PYMNTS

MAY 18, 2020

Mastercard has announced a series of consumer protections aimed at protecting customers and merchants from fraud at fuel stations. The enhanced consumer protection program was designed to provide merchants and banks with tools to help them navigate the heightened risk of fraud, Mastercard said.

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Abrigo

MARCH 30, 2023

P2P fraud can be difficult to detect Knowing how criminals avoid detection can help minimize losses at your financial institution. This article was written by Olivia Boyer, CAMS & Joann Millard, CAMS, of Abrigo Advisory Takeaway 1 P2P payments move from one individual account to another digitally, and they are becoming more commonplace.

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Payments Dive

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Amex is the latest card company to tap a Google virtual card service aimed at increasing the security of online payments.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 23, 2020

The European Union’s long-anticipated 5th Anti-Money Laundering Directive (5AMLD), which modernizes security rules to reflect the needs and threats facing today’s economy, took effect in mid-January, and its impacts are already being felt across the payments space. Fiat-focused digital wallets must also boost their security.

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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. The nature of these payments means that, once they have been made, consumers cannot reverse them. Bad actors typically perpetrate APP fraud in several ways. APP Fraud Ramps Up.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 24, 2020

In a case that highlights how anybody — truly, anybody — can be a victim of invoice fraud, federal officials have reportedly charged two brothers in New York State for an alleged $19 million scam targeting Amazon. Fitzhugh warned, "Invoice fraud is not a victimless crime. Canada and the world over. Canada and the world over.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 22, 2020

The company recently announced that the software company Netcetera implemented the authentication system for Bank-Verlag, a company that makes and provides secure services for Germany’s banks. The authentication solution lets consumers approve eCommerce payments by using their mobile bank apps.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 26, 2021

As real-time payment (RTP) schemes move from pilot to implementation worldwide, cybercrooks follow, drawn by the lure of instant ill-gotten gains at scale. percent of executives consider themselves ‘very’ or ‘extremely’ aware of Real-Time Payments, while 71.9 Safeguarding Irreversible Payments. PYMNTS recently reported that “66.7

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Payments Dive

JUNE 26, 2018

With account-based fraud on the rise, the move from standard to real-time transactions is causing significant security challenges for central banks and clearing houses.

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Payments Dive

JANUARY 31, 2019

Mobile point-of-sale systems are a growing consideration for retailers, but carry a number of concerns about fraud and secure payment.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 7, 2020

But the BEC scam is not the only kind of business payments fraud plaguing firms today. This week's B2B Digest looks at how corporate finance scams come in all shapes and sizes, from employee expense fraud to invoice falsification. PYMNTS breaks down the numbers behind the latest cases below.

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Payments Dive

JUNE 16, 2023

Relay Payments’ app-based system uses secure codes to make transactions, allowing drivers to avoid worries about fraud, said Spencer Barkoff, the company’s co-founder and president.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 15, 2019

In today’s digital payments ecosystem, businesses, banks and consumers alike want access to their money as fast as possible. While person-to-person (P2P) payment solutions and real-time payment platforms are making the quick exchange of funds possible, fraudsters also see an opening to exploit these systems’ vulnerabilities.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Artificial intelligence (AI) can improve the eCommerce experience – not just in terms of warding off fraud, but also in making sure payments can be processed efficiently and that the most effective payment gateways are accessed. At least some of that data, he said, can be gathered at the point of sale interaction.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 29, 2020

While fraud affects less than 1 percent of all card purchases, consumers who do lose funds from their bank accounts must go through lengthy and often stressful processes to get their money back. Getting security right also means balancing customers’ security and privacy concerns. Read the full story in the Tracker.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 30, 2020

In today’s top news, Mastercard reveals its AI tool Cyber Secure to help banks fight cyber breaches, and Amazon reported record-setting earnings. Mastercard’s Cyber Secure Uses AI to Help Banks Fight Cyber Fraud. EAF: New B2B Payment Tech Expedites Disaster Relief. Digital-First Economy and SMBs Drive Facebook’s Earnings.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Pandemic-related fraud attempts continue to climb. This week's B2B Data Digest looks at the latest figures behind such fraud targeting corporate finance teams. According to the report, business leaders are more concerned about data security than ever before, citing the pandemic as one factor behind the fears. 45 percent of U.S.

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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.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

The risk of fraud continues to climb for organizations of all sizes as the latest data reveals third-quarter spikes in business email compromise and ransomware scams. Plus, the latest allegations of fraud hit the PPE supply chain, and the U.S. Plus, the latest allegations of fraud hit the PPE supply chain, and the U.S.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 13, 2020

This week, however, a rundown of the latest B2B payment scams finds that it’s not only external bad actors, but entities’ own internal personnel that is often the cause of fraudulent activity. Ten percent of business email domains are protected from spoofing , according to recent Security Boulevard reports.

