PYMNTS

MARCH 14, 2020

With the coronavirus putting eCommerce front and center, it has unfortunately been joined by its cousin: online retail fraud. Conservative estimates put online sales at $630 billion this year. That doesn’t count alienated customers who are ready to pull the trigger on social media with a bad review.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 19, 2018

They are able to use cutting-edge technology, black-market websites and top-level, nimble and well-secured global networks to work their craft. At the least, it won’t get any better — not according to any anti-fraud expert who is worth their rate. million fraud crimes in 2017, Trilli said, and $22.1 In the U.S., there were 16.7

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Fraud protection specialist Kount and Philadelphia-based payments platform FreedomPay are teaming up to offer “an integrated, complete solution to enable international expansion with fraud-free payments and frictionless customer” experiences. Before, they were limited to one or two areas. Today, they’re pretty much everywhere.”.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 18, 2018

In search of added convenience and simplicity, banking customers are migrating to online and mobile banking interfaces, leaving in-person visits to brick-and-mortar branches behind. Elsewhere in the space, FIs are seemingly more focused on social media integrations. How Banks Are Weaponizing Data To Fight Fraud.

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Abrigo

JANUARY 4, 2023

Guidance for banks on the lookout for crypto scams and fraud The turbulent cryptocurrency scene should put bankers on high alert. Takeaway 1 Cryptocurrencies are the newest and most popular field in potential financial gains through fraud. But with increased popularity comes more opportunity for fraud. DOWNLOAD WHITEPAPER.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Onboarding these customers can be a tedious challenge prone to fraud and consumer frustrations, and the industry faces the ever-looming threat of SIM swap fraud. Customers still face potential fraud threats once they are signed up, with SIM swap fraud being a particularly common foe.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

A recent study about how people respond to scammers shows that consumers are more likely to become victims on social media and online marketplaces than over the phone, The Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday (Sept. The average loss was $600. The gift cards are sold at a discount in exchange for cryptocurrency.

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PopularBank

APRIL 18, 2024

Yet, despite advances in bank fraud protection, scammers continue to develop and deploy sophisticated—and successful—methods. Earlier this year, the Federal Trade Commission announced over $10 million in fraud losses in 2023, up 14% from the previous year. Thieves attempting bank fraud may try one or more of the following scams.

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Bank Innovation

APRIL 17, 2017

Fraud campaigns targeting online financial services tend to be smaller, and subtler than fraud campaigns conducted for other online platforms.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 1, 2019

A new report by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has revealed that millennials are 25 percent more likely to report losing money to fraud than consumers ages 40 and over. Online shopping fraud reports include complaints about items that are never delivered or are not as they were advertised.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 11, 2019

Phone numbers, email addresses, usernames and other online signifiers have become vital to digital identity verification, as the world becomes increasingly connected. Online universities have become increasingly popular among nontraditional students who need convenient and flexible class schedules.

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CFPB Monitor

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

The workshop will cover a broad array of topics within the FTC’s jurisdiction, including truth-in-advertising law, social media marketing, data security, business-to-business fraud, and other business basics. The Truth About False Advertising (an overview of the FTC’s truth-in-advertising expectations).

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 19, 2019

In comments reported earlier this week, cyber insurance security responder Tom Bennett of CFC Underwriting told The Financial Times that that claims surged in June and July. Gary Robinson, who serves as head of DCPCU, said that online conduits are gaining favor from fraudsters to further their schemes. “We Corporate Wire Fraud.

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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? And even if you do confirm their identity, how do you know that person can be trusted?

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 21, 2020

Advances in fraud decisioning have cybercrooks scrambling into the new arcana of synthetic identities and fiendish mass bot attacks, looking for any possible opening to exploit. Some industries are more prone than others, as we discovered in the latest Fraud Decisioning Playbook , a PYMNTS and Simility collaboration.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 1, 2019

A new report by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has revealed that millennials are 25 percent more likely to report losing money to fraud than consumers ages 40 and over. Online shopping fraud reports include complaints about items that are never delivered or are not as they were advertised.

