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Prevent pig butchering scams: Safeguarding against investment fraud

Abrigo

Avoid fraud losses from pig butchering scams FinCrime professionals looking to prevent pig butchering scams in the age of cryptocurrency can follow these steps to tighten security. Takeaway 1 Investment fraud schemes known as pig butchering scams contributed to $3.3 billion in fraud losses in 2022. billion in 2021.

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Report: Purported COVID-19 Vaccines Hit Dark Web

PYMNTS

The paper said that prior to the approval of vaccines by regulators in the United States and the European Union, authorities had warned that fraudsters would use the opportunity to launch scams or sell stolen doses. INTERPOL states on its website : "(W)e are seeing an increase in counterfeit medical products, fraud and cybercrime.".

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Deep Dive: Preventing Financial Crime Amid The COVID-19 Pandemic

PYMNTS

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is significantly affecting everyday life, with more than one-third of the world’s population subject to social distancing guidelines, stay-at-home orders or other regulations to prevent the virus’s spread. COVID-19-Related Fraud. Several banks in the U.K.

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Main Street SMBs, Digital AP, GoodRx’s IPO Tops This Week’s News

PYMNTS

The global tech firm has teamed with payment processors Fiserv, PTS, FIS, CoreCard, Galileo, i2c, TSYS and Marqeta to give them digital guidelines that will let clients get almost instantaneous access to card information and peace of mind to make secure transactions, among other benefits. Time on Tuesday (Sept. 22) at the earliest.

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Report: Helping Online Merchants Comply With The Middle East’s New Payments Regs

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Banks, businesses and consumers fundamentally altered how they interacted with each other in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic — and regulators tasked with making sure their data and payments are kept safe took notice. Regulators in countries like Egypt have only recently rolled out their data protection rules.

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Keeping Investment Platforms Free From Fraudsters

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George’s company, WellCity, marketed itself as a social media network for the health and wellness marketplace run out of Brentwood, Tennessee. They’re on the hook with regulators should something go wrong, after all. Funding platforms seek to bridge the gap between these parties and make the processes as safe as possible.

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The big data boom – what it means for banking

NCR

Fighting fraud. For the banking sector, one of the most appealing promises big data holds is its ability to transform their fraud detection and prevention activities. More accurate fraud detection is only the tip of the iceberg, however, when it comes to improving the banking customer experience.