PYMNTS

APRIL 15, 2020

Despite near universal agreement that AI holds the key to decoding numerous medical mysteries, at present one of its most valuable uses is fighting fraud, waste and abuse — FWA in the industry parlance — which threatens to worsen in the near term due to coronavirus-related cybercrime. Fraud, Waste and Abuse (FWA).

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

So much of the focus on fraud these days involves exploiting holes in software, hacking into systems to steal personal information and payment data, or otherwise using digital methods in heists. But recent news involving “death-spiral financing” reminds us that fraud is still conducted in other, relatively old-fashioned ways.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

It can also serve as a powerful tool in restaurants’ fight against fraud, which is becoming an increasingly prevalent issue as bad actors target the flood of customers using digital channels during the COVID-19 pandemic. Payment protection platform Verifi has partnered with digital fraud protection firm Kount Inc. About The Tracker .

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 13, 2021

The prevalence of online commerce opens new doors for digital fraud, however, both from career fraudsters and opportunistic customers. Developments F rom The World Of Digital Fraud. Developments F rom The World Of Digital Fraud. For more on these and other digital fraud news items, download this month’s Tracker.

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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

DECEMBER 29, 2020

With digital transactions and eCommerce soaring during the pandemic, the rate of increasingly sophisticated fraud has also risen. Unlike the crypto markets, Wingert said the banking and payments industries continue to be slow to adapt to the challenges of KYC and fraud prevention. In fact, a recent GeoGuard survey found that U.S.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 21, 2020

As Wirecard AG’s global operations close following its bankruptcy filing, the German payment company has agreed to sell what’s left, the Financial Times reported. In addition, he noted that the sale of some of the company’s operations in Britain and North America could be announced soon. billion euros ($2.1

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Plot Thickens as FBI Probes Alleged MyPayrollHR Fraud. News came at the end of the week that the FBI and the New York State Department of Labor are investigating allegations that MyPayrollHR , which abruptly shut down earlier in the month, diverted millions of dollars into its coffers that should have gone to employees.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 21, 2021

Melissa Townsley-Solis, head of GIACT , discusses one of the negative effects of COVID-19: the escalation of fraud in the payments arena. She stresses the importance of small businesses fighting back against fraud in 2021 in order to achieve economic recovery. Fraud was red-hot in 2020. Businesses across the U.S.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 4, 2019

Chase On Using Machine Learning To Crack Fraud’s Goldilocks Conundrum. The global threat of fraud shows no signs of slowing down. Losses related to fraud are valued at $14.7 billion, according to the most recent DataVisor Fraud Index Report. Mastercard: Fraud-Fighting’s New Mantra — Test, Protect, Prevent.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 23, 2020

Federal Reserve has introduced a new effort to combat payments fraud. “Designed to allow our corporate customers to stay ahead of the evolving demands of their clientele, this innovative cash management API also supports businesses in their digital transformation and daily operation optimization,” she stated.

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PYMNTS

JULY 27, 2020

Cross-border trade and payments have gotten far easier in recent years, and that’s a beautiful thing for recovering companies seeking new territories and customers. Noting that some countries are able to operate more normally now than the U.S., There are no more excuses for investing in a modern, viable FinTech stack. to recover.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Merchants saw a drop in card-present fraud due to the increased adoption of Europay, Mastercard and Visa (EMV) chip cards, Visa said. Merchants who have upgraded to chip technology saw a decrease of 80 percent in counterfeit fraud dollars in September of 2018 when compared to September of 2015. About 98 percent of overall U.S.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 19, 2018

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced a new law enforcement initiative targeting operations seeking to defraud small businesses. In partnership with the offices of eight state attorneys general (AGs), the New York division of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, two U.S.

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PYMNTS

JULY 15, 2020

Mari Anne Bayliss , senior director of solution management at CyberSource , told Karen Webster that simply relying on machine learning as a weapon against fraud is not enough — not in an age where managing fraud risk during the great digital shift (and unprecedented transaction volumes) is so challenging. .

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 22, 2020

Previously serving as its executive vice president of operations, Schroeder steps in for Judith McGuire, who is now serving in an executive role with PULSE’s parent company, Discover Financial Services. Jim Lerdal will take over the position of executive vice president of operations.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Consumers around the globe appear to support these integrations with a recent report finding that 71 percent of QSR customers are in favor of their favorite eateries incorporating AI into their business operations. Some players in the food service industry are tapping advanced technologies to improve and streamline their ordering operations.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 21, 2020

ATMs are common avenues for fraud, however, especially those that are running outdated software. Windows developer Microsoft has released security patches to fix this security gap, but as many ATMs are in remote areas, their operators do not often upgrade their systems. The Security Threats Facing ITMs And How FIs Can Protect Them.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 5, 2017

