailed in a recent interview that she will prioritize fintech and consumer protection. Lacewell’s remarks and the establishment of the new Division come as no surprise.

article thumbnail

nanopay: The Global Middleman For Payments

PYMNTS

Toronto-based technology startup nanopay aims to make the whole process easier — and more secure. As corresponding banking shrinks, said Cooke, direct point-to-point communications require multiple hops, and that can lead to more fraud, more mistakes and more mouths to feed along the way.

Payments 101
article thumbnail

Why Digital Marketplaces Must Anticipate Shoppers’ Needs

PYMNTS

The company recently filed paperwork with the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) to go public on the New York Stock Exchange. billion – of funds were lost to card fraud in 2018, up from $1.4 Just under $3 billion – or $2.7 billion in 2017. billion in losses around the world last year. billion.

Apple 159
article thumbnail

Report: Data Key To Credit Union Member Retention

PYMNTS

percent, it was only the seventh-most important priority among CUs, which are instead focusing on open banking options that offer anti-money laundering (AML), data security and instant payments technology. digital transformations reshaping CUs’ role in the financial space, and how open banking could change how CUs do business.

Data 122
article thumbnail

SIFMA Fintech Conference 2018

Insights on Business

Some important financial technologies are changing the way the world is doing business and that change is now reaching the securities industry. At the SIFMA Fintech Conference this week these powerful technologies will be on display in the Big Apple. IBM keynote.