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DECEMBER 18, 2020

Criminals seeking to exploit unmet demand for the COVID-19 vaccine are selling doses – many presumably fake – on the "dark web," the portion of the internet dominated by merchants who operate beyond easy reach of law enforcement agencies, the Financial Times reported on Friday (Dec.

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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. million) since 2015, with 483 incidents being reported in June alone. Protecting Against SIM Swap Fraud By Deploying Digital Identity. More than 6.2 More than 6.2

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 8, 2019

Wirecard AG expects the final report on an investigation concerning alleged fraud at its Singapore unit to be presented soon, according to a person familiar with the matter.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 2, 2019

It’s no secret that privacy and security are the prisms through which authorities have looked, and are looking, at Libra and other digital coins. In recent announcements, the numbers have been supporting the argument that cryptos are becoming a favored avenue of theft and fraud. billion in fraud and theft seen last year.

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Abrigo

JUNE 5, 2023

Banking reports to inform risk management and strategy These reports on capital, growth, and liquidity help financial institutions spot warning signs. Takeaway 2 Reports that assess capital, growth, and liquidity provide banking professionals data to drive decisions.

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PYMNTS

JULY 16, 2020

German market watchdog Federal Financial Supervisory Authority, or BaFin , has come under fire for its actions in the Wirecard scandal, as the regulator reportedly failed to investigate warnings about the payments firm and instead cast more scrutiny on accusers, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 5, 2020

Fraudsters looking for their own enrichment are also populating these platforms, however, making it imperative that both consumers and the companies providing these digital bowling, poker or roleplaying games take security seriously. Deep Dive: Guarding Gaming Platforms Against Online Fraud. Around The Digital Identity Ecosystem.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 29, 2020

In the ongoing scandal of Wirecard , under fire for fraud, the focus is now turning to auditors Ernst & Young (EY), which reportedly failed to report Wirecard’s “unorthodox financial arrangements” as far back as 2016, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 8, 2020

That includes new Chief Financial Officer Amaury Dauge , previously of Qontigo and Euronext , and new Chief Marketing Officer Varun Kohli , a seasoned Silicon Valley veteran. Feedzai has seen the increase in fraud and scams with the pandemic. percent of users who hadn’t experienced fraud were concerned about it, too.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 30, 2020

Widely publicized data breaches and hacks have made today’s consumers especially concerned about fraud. Cautious shoppers may find comfort in debit, with fraud losses associated with the payment method declining over the past several years. Card fraud is an ever-present threat. A Big-Picture Approach To Thwarting Debit Fraud.

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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.

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PYMNTS

JULY 15, 2020

After weeks of relentless headlines on the collapse of Wirecard , the High Court of Justice in London handed the German payments company a victory on Wednesday (July 15), the Financial Times (FT) reported. Judges dismissed a civil suit that alleged Wirecard of fraud weeks after the company filed for insolvency in a Munich court.

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

real estate market alone. If approved as written, professionals involved in real estate closings and settlements will have to report information to FinCEN about non-financed residential real estate transfers to legal entities or trusts. WATCH NOW Takeaway 1 Real estate money laundering is a serious issue , with a n estimated $2.3

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2020

found that 32 percent of consumers have been targeted by some type of pandemic-related fraud , for example. Digital-first banks, insurance firms and merchants are tasked with protecting against the schemes to keep their customers’ data secure. One report found that companies around the world collectively lose approximately $1.6

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Combating cyberfraud is a “balancing act,” says Sift Science, a fraud detection software company. And the number of things corporations have to juggle to safeguard their data — from the numerous types of fraud to the copious technologies that combat it all — mean cybersecurity is no easy task. Beyond Fraud.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 22, 2019

FinTech firms are tapping into automation and training to stay on top of the latest security developments, while keeping an eye on evolving trends in the payments space. Fraud, for instance, is an ongoing threat, with nearly three-fourths of U.S. financial institutions reporting growing losses attributed to online and mobile fraud.

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PYMNTS

MAY 8, 2019

PYMNTS readers might recall that late last year, FreightRover secured $500 million in financing to fuel its factoring operations, with the capital coming from Crayhill Capital Management. Caledon used to employ Meeks and Williams before they went to FreightRover, according to reports. Fraud Allegations. Leadership Changes.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

billion in 300,000-plus reported cyberattacks last year, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Perhaps more troubling, however, is digital fraud’s projected future. Recently published research noted global fraud losses could top $6 billion by 2021, more than doubling the $3 billion lost worldwide in 2015.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 2, 2020

Adhering to Payments Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standards (DSS) is an unavoidable requirement for any and all eTailers that accept card payments, but a surprising number of firms are not up to speed on these standards. The need for digital security has never been more paramount than during the COVID-19 crisis.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

A hacker is reportedly selling information from hundreds of C-suite executives' Microsoft -based email accounts, according to a report from Engadget. The accounts went on the market at a limited-access forum in the Russian underground. apparel maker and the CFO of a European retail chain," according to Engadget.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 22, 2020

It’s the battle against fraud that can be lost right at the beginning. There’s increased urgency on the part of financial institutions (FIs) to spend more time and money on battling fraud at the point of onboarding, especially as card-not-present transactions surge in the lingering wake of the coronavirus. alone topped $10.2

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 21, 2021

Merchants, card issuers and banks are no strangers to facing off against evolving fraud threats. Debit-related fraud is a particular concern for businesses and banks as failing to thwart such schemes could have significant and costly consequences. Debit And The Fraud Catch .

