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

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. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) refunded $2.6

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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. Meng, the daughter of the company’s founder, was arrested Dec.

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CFPB Monitor

JANUARY 24, 2019

According to an American Banker report , Chris D’Angelo, the CFPB’s Associate Director of Supervision, Enforcement and Fair Lending, has announced that he is leaving the Bureau to serve in the Office of the New York Attorney General as Chief Deputy Attorney General for Economic Justice. Consumer Frauds & Protection.

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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. 28 and Sept. District Court 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

OCTOBER 21, 2019

Corporate fraud comes in many colors, but for many businesses, the most unexpected threat is the one looming from within company walls. This week, IBM announced a collaboration with Raw Seafoods to develop a blockchain solution to address supply chain fraud in the seafood industry, including cases of incomplete documentation and mislabeling.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

We allege that BitFunder operated unlawfully as an unregistered securities exchange,” Marc Berger, director of the SEC’s New York regional office, said in the release. Mehraban, associate regional director of the SEC’s New York regional office, said in the release. “We In a parallel criminal case, the U.S.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Atlanta payments encryption firm Bluefin is partnering with New York mobile payments processor PAAY to advance eCommerce security. New York-headquartered PAAY, a consumer authentication innovator co-founded in 2011 by James Ruffer and Yitz Mendlowitz, has a new security solution that aims to obliterate hacking and fraud threats.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 2, 2019

In recent announcements, the numbers have been supporting the argument that cryptos are becoming a favored avenue of theft and fraud. Consider the fact that, as estimated by CipherTrace’s third-quarter report for 2019, the total volume of fraud tied to crypto shows losses in the range of $4.4 billion in fraud and theft seen last year.

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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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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed an emergency asset freeze against Virgil Capital and its affiliated companies after charging the firm and its CEO, Stefan Qin , with fraud related to Virgil Sigma Fund LP, the company’s cryptocurrency trading fund, according to a press release. But according to the SEC, no funds were transferred.

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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

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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PYMNTS

MARCH 1, 2019

He served jail time in connection with fraud and conspiracy, centered on accounting tricks that were partly used to cover financial losses. The company posted a $600 million loss, The New York Times noted this week, and wrote down shareholder equity by $1.2 Founder and Chairman Kenneth L. Founder and Chairman Kenneth L.

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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

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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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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FICO

APRIL 8, 2022

Data Orchestration for Fraud Prevention. There has been an awful lot of unsettling news about scams and fraud lately. As it happens, orchestration (of both data and process) is one of the most potent weapons in fighting scams and fraud. Scams Are Front Page News. Scams Are Front Page News. A crescendo, even.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 27, 2020

Retail keeps embracing numerous new technologies, and biometrics is not only one of them, but an area of recent growth and development, including via some of the biggest names in commerce. Take Amazon, which continues to expand its brick-and-mortar retail footprint, and the technology underlying those stores. Amazon Plans.

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PYMNTS

MAY 14, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered an uptick in digital fraud and identity theft, with 18,235 pandemic-related fraud reports received by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) since the beginning of the year. Technology firms worldwide are working to meet the growing demand for reliable, remote and digital ID verification.

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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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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 […]. 9, at 11:30 a.m.

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FICO

APRIL 29, 2022

With any change, fraud comes hand-in-hand. Some of the changes are related to new digital payments methods like P2P apps, tap-to-pay, and cryptocurrency, which are all growing options in retail environments. All these evolutions mean a changing landscape for retail fraud and scam trends.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 16, 2020

In today’s top payments news, Apple buys artificial intelligence (AI) firm Xnor for $200 million, a panel in New York City is seeking a $500 million bailout for debt-burdened taxi drivers and Google modifies its search function to make finding and comparing apparel easier. New Data: 75 Pct.

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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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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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Insights on Business

APRIL 2, 2019

Exposure to operational risks, data breaches and fraud losses can rise as a consequence of adopting new payment types and channels. The future of payments will increasingly be shaped by fintechs who are quick to respond to market needs with new payment services that offer exceptional value and customer experience.

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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

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

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Even New York City has now greenlit indoor dining, but the great restaurant sector reset of 2020 is far from finished. When the seesaw stops and COVID cools down, mobile order-ahead (MOA) apps are poised to control a much larger swath of food commerce, with new complexities attending that growth. percent to 45.6

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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. From there, they used the information to steal customers’ money from their accounts.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 9, 2020

The coronavirus could have wide-reaching effects on medical facilities, eCommerce retailers, technology and the economy as a whole. Meanwhile, in a move to reduce stress affecting worldwide financial markets due to the coronavirus, the New York Federal Reserve is putting billions of additional funds into the financial system, CNN reported.

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

CipherTrace: California-based CipherTrace provides blockchain analytics and fraud detection tools in order to help financial institutions, banks, and governments identify digital asset risks. The technology offers services such as blockchain forensics, anti-money laundering, and compliance monitoring, among others.

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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

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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