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AUGUST 19, 2019

Gary Robinson, who serves as head of DCPCU, said that online conduits are gaining favor from fraudsters to further their schemes. Gary Robinson, who serves as head of DCPCU, said that online conduits are gaining favor from fraudsters to further their schemes. “We Fraud that was in turn prevented by the unit amounted to as much as $8.2

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 14, 2016

The same premise holds true today and poses a knotty question in online commerce and FinTech: How do you know the person on the other end of a transaction is really who they say they are? Trust would be the operative word in the relationship between individuals and the firms with which they seek to do business.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Consumers are using mobile apps’ order-ahead features and loyalty perks more often during the COVID-19 pandemic, yet chargeback fraud — also known as friendly fraud — is unfortunately also rising. Mobile ordering is at the center of business operations for Blaze Pizza and many fast casual dining chains today.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Those efforts have reduced the threat of fraud at physical payment terminals, but many consumers are now shifting to shopping digitally. Fraudsters often plant advertisements on social media platforms that link to fake retail sites, enabling them to prey on distracted consumers or those whose vigilance slips.

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 17, 2019

The expected outcome of greater inventory at a lower cost, as we have seen in prior years, is an increase in fraud activity and cyberattacks heading into the end of the calendar year. One of the most important links in the chain of e-commerce fraud is the “mule”. Fraud Prevention. Fraud Trends. Fraud Prevention.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 1, 2021

As reported in this space , the DSA and DMA cover online marketplaces, social media and other platforms. The proposal also mandates more disclosure on "online advertising and on the algorithms used to recommend content to users.". The seeming intent across the pond to reign in Big Tech’s scope also is echoed in the U.K.

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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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MARCH 20, 2020

Fraud attacks’ frequency and complexity will likely continue to rise despite merchants’ best efforts to prevent them. The Latest Fraud Decisioning Developments. Malware targeting computers running the Windows 7 operating system were especially hard-hit, rising 125 percent, according to the report.

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Bank Innovation

APRIL 20, 2016

Humans are by nature vulnerable to social engineering and may discuss where they work on social media — LinkedIn is a treasure trove for would-be bank hackers. The most vulnerable point in a bank’s network today might just be Bill over in marketing — or any employee. A common attack against a Read More.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are attempting to square away increasing consumer use of online channels with their privacy and banking standards. Why Pandemic-Driven Online Payment Spikes Are Pushing Middle Eastern Regulators To Confront Privacy Questions.

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JUNE 17, 2020

Both of these channels are thus perfect targets for fraud, with cybercriminals posing as restaurants on social media and attempting to scam customers of their personal data, and fake reviews driving customers away from restaurants.”. Securing Social for the MOA Future. A Fraudster’s Feast.

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PYMNTS

JULY 10, 2020

Quick-service restaurants (QSRs) and others in the food service space are rapidly adjusting their operations during the pandemic, with many implementing new technologies online and in-store to ensure customers can seamlessly and safely place orders. Taco Bell’s Approach To Fostering Customer Loyalty And Fighting Fraud.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Online Resale. Online resale has become all the rage — even for retailers like Neiman Marcus — from a little bit of everything on OfferUp to fashion-focused Poshmark and high-end The RealReal and 1stdibs. Sales of counterfeit goods through online marketplaces are expected to hit $1.8 billion per year to fake online sales.

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PYMNTS

JULY 14, 2019

Design and Cayenne Technology reportedly created the Online Bid Solution (SOL), which is said to be a technology based on the blockchain. And the operator of BitFunder, a defunct trading platform that was denominated in bitcoin, and WeExchange was sentenced for obstruction of justice as well as securities fraud, CoinDesk reported.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Ad fraud’s prevalence is largely due to two factors: The lack of regulation and the sheer complexity and volume of online advertising. Banks may process $1 million worth of credit card fraud requests in a day, but ad fraud detectors can face up to 20,000 requests every second. Ad fraud can take a variety of forms.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 21, 2019

The dispute over the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency ‘s (OCC’s) national bank charter, which became available to FinTech firms last year, has reportedly caused technology conglomerates to shy away from a tool that aims to provide nonbank firms with a more streamlined way to operate on a national level. Trackers and Reports.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 29, 2018

There may come a day, a generation or two from now, when stories about the data breaches and other hacking threats faced by payments and commerce operators in 2018 seem quaint — or, at the least, like relatively primitive foreshadowing of a new type of digital criminality. It’s already happening, of course, albeit tentatively.

