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Real-Time Networks Getting Really Serious About Fraud In 2021

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These struggles are leading many to examine cutting-edge tools that can help them better protect these transactions from fraud,” according to PYMNTS January 2021 Real-Time Payments Tracker® done in collaboration with The Clearing House. It’s worth noting that most fraud involves debits, not credits.)”.

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SaaS Platform Kount Partners With Verifi To Help Firms Minimize Disputes, Fraud

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Kount , the Boise, Idaho-based Software as a Service (SaaS) platform designed to simplify fraud detection and improve profitability, announced it has partnered with Verifi , the payment protection and management company. In June, Visa signed an acquisition agreement with Verifi.

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Ticketmaster Hit With $10 Million Criminal Fine For Allegedly Hacking Rival’s Network

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The deal resolves the five criminal counts including wire fraud, conspiracy and computer intrusion. Another provision of the deal requires that the Los Angeles, California company keep updated compliance and ethics procedures to stop cybercrime. Further, Ticketmaster will have to report to the U.S.

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DOJ Charges Nigerian Email Scammers

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Justice Department has announced charges against 80 people, most of them Nigerians, in a wide-ranging fraud and money laundering operation that netted millions of dollars from victims of internet con jobs, as reported on Thursday (Aug. Most arrests were in the Los Angeles area.

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 Justice Department Indicts 80 in Massive Online Fraud Scheme

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The Hill reported that the 252-count indictment was unsealed after authorities arrested 14 of the defendants in the United States; 11 of them had been based in Los Angeles; the remainder are outside the United States. The individuals are charged with using business e-mail compromise (BEC) scams to dupe victims.

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Michael Avenatti Arrested For Bank, Wire Fraud

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Attorney Michael Avenatti has been charged in two federal cases with wire and bank fraud, as well as allegedly attempting to extort more than $20 million from Nike. The Wall Street Journal ( WSJ ) reported that the U.S.

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Top AML concerns for credit unions: A BSA Officer’s perspective

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Takeaway 2 Participation in BaaS models, staffing changes, poor training, and failure to reassess policies post-pandemic are risk factors for credit unions Takeaway 3 Compliance officers should always be thinking about how BSA, AML, and fraud concerns impact their credit union and , ultimately , their members.

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