PayPal tackles chargeback fraud
Payments Dive
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
PayPal is attacking illegitimate customer returns with new policies after a rise in e-commerce activity has fueled that type of fraud across the industry.
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Payments Dive
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
PayPal is attacking illegitimate customer returns with new policies after a rise in e-commerce activity has fueled that type of fraud across the industry.
Payments Dive
DECEMBER 19, 2023
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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Abrigo
MARCH 8, 2024
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
Abrigo
JANUARY 24, 2024
Prevent fraud when adopting FedNow Credit unions can prevent fraud as they connect to FedNow. Use this guide to understand available tools and the steps AML and fraud teams should take. You might also like this FedNow implementation guide with details on appropriate AML/CFT and fraud considerations.
Perficient
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
This blog was co-authored by Perficient’s Chief Strategist and banking expert: Scott Albahary A slowing global economy, coupled with a divergent economic landscape, poses challenges for the banking industry in 2024. Fraud Detection Banks are increasingly turning to AI-powered solutions to effectively detect and prevent fraudulent activities.
PYMNTS
AUGUST 11, 2020
Idaho-based Kount has released a new product aimed at preventing insurance fraud as the industry increasingly turns to digital, and even mobile, setups. Kount’s fraud protection platform increases profitability and reduces fraudulent claims with digital identity verification and advanced artificial intelligence.”.
Payments Dive
OCTOBER 27, 2020
Fraud is something that continually affects the financial industry. Mike Lemberger, senior vice president and regional risk officer for Visa, North America, explains ways that Visa is helping disrupt fraud before it costs consumers and businesses.
Abrigo
SEPTEMBER 20, 2023
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Payments Dive
OCTOBER 31, 2022
Cybercrime countermeasures are essential to protecting private banking data. Here’s how fintech innovators can protect customer data.
Abrigo
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
Court case: Credit union held liable for ACH fraud losses A construction company argued the financial institution "failed to establish a reasonable routine" for monitoring suspicious activity alerts tied to ACH. Takeaway 3 Remember that ACH fraud risk also occurs in the placement stage of a fraudulent or money laundering scheme.
Abrigo
MAY 20, 2022
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Abrigo
JULY 25, 2023
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Abrigo
NOVEMBER 1, 2021
Combating Cyber-Enabled Fraud Requires Communication Increases in cybercrime or cyber-enabled fraud deserve attention from financial institutions, as Abrigo expert Terri Luttrell explains in this video. . You might also like this whitepaper, "The 2021 BSA/AML and Fraud Staff Survey: Top Issues for FinCrime Fighters".
American Banker
APRIL 24, 2024
The ABA is testing an information-exchange network to allow banks to share their fraud data with each other. Companies including Baselayer are also building solutions.
PYMNTS
DECEMBER 16, 2020
The industry as a whole lost $165 billion in revenue between March and July, and it is on track to lose $240 billion by 2021 — with the decline expected to continue until the pandemic abates. Mobile ordering apps are largely responsible for keeping the industry above water, but fraud still plagues the sector.
Abrigo
DECEMBER 28, 2022
Most-read blogs on financial crime in 2022 Synthetic ID fraud, AML quality control, and SAR writing topics were among Abrigo's top blogs on AML/CFT and fraud this year. . Takeaway 1 AML/CFT and fraud professionals often keep up to date on industry trends by reading Abrigo's blog. Sanctions & synthetic ID.
Payments Dive
AUGUST 2, 2019
While data shows that credit card fraud has decreased from the standpoint of payment volume, there remains a concern in the industry that cybercriminals are using sophisticated methods of changing tactics to avoid detection and put consumer payment information at risk.
Abrigo
JUNE 28, 2023
Share these reports on AML activities to inform directors Reporting to the board on AML and fraud compliance is an essential obligation. Takeaway 3 Recommended reports on AML and fraud metrics for the board include those on high-risk customers and trends on types of fraud and suspicious activity seen.
PYMNTS
AUGUST 3, 2020
When it comes to B2B payments fraud, it’s not a matter of if it happens, but when. Speaking with Karen Webster in a recent interview , OnPay Solutions President and CEO Neal Anderson explained that organizations have to prepare themselves to mitigate the fraud threat, even as employees work from home. ” $4.13 ” $4.13
PYMNTS
DECEMBER 28, 2020
Nacha is issuing a warning to accounts payable professionals with regards to the rising threat of fraud. Further, Nacha said, the survey revealed AP professionals are facing increasing fraud attempts that target AP processes specifically. But accounts payable is far from the only back-office financial workflow at risk of fraud.
Abrigo
NOVEMBER 7, 2022
Elder fraud prevention and education Learn strategies for recognizing and reporting elder fraud and exploitation. . Takeaway 1 Elder abuse, exploitation, and fraud are rising in the veteran population and can devastate older Americans. A growing target for elder fraud and exploitation.
Perficient
NOVEMBER 30, 2022
Our Payments Practice recently had the opportunity to represent Perficient at the 2022 Real-time Payments & Fraud Management Summit held in New York City. . The conference was attended by several Financial Institutions, Service Providers, Fintechs, and Industry Regulators. Industry demand and use cases are maturing. .