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Abrigo

MARCH 3, 2023

Ten red flags to help you identify check fraud A financial institution's guide to identifying mail-related check fraud. You might also like this webinar, "Proactive measures to protect against check fraud and fraud loss." Losses from check fraud total $18 billion annually, representing more than a million checks daily.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 31, 2020

Debit card issuers face an ever-growing array of fraud schemes perpetrated against them and their account holders. Effective card offerings require financial institutions (FIs) to quickly and accurately detect myriad forms of fraud, forcing them into a delicate balancing act. Security challenges are mounting, too.

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Fraud trends for financial institutions to watch for in 2023 Financial institutions should not expect a slowdown of any of 2022’s fraud trends. Takeaway 2 A worsening economy increases pressure to commit fraud, provides opportunities to commit fraud, and can be used as an excuse by criminals to rationalize their actions.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Phishing/vishing/smishing/pharming, non-payment/non-delivery, extortion and personal data breaches were among the favored attack patterns last year. As for the areas where scammers managed the biggest hits, business email compromise (BEC), confidence/romance fraud and spoofing were the top three types of crime in terms of monetary losses.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 16, 2019

’Tis the season for corporate fraud? The holidays are unfortunately one of the busiest times of the year for fraudsters looking to capitalize on the surge of shopping and payments activity. Unfortunately, this time of year fails to bring relief for businesses that fall victim to corporate and B2B payments fraud, too.

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PYMNTS

MAY 22, 2019

As the need for speed increases worldwide, banks and other financial players are adapting payments to work smarter — not harder. With fraud ramping up, regulators around the globe are starting to take a closer look at everything from typical threats to the use of new technologies, like blockchain. Around the Smarter Payments World.

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PYMNTS

JULY 22, 2019

Apps with a possible security flaw, a malware phishing scheme and possibly, payments fraud, all done in the blink of an eye? Security firm Symantec said this past week that it found a security flaw in Android apps for WhatsApp and Telegram, which can allow hackers to manipulate data that flows between users.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 18, 2020

These growing revenue streams carry their own risks, however, not the least of which is their propensity to be targeted by fraud. The Fraud Threats Of 2020. Most customers bypass restaurants entirely when trying to perpetrate chargeback fraud , with 76 percent of cardholders going directly to their payment card issuers.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 20, 2019

Retailers focused on combating fraud have credit cards in the cross-hairs of their efforts. But ramping up the war on card fraud can introduce a new risk to companies: false positives. This isn’t merely an issue for the B2C world, however. The False Positive Threat.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 23, 2020

New payments infrastructure continues to gain traction with financial service providers looking to modernize their services for business clients. The Clearing House’s RTP finds expansion within the community bank arena, while abroad, the Bank of Thailand is planning its own infrastructure development to accelerate B2B payments.

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Bank Innovation

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

It’s a concern that’s captured broad attention as popular peer-to-peer payments apps like Zelle and Venmo show security vulnerabilities. For many fraud victims, these transactions are irreversible, adding pressure on institutions to develop more robust solutions. Credit bureaus, […].

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Payments Dive

JANUARY 31, 2024

“If a bank cannot secure its customers’ accounts, they are failing in their most basic duty,” New York Attorney General Letitia James said in a statement Tuesday.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Recent reports indicate an uptick in fraudsters targeting large FIs, and headlines surrounding security breaches and cyberattacks fill the news on a near-daily basis. Visa and Mastercard designed the 3DS protocols and provide them under the names Verified by Visa and Mastercard Secure Code. The evolution of payment protection.

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Accenture

MARCH 24, 2017

With the introduction of PSD2, a new era of secure payments has begun in the European Union. The new regulation is aimed at enhanced customer protection against fraud, with stringent liability and accountability requirements and strong customer authentication features. Read the report. application programming interfaces (APIs).

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Real-time payments, real-time risk. As consumers embrace real-time transactions, financial institutions (FIs) must recalibrate their fraud-fighting strategies. The real-time movement of money,” he told PYMNTS, “has implications on your ability to manage losses — and you have to make sure you are keeping pace with new fraud trends.”.

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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. Complex Compliance.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 30, 2020

Widely publicized data breaches and hacks have made today’s consumers especially concerned about fraud. Cautious shoppers may find comfort in debit, with fraud losses associated with the payment method declining over the past several years. Card fraud is an ever-present threat. Around The Next-Gen Debit World.

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