PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

The CEO and founder of the New York payroll company MyPayrollHR was arrested and charged Monday (Sept. 23) in a $70 million bank fraud scheme that left hundreds of small businesses across the country scrambling, The Wall Street Journal reported. 5 after Mann’s banks, suspecting him of fraud, froze his accounts, authorities said.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Payments messaging technology provider SWIFT recently opened up its Know Your Customer (KYC) platform, the KYC Registry , directly to corporates. SWIFT’s decision to open up the registry also reflects the growing threat of fraud in corporate payments. Canada, Mexico, Sweden, Australia and South Africa.

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BankInovation

AUGUST 18, 2021

Cyber Security Services Banking practice at consultancy KPMG New York, will join a live webinar presented by Bank Automation News on “Automation technology for exceptional bank cybersecurity and ID verification” Sept. Cyber fraud and the frequency of losses are increasing,” Miller […].

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

According to the latest research from Bottomline Technologies, businesses said the fraud threat is on the rise. Meanwhile, Forbes reported separate analysis from North Carolina State University warning that as pressure mounts for chief financial officers to hit their financial targets, they’re less likely to report fraud.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

A former cryptocurrency exchange and its founder are facing charges from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the agency announced in a press release on Wednesday (Feb. Montroll operated an unregistered online securities exchange and defrauded its users by misappropriating their bitcoins. In a parallel criminal case, the U.S.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 29, 2019

prosecutors have filed criminal charges against China’s largest technology company, accusing it of stealing trade secrets and committing bank fraud. In a 13-count indictment filed in Brooklyn, New York, the U.S. 1 in Canada on fraud allegations. China’s government defended the company.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 24, 2019

The closure of New York-based payroll processing firm MyPayrollHR left some 8,000 people and about 400 companies without their paychecks. 23 and faces federal charges of committing $70 million in bank fraud, according to the U.S. attorney’s office for Northern New York. MyPayrollHR abruptly shuttered on Sept.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 13, 2019

Countering digital fraud is a lot like playing whack-a-mole: As soon as one fraudster is taken out, two more pop up where they’re least expected. The popularity of digital banking services has created ample opportunities for bad actors, leaving banks scrambling to protect themselves against the rising tide of fraud.

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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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PYMNTS

MARCH 20, 2020

It’s the end of the workweek, and the PYMNTS Weekender is here to make sure you didn’t miss anything with the latest in payments and commerce news. We have deep dives into in-house restaurant ordering apps and cloud technology, as well as a report on banks running short on large bills amid the coronavirus crisis.

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PYMNTS

MAY 5, 2020

“Credit unions across the country are on high alert for scammers looking to take advantage of members during the pandemic and are stepping up fraud prevention efforts as a result,” according to PYMNTS’ April Credit Union Tracker® done in collaboration with PSCU. This, in turn, helps mitigate fraud.”.

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PYMNTS

JULY 13, 2020

Some markets that have partially reopened, such as New York City, have mandated certain changes to in-person meetings to minimize potential health risks. Technology may have had a place in the real estate industry for some time, but its main purpose until now was in facilitating the consumer’s initial steps in the home buying process.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 21, 2019

Fraud knows no boundaries. new reports from The New Yorker this week dove into how the current CFO of the National Rival Association (NRA) allegedly embezzled funds from his last company, employee benefits consulting firm the Wyatt Company. For payments fraud, the land Down Under seems fertile ground, too. In the U.S.,

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PYMNTS

JULY 17, 2017

Fraud isn’t perpetrated by a random assortment of individuals; it’s organized crime. It’s “fraud as a Service.” It’s a very unfair match, if you ask Skye Spear, VP of eCommerce fraud-fighting firm Signifyd. “I Good news, of course, but that doesn’t mean the pressure is any less. Classic fraud deflection is rules-based.

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FICO

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

I am always glad to see headlines like this one, which ran last summer in The New York Times: “ How to Reduce Credit Card Fraud.” Software does flag some transactions that seem out of place, but technology is often behind crooks who are getting more sophisticated at making their charges look legitimate.” Emphases added.).

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Perficient

AUGUST 16, 2023

Mr. Shan Hanes, who served as the bank’s President and CEO until its closure, joined the firm in 1993 as an agricultural loan officer and Informational Technology Officer. In 2011, Hanes put together a local investment group that purchased the bank from its former holding company, and he became President and CEO of the new bank.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 27, 2021

The CU, which has 20 branch locations within the tri-state area that includes New York and Connecticut, has upgraded its automated services to incorporate integrated cloud-based technologies and environments that involve artificial intelligence (AI). Embarking On A Digital Transformation.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 8, 2020

A New York man, 39-year-old Bogdan Rusu, was sentenced to 60 months in prison on charges of using credit card skimming tactics to steal $390,141 from various New Jersey banks, according to a Department of Justice (DOJ) report. The case was prosecuted by Homeland Security Investigations, along with agents of the U.S.

