PYMNTS

OCTOBER 18, 2018

In the latest Digital Banking Tracker , PYMNTS examines how customer migration to mobile and digital offerings is creating security related challenges for banks big and small — and how financial institutions (FIs) around the space are working to solve them. Elsewhere in the space, FIs are seemingly more focused on social media integrations.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 19, 2019

Through that ransomware they have been hijacking companies’ systems and demanding bitcoin payment in exchange for a decryption key. 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. Corporate Wire Fraud.

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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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PYMNTS

JANUARY 21, 2020

Just when you think there are no surprises left, this statistic drops: 60 percent of organizations recently polled had no idea their customer data had been breached, because their payments system and process is too opaque to detect it. The digitized trust that enables the payments world to operate doesn’t just backfire on Amazon and Alibaba.

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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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TheGuardian

JUNE 14, 2023

Bank says UK consumers could lose £250m from scams originating on Meta platforms in 2023 Fraud on Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp is projected to cost victims £250m this year, a leading UK bank has said, adding to pressure on the tech firms’ parent company, Meta, to tackle scams on its platforms.

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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

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.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 19, 2018

Payment and commerce fraudsters are becoming terrifyingly sophisticated. 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.

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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

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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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

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. But those gains come with fresh concerns about digital security.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 17, 2020

This increasingly sophisticated group poses a growing and costly headache to those who value the model, forcing businesses to spend billions on fraud-fighting technologies. Preventing fraud with seamless and secure onboarding solutions is key. million fraud reports in 2018, resulting in $1.48 trillion a year.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 20, 2019

Instagram is inviting a group of security researchers known as white hat hackers to stress-test its Checkout feature before it launches outside the United States. While Instagram has assured users that Checkout payments are secure, adding that it never shares payment information with sellers and keeps financial information on secured servers.

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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. Researchers found that the majority of consumers fell prey to scammers on legitimate websites and social media. .

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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

AUGUST 17, 2018

To that end, a finance platform based in Switzerland, Advanon, has grappled with fraud, as reported by p2p-banking.com. The invoices were then financed by 78 private investors – and the fraud resulted in ill-gotten gains worth about two million euros. That scammer, posing as a legitimate supplier to the business, demanded payment.

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FICO

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Top 5 Surprises from FICO’s Fraud and Digital Banking Survey. Our survey found that good fraud protection is paramount for customers - even though they themselves may exaggerate income or claims. A report released by the FTC in February 2022 indicates a 71% increase in fraud in 2021, which cost consumers roughly $5.8 FICO Admin.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 19, 2019

Chipotle Mexican Grill has been the victim of a cyberattack that compromised the credit card payment information for a small number of customers. Many customers have recently posted on social media that orders placed at the restaurant fraudulently used their payment cards during the first few weeks of April.

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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. Common types of fraud involve, unsurprisingly, demands for money from “breeders” before you’ve even seen the pet. According to the BBB, the U.S. million in losses.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 19, 2019

Real-time schemes represent significant changes to the world’s existing payments infrastructure. Bad actors can utilize ATOs and application fraud to take advantage of real-time payments rails and access stolen funds. Understanding Real-Time Payments Changes. Real-Time Payments Open New Doors for Fraud.

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FICO

DECEMBER 20, 2022

5 Ways Digital Payments Will Change FIs and Fraud in 2023. New digital payments channels and methods will grow next year, giving new opportunities for fraudsters and scammers. And the digital payments landscape made a global-scale impact, both positive and negative which FIs now