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Scammers Prove Corporate Payments Fraud Comes In All Shapes And Sizes

PYMNTS

But the BEC scam is not the only kind of business payments fraud plaguing firms today. This week's B2B Digest looks at how corporate finance scams come in all shapes and sizes, from employee expense fraud to invoice falsification. PYMNTS breaks down the numbers behind the latest cases below.

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Fraudsters Try New Spins On The BEC Scam

PYMNTS

Below, PYMNTS explores the numbers behind the latest cases of B2B payments fraud — from attacks targeting government entities to banks’ struggle in managing the fraud threat from real-time payments. Other attacks hit small businesses with demands as low as $1,500, researchers found.

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UK Election Puts Big Tech Digital Tax On Hold

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have resulted in a delay for legislation that is now in draft form, which would include a provision to tax larger tech firms that derive sales from the region. The moratorium would be aimed at reducing fraud , Reuters reported. In terms of prison time, according to CPO Magazine , sentences can range from 10 years to 20 years.

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Meet Our 2022 FICO Decisions Awards Judges

FICO

At Conductor, he helped the payments and banking-as-a-service platform increased fraud detection by 25 percent. Graham is the editor of Impact , a magazine published by the Operational Research Society, which reports on successful applications of analytical work. Armando has an MBA from Brazil’s Fundação Getulio Vargas.

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The PYMNTS 2018 Summer Top 10 List

PYMNTS

Most people credit the idea to Late Night writer Randy Cohen, who claims the inspiration first came care of Cosmopolitan Magazine and an article rating the top 10 sexiest men over 60. In June, CNBC reported that Holmes was indicted on criminal wire fraud charges— though she remains chairman of the Theranos board, despite the charges.

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WePay Earns Honors at Citi Mobile Challenge Finals

Fintech Labs Insights

Seventy-two working prototypes from developers in 15 different countries in the Asia Pacific region were presented to judges at Citi’s Demo Days last month. WePay specializes in leveraging machine learning to help merchants fight fraud. Magazine’s Top 100 in August , and made AlwaysOn’s OnFinance Top 100 in April.

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Bring on the Bots

American Banker

Artificial intelligence is moving from science fiction to practical reality fast, and it's in banks' best interest to gear up now for the changes ahead. Here are some strategies to consider.