PYMNTS
NOVEMBER 13, 2020
The telecommunications industry is but one of many sectors looking to more securely verify customers and avoid fraud, which remains a growing problem. Robust digital ID verification practices could make many fraud schemes a thing of the past, but many banks and businesses have yet to adopt them. More than 6.2 About The Tracker.
PYMNTS
DECEMBER 29, 2020
With digital transactions and eCommerce soaring during the pandemic, the rate of increasingly sophisticated fraud has also risen. So it’s important for industry to support them aligned with the obligations they face under the Bank Secrecy Act,” he said. Can you really know your customer if you don’t know their location?”
PYMNTS
APRIL 15, 2020
Despite near universal agreement that AI holds the key to decoding numerous medical mysteries, at present one of its most valuable uses is fighting fraud, waste and abuse — FWA in the industry parlance — which threatens to worsen in the near term due to coronavirus-related cybercrime. Fraud, Waste and Abuse (FWA).
PYMNTS
AUGUST 7, 2020
District Court for the Southern District of Florida with wire and bank fraud and conspiracy for seeking $24 million in forgivable PPP loans. They were charged with conspiracy to commit bank and wire fraud, bank fraud, wire fraud, false statements to a financial institution and money laundering.
Payments Dive
MARCH 25, 2024
SEC enforcement actions against cryptocurrency players were up last year, but the commission is under attack for not issuing new rules for the industry.
PYMNTS
NOVEMBER 10, 2020
A report from TransUnion finds that rental application fraud is on the rise amid the pandemic, according to a press release. The release stated the amount of fraud triggers TransUnion has detected has shot up almost 30 percent from March to August. The release stated those instances did damage to the companies' bottom lines.
PYMNTS
NOVEMBER 8, 2020
The federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) designed to blunt the economic impact of the pandemic is beset by extensive instances of fraud, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported, attributing the conclusion to public records and interviews with government officials. The program provided about $525 billion to 5.2 million businesses.
PYMNTS
JANUARY 25, 2021
The banking industry is still grappling with the pandemic’s unprecedented effects, including a broad digital shift across numerous sectors. This increased digital engagement can create challenges, however, as it opens up new avenues for fraud in addition to making transactions more convenient for customers.
PYMNTS
MARCH 20, 2020
Fraud attacks’ frequency and complexity will likely continue to rise despite merchants’ best efforts to prevent them. The Latest Fraud Decisioning Developments. The United Kingdom’s RELX , an information and analytics firm, has meanwhile purchased fraud prevention firm Emailage to boost its own anti-fraud efforts.
PYMNTS
JUNE 23, 2020
Federal Reserve has introduced a new effort to combat payments fraud. Federal Reserve Tackles Fraud Across Rails. Indeed, the risks of fraud on legacy rails continues to be a focus for payments industry stakeholders, and the Federal Reserve has just introduced a new resources designed to mitigate that risk. In the U.S.,
PYMNTS
NOVEMBER 17, 2020
This overwhelming reliance on smartphones has generated record profits for major telecommunications companies, including AT&T , Sprint and Verizon , with the industry generating $610 billion in revenue in 2019. Customers still face potential fraud threats once they are signed up, with SIM swap fraud being a particularly common foe.
PYMNTS
NOVEMBER 16, 2020
The risk of fraud continues to climb for organizations of all sizes as the latest data reveals third-quarter spikes in business email compromise and ransomware scams. Plus, the latest allegations of fraud hit the PPE supply chain, and the U.S. Plus, the latest allegations of fraud hit the PPE supply chain, and the U.S.
Independent Banker
NOVEMBER 30, 2021
As more customers moved online, fraudsters took advantage of new and increasingly inventive opportunities to commit remote authentication fraud. These types of scams fall under the broad term of remote authentication fraud, and they’re increasingly common—and inventive. Examples of remote authentication fraud. New account fraud.
PYMNTS
APRIL 27, 2016
Invoice fraud can hit anywhere, from large multinationals to SMEs, from China to the U.S. financial services businesses every year, with one-fifth of companies surveyed suspecting that invoice fraud has cost around $7,300 in the last year. regulators to crack down on invoice fraud, reports said.
American Banker
OCTOBER 23, 2023
The Alabama bank reported that check fraud resulted in operational losses of $135 million between April and September, including $53 million last quarter. The entire banking industry has been beset by higher levels of check fraud since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
PYMNTS
DECEMBER 18, 2020
The past year has been — by almost any measure — one of the hardest ever for the restaurant industry, with the ongoing pandemic hurting few sectors more than hospitality and dining. These growing revenue streams carry their own risks, however, not the least of which is their propensity to be targeted by fraud.
PYMNTS
SEPTEMBER 15, 2020
Such immense effort is expended fighting determined fraudsters that it’s easy to minimize friendly fraud — a frustrating state of affairs that leaves financial institutions (FIs) and merchants on the hook for purchases disowned, justly or otherwise, by legitimate cardholders. Spotting The Fakers. Informed Evaluations, Quickly.
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