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

PSCU , which is billed as the nation's premier credit union service organization (CUSO), has announced its new Enhanced Fraud Services system, which the company said “has helped 10 early adopter credit unions combat fraud of all types, ranging from first-party chargeback fraud to identifying card information being sold on the dark web.”.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

“Regardless of the reason, these methods can pose problems, including reduced spend visibility, making it difficult to both track and enforce policy compliance and to perform back-office functions, such as reconciliation and reimbursement as well,” said GBTA Foundation Director of Research Monica Sanchez in a statement when the report was published.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

They must reassure customers they are safe from viral contagion in sharing economy spaces while ensuring their personal data is secure from rising incidents of fraud. Payments providers are seeking more secure and compliant ways of onboarding and authenticating customers to help deter online fraud.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Folksam said it had accidentally allowed big tech companies to access customers’ private data, Bloomberg reported. The firm said it discovered the breach after an internal audit and that it has reported the breach to Swedish regulators. We have immediately stopped sharing this personal information and requested that it be deleted.”.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 3, 2019

A new study has revealed that retailers will lose around $130 billion in digital CNP (Card-not-Present) fraud between 2018 and 2023. A layered FDP (Fraud Detection & Prevention) solution naturally helps directly preventing fraud, but it also offers major gains in terms of recovering potentially lost revenue through false positives.

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Abrigo

JULY 27, 2023

Would you like other articles on fraud and AML/CFT compliance in your inbox? For example, in the pharmaceutical industry, manufacturers can use regtech to ensure that marketing complies with FDA requirements. Regtech in banking can be used in a variety of ways to enhance monitoring, reporting, and compliance.

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Abrigo

JULY 27, 2023

Would you like other articles on fraud and AML/CFT compliance in your inbox? For example, in the pharmaceutical industry, manufacturers can use regtech to ensure that marketing complies with FDA requirements. Regtech in banking can be used in a variety of ways to enhance monitoring, reporting, and compliance.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 9, 2020

As much as 22 percent of consumers have now been targeted by COVID-19 digital fraud scams, driving a mounting need for new ways to mitigate digital fraud risks. This has led many RegTech firms to receive impressive amounts of funding, and industry analysts now predict that the global AML solution market could reach a valuation of $3.6

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

In the company’s ongoing efforts to prevent fraud on its site, Amazon announced a new program, Intellectual Property Accelerator, last month to help sellers make sure their products won’t be copied or counterfeited. According to a new LexisNexis study , overall retail fraud attempts doubled year-over-year and tripled since 2017.

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PYMNTS

JULY 21, 2020

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) testified before the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Manufacturing, Trade and Consumer Protection on Tuesday (July 21), detailing its efforts to combat coronavirus-related fraud, including sending warning letters and trying to educate customers on how to spot a scam, according to a press release.

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PYMNTS

MAY 20, 2020

False positives are the bane of fraud fighters everywhere, as they penalize legitimate customers due to the behavior of bad actors illicitly armed with credentials, card numbers and accounts. Sixty-two percent of QSR customers are concerned about fraud when interacting with QSR apps, according to a recent study.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

Social Security Administration, for example, requires recipients using its website to provide unique eight-digit codes sent via text to their smartphones in addition to their usernames and passwords when they sign up or log in. . It also outlines some of the frictions entities face when doing so. . Leveraging phone-based verification.

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CFPB Monitor

JULY 19, 2022

On July 13, 2022, the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, Subcommittee on National Security held a hearing entitled “Protecting Military Servicemembers and Veterans from Financial Scams and Fraud.” Malini Mithal testified that the FTC received over 200,000 reports of military fraud in 2021, totaling over $267 million in losses.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

In several markets around the world, biometric solutions are gaining ground among consumers, companies and government organizations. These solutions could shift the way national security agencies in several countries operate, or force employers to change how they authenticate and identify their employees. billion USD.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 26, 2020

Google has announced that all paid commercial extensions have been temporarily suspended from being published or updated in the official Chrome Web Store due to fraud, ZDNet reported on Saturday (Jan. As a result, Google’s security team indefinitely suspended the extensions, which impacts all paid extensions.

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