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Insights on Business

APRIL 2, 2019

Customers increasingly demand new payment options like real-time payments and P2P payments, underpinned by security and trust. Exposure to operational risks, data breaches and fraud losses can rise as a consequence of adopting new payment types and channels. Applying technologies to modernize payments.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Case in point: The Wall Street Journal recently reported that the bankrupt owner of New York Sports Clubs and Lucille Roberts might have to pay out about $850,000 in chargebacks and refunds. The Fraud Factor. Of course, with the massive uptick in card-not-present transactions, fraud has been on an upswing, too.

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PYMNTS

JULY 10, 2020

Creating secure banking environments without generating undue customer frictions relies on strong front- and back-end approaches to help FIs spot red flags, create login experiences that are harder for bad actors to crack and guide customers on how they can avoid falling victim to ATOs. Invisible Security.

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BankInovation

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Shifting consumer behavior toward more online transacting and financial services — and rising online fraud — are among the drivers behind the rapid growth of automated identity verification technology provider Socure, which this week closed a $450 million series E funding round. The New York-based fintech has raised a total of $649.6

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PYMNTS

JUNE 3, 2016

Such was the case for several companies profiled this week by The New York Times , which shed light on the minority of startup owners that decide not to take outside investment. Check out who secured venture capital in our breakdown below. Enterprise Security. Ionic Security. Featurespace.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

The new company seeks to expand into 49 states by the end of 2022, with a premium run-rate of $1 billion by the end of 2024, the company said. Metromile launched in 2016 and is currently available in eight states, including California, New York, Washington, Pennsylvania and Arizona. INSU II was advised by Cantor Fitzgerald, J.P.

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FICO

JULY 1, 2022

Global Fraud Trends: What’s Happening and What’s Next? Here are the highlights from the fraud trends breakout session at FICO World 2022 with a panel of fraud professionals from Brazil, Turkey and North America. A lot has changed since the last pre-pandemic FICO World conference, held in November 2019 in New York City.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

What eventually becomes cutting-edge in retail and payments often originates in places that are dedicated to security, not commerce. New technology often starts out at the U.S. Authorities and prison technology companies say this mass biometric surveillance supports prison security and fraud prevention efforts.”.

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PYMNTS

JULY 14, 2020

Some markets that have partially reopened, such as New York City, have mandated certain changes to in-person meetings to minimize potential health risks.”. Video technology-enabled and virtual home showings saw increased prevalence as stay-at- home orders were put in place,” per the Digital Consumer Onboarding Tracker®.

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FICO

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

A cluster of states in the northeastern US accounted for an additional 29%, and included New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia. When looking at total fraud cases related to skimming, we saw that 70% were tied to POCs in 5 states: California (38%), New York (16%), Pennsylvania (6%) and Florida/Washington (5%).

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 29, 2017

As phone spoofing begins to infiltrate the consumer retail arena, some firms are fighting back against this new type of fraud. One of them, New York-based Next Caller , just completed a funding round to bolster its abilities.

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FICO

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Our collective reliance on phones has a number of implications for fraud, and in 2022 I predict that fraudsters will be so dialed in to our mobile lifestyles they will ply their trade in more ways and places than ever—including space. We can make a New Year’s resolution to stop checking our phones 63 times a day. What can banks do?

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

The OCC identified the deficiencies in the bank’s branches in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago. 20), it was reported that MUFG was testing blockchain technology to digitize the paper check. From a bank’s perspective, we need to process these papers manually, including checking for fraud, etc.” On Wednesday (Feb.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Facial recognition outfit Clearview AI — which collects billions of photos off the internet, and uses them for facial recognition technology — has been hacked, and its entire client list was exposed to malicious actors, according to CNN. “Unfortunately, data breaches are a part of life. .

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

Ransomeware hackers are striking more frequently, taking down computer networks across businesses, hospital and governments, the New York Times reported on Sunday (Feb. Companies paid an average of $84,116 in the last quarter of 2019 to get their files back from online thieves, according to data from security firm Coveware.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 8, 2020

New York-listed Rockwell Automation is acquiring Israeli-based Avnet Data Security to deliver advanced cybersecurity services, Rockwell announced on Wednesday (Jan. The move also aims to expand Rockwell’s expertise in information technology and operational technology (IT/OT) cybersecurity services.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

How FinTech Apps Can Ace Security. As a result, companies must either invest in teams of AML specialists or fraud-fighting technologies. The September AML/KYC Tracker takes a look at the latest fraud challenges and efforts to ensure tight security and compliance. B2B Payments: Moving from Inertia to Ignition.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 23, 2019

Payments company Swift Prepaid Solutions and small business financier Bitty Advance are collaborating on technology to accelerate small businesses’ access to merchant cash advances. The probe centers upon whether some companies have deployed predatory practices or fraud, Bloomberg reported at the time, citing an unnamed source.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

It’s already been a big year for biometrics, and with everyone from big banks to major retailers investing in the technology, that trend is unlikely to subside any time soon. . HYPR, for example, debuted what it is calling a biometric shopping platform at the National Retail Federation’s BIG Show in New York City in January.

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