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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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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Omni Security and Authentication. Consumers expect to do business with their bank online seamlessly, without the hassle of complicated security checks, whether through their mobile phone, smart watch, home speaker or other connected device. Around The Security And Authentication Space.

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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. .

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PYMNTS

JULY 1, 2019

Overall digital fraud increased by 13 percent in the past year, with the food and beverage industry seeing an increase of 60 percent – nearly four times above average. Mobile order-ahead fraud is so widespread and difficult to stop because it is conducted remotely. Chipotle denied any breach of its databases or systems.

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PYMNTS

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. The United Kingdom’s RELX , an information and analytics firm, has meanwhile purchased fraud prevention firm Emailage to boost its own anti-fraud efforts.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 11, 2019

owning laptops and 91 percent owning mobile devices, there’s never been greater opportunity for digital fraud. Total losses due to fraud were a staggering $4.2 One of the most insidious forms of fraud is account takeovers (ATOs). Corporations must work to retain their trust, lest they lose customers to more secure competitors.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 21, 2020

Ripple said it wants to protect its customers from disingenuous online giveaways and impersonations pretending to be from the company. The giveaways, Ripple explained, constitute fraudulent online contests where people are told if they send money, they could get more in return, usually through airdrop.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Leslie Ragan manages transaction fraud prevention for Elan Financial Services , a unit of U.S. In an interview with PYMNTS, Ragan said technology developments have enhanced the industry’s fraud-fighting strategies, but customer awareness is still a critical component of preventing bad actors from succeeding. At The Consumer Level.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 12, 2019

The China Securities Regulatory Commission , China’s security watchdog, is setting up a technology regulation bureau and will announce Yao Qian as its new department chief, the Chinese business publication Caijing said on Wednesday (Dec. 11), as reported by Coindesk. It would then use the information to recommend products.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 25, 2019

In 2016, customers took to social media to complain about a similar thing. The activity reported arises from customers using the same usernames and passwords on multiple online accounts and those details being involved in a data breach on another platform, not on Deliveroo,” a Deliveroo spokesperson said. “The

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 18, 2020

Pharmaceuticals supply chain security expert Amy Shortman reportedly told the Financial Times: “There will always be a market for people who wouldn't necessarily have access to that medicine and wanted to protect themselves and their families.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 22, 2020

Banks must enable fast and seamless onboarding experiences, but these processes should also be secure. New account fraud is a significant problem for FIs, with 48 percent of values generated from fraud attempts coming from accounts that have only been open for one day, according to a recent report.

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Independent Banker

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Financial fraud and cyber attacks aren’t a one-age-fits-all scenario. Community banks can find ways to mitigate age-related fraud through technology, as well as by educating their customers of their particular risks. We look at community banks’ options for fighting this type of crime. By Katie Kuehner-Hebert. Rehman Khan, Travelers.

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PYMNTS

JULY 28, 2019

A $5 million gift from Craiglist’s Craig Newmark Philanthropies will support a new program, led by former Facebook security expert Alex Stamos. The project will battle online abuses and misuses on the platform such as disinformation and election interference, Reuters reported on Friday (July 26).

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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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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

DECEMBER 8, 2020

That’s more than double the rate from a year ago, and marks a nearly fivefold increase in this type of fraud since 2017. People currently shopping for pets online are prime targets for fraudsters trolling the internet looking for want-to-be pet owners. Corey, BBB St. Louis president and CEO.

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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

JUNE 13, 2019

Experiencing such gains comes with risks, however, as digital IDs have presented new and underexplored avenues for fraud. billion digital records in the United States were compromised during the first half of 2018 – 291 records every second – with only six social media breaches accounting for more than half of all at-risk data.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 27, 2016

Can the data trapped in “Digital Exhaust” – like online and social media data – be used to validate identity and predict fraud? Suppose you could build a model that would help financial institutions of any kind fill in those gaps with online and social data that could make thin files thick without increasing their risk?

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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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