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PYMNTS

JULY 3, 2017

Even in the quiet seasons, the online travel market is susceptible to the trade winds, and they don’t always blow in agents’ favor. But what hurts a business (especially a small one) more than an October snowstorm is when online fraudsters use CNP transactions to steal their services. The Rise of CNP Fraud.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 13, 2019

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced fraud charges against a Brooklyn individual and two of his entities who allegedly engaged in a fraudulent scheme to sell digital securities to investors and to manipulate the market for those securities. The agency is looking to freeze at least $8 million of the $14.8

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 21, 2019

Once the account fills up with V-bucks, it is then sold through a legitimate vendor like eBay, or on the dark web, for lower rates that the $10 for 1,000 gamers will get in the game or through an authorized online store. And an estimated 86 percent of the scams were shared via social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 14, 2017

It costs merchants nothing to join or remain on Sky.Garden; all they provide is their shop name, MPesa phone number and a few personal and business details (such as operating hours). What the Sky.Garden platform does differently is allow sellers to manage online inventory just as they would in a brick-and-mortar setting.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

When most people hear about online fraud, they tend to think about what Noa Kalechstain, Riskified ’s head of chargeback recovery, calls “classic fraud,” she explained in a recent conversation with PYMNTS. It has attained the status of “classic” because fraud using stolen financials is the most prevalent type.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 23, 2019

Online marketplaces for everything from retail goods to travel services to hospitality need to ensure a quick and easy way for both buyers and sellers to transact with each other— or risk losing both sides to a waiting host of competitors. Fraud remains an ever-present challenge, however, and marketplaces worldwide are deploying new defenses.

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OCTOBER 25, 2018

after the Information Commissioner’s Office ( ICO ) ruled that the social media network operator was engaged in “serious breaches of data protection.” Facebook got hit with a $644,600 fine in the U.K. ” CNBC , citing the ICO, reported that the government watchdog alleged Thursday (Oct.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 27, 2020

Banks do not always have the budgets or resources to craft cutting-edge online and mobile experiences, although they can no longer afford to put off digital transformations. The number of online banking customers is growing worldwide, and FIs’ consumers are coming to expect seamless digital experiences as a result.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Email often gets overlooked in the 2019 digital economy, given the higher levels of excitement attached to social media, video and other, more cutting-edge tools — to say nothing of the use of text as a communication tool. Fraud Trends. Fraud Crackdown. The operation also resulted in the seizure of nearly $3.7

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 21, 2019

Dealing with the online aspect of disaster relief requires a new, tighter approach to ID verification and authentication. What can make all that so much worse is fraud. Unfortunately, where there is tragedy, there is fraud.”. Even social media is getting in on the act. Another factor?

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 13, 2020

And, while terrorist use of cryptocurrency is still evolving, certain terrorist groups have solicited cryptocurrency donations running into the millions of dollars via online social media campaigns.”. billion of cryptocurrency reportedly was lost to theft or fraud – double that of the previous year.

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MARCH 22, 2020

Some top Facebook officials, such as Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg and Chief Financial Officer David Wehner, were quoted in the newly released documents as having communications as far back as 2017 where they seemed to know about the issue, although most of the quotes are redacted.

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PYMNTS

JULY 16, 2019

Banks are innovating their application programming interface (API) platforms to allow for more third parties, while online merchants are prepping for a potential loss in revenue due to the security frictions that SCA might bring. For other companies, GDPR is the main concern as they move to expand operations within Europe.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 11, 2017

FBI documents have revealed a global financial network run by a senior Islamic State official that funneled money to an alleged ISIS operative in the U.S. The affidavit indicates that several other alleged operatives had been arrested in Britain and Bangladesh. through fake eBay transactions.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 5, 2019

Think of the Apple iPhone, and thoughts are likely to turn to matters involving social media, selfies, family photos, mobile commerce and even payments. The alleged theft ring operated in 34 states, but it remains unclear how many phones and legitimate customers were involved or impacted. Targeting Dead People.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 24, 2020

Or maybe that cryptocurrencies have yet to go mainstream beyond the headlines because fraud still lurks. Meanwhile, Visa said that crypto-banking platform operator Ternio had joined the payments giant’s Fast Track program as a cryptocurrency-focused enablement partner. Keeping An Eye On Fraud.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 24, 2019

Attention-starved celebrities and people showing off on social media used selfies, not serious, reputable companies competing for market share in the digital economy. Trust is important to a variety of areas where significant growth is happening online.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 8, 2019

Sharing is, in fact, enormously complex, prone to fraud and frustration, at least when it comes to digital payments and commerce. The rise of the global sharing economy — tied to online marketplace operations — is sparking challenges related to trust, security and confidence for buyers and sellers alike. Supply Of Data.

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PYMNTS

JULY 10, 2019

Despite the pervasiveness of digital identity in everyday life, concerns surrounding digital ID security continue to make headlines, with billions of dollars lost to fraud. South Korea’s Financial Services Commission (FSC) has approved blockchain operator ICONLOOP’s my-ID system to protect data collected for digital identities.

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PYMNTS

MAY 2, 2017

Facebook (FB) shares have hit record highs amid investor optimism on the social media giant’s upcoming Q1 earnings report. This marks the first time Facebook has integrated a physical hardware product into its online platform. billion in attempted wire fraud between October 2013 and May 2016.

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