Paygilant, the frictionless mobile payments fraud detection company, announced Tuesday (April 4) it was able to show how Citi was able to reduce operational costs associated with mobile wallet transactions. With mobile wallet transactions worldwide expected to exceed $1.5 This is extremely valuable to Citi,” he said.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Coverage this week includes a new Amex financial service, deep looks at real-time payments and the woes at WeWork, advances in voice retail and payments, a potential new opportunity for financial institutions, and original PYMNTS research into use case for artificial intelligence. MyPayrollHR Founder Faces $70M Fraud Charge.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Telecommunications companies face a number of challenges in their day-to-day operations, however. 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. SIM Swap Fraud Plagues Smartphone Users.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 17, 2020

When it comes to fraud threats, no company — large or small — is immune. PYMNTS breaks down the numbers of the latest in B2B fraud below. 9 in 10 of ASX 100 companies were found to have lapsed security strategies that allow for email spoofing and invoice scams , a new report from Agari said.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

The seizure stemmed from a cryptocurrency fraud scheme being investigated by Brazilian federal police called Operation Egypto. In addition, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ( FinCEN ) has warned banks to look out for cryptocurrency-related fraud, with reports rising due to pandemic-related chaos in recent months.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 18, 2020

This revenue free fall could result in 100,000 restaurants nationwide closing either temporarily or permanently, with 40 percent of all restaurant operators unsure whether they can survive six months into the future. The Fraud Threats Of 2020.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 19, 2019

As reported earlier this week, a new strain of ransomware has been hitting US firms and firms based overseas. The latest news centers on Sodinokibi, a ransomware strain that has helped fraudsters make higher ransom demands. Fraud that was in turn prevented by the unit amounted to as much as $8.2 Corporate Wire Fraud.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 14, 2021

Commerzbank has told lawyers that the bank was a victim of fraud in the ongoing Wirecard case, Reuters reported Thursday (Jan. Commerzbank, like many others, was a victim of an unimaginable fraud of a huge dimension,” he said, according to Reuters. The lender was "deceived" by the executives and auditors involved, Commerzbank said.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

The number of real-time payments has risen dramatically in recent years, and APP fraud has grown alongside it. Bad actors typically perpetrate APP fraud in several ways. APP Fraud Ramps Up. Instances of APP fraud around the globe have continued to rise as real-time payment rails extend their reach.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 22, 2020

Previously serving as its executive vice president of operations, Schroeder steps in for Judith McGuire, who is now serving in an executive role with PULSE’s parent company, Discover Financial Services. Jim Lerdal will take over the position of executive vice president of operations.

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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 9, 2020

The October Next-Gen Debit Tracker® analyzes how both digital shopping and digital fraud are growing simultaneously, and what merchants can do to ensure that debit-based card-not-present (CNP) transactions are protected. These include running scheduled checks on their platforms to detect fraud.

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PYMNTS

JULY 8, 2020

Adding to the series of legal difficulties for Wirecard , the Justice Department is looking to see if the German payments company had an essential part in a purported $100 million bank fraud case involving a digital cannabis firm, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing unnamed sources. The FBI’s New York field office and the U.S.

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American Banker

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The Alabama bank reported that check fraud resulted in operational losses of $135 million between April and September, including $53 million last quarter. The entire banking industry has been beset by higher levels of check fraud since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 5, 2019

Artificial intelligence and machine learning can do a lot of that heavy lifting, if operators are using the real deal and not something merely AI-ish. 60 percent: Share of fraud experts who believe AI systems lack transparency. percent: Share of FIs that leverage true AI-based anti-fraud systems. 95: Share of people in the U.S.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 26, 2019

Thwarting fraud in one area is not enough to prevent it from cropping up elsewhere, and businesses are essentially playing whack-a-mole as fraudsters’ attacks move across channels. Digital fraud rose 30 percent in Q3 2019, with one out of every five new accounts revealed to be illegitimate.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

The world needs a FinTech operating system.”. He also cited “banks’ aversion to taking on risk and fraud” in a proactive manner that leads them to create and promote new card offerings. The world doesn’t need another bank,” Poovala told Webster. If you give your card, you can forget about it.”.

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PYMNTS

JULY 25, 2017

Within the retail industry specifically, artificial intelligence (AI) is moving the ball for a lot of merchants looking to not only streamline their business operations but provide a more personalized experience for consumers. In 2016, online financial fraud hit 15.4

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 23, 2019

SWIFT’s decision to open up the registry also reflects the growing threat of fraud in corporate payments. Below, PYMNTS explores the latest cases of business payments and financial fraud bogging down businesses large and small this holiday season. About $2 million in fraudulent invoices were reportedly sent to the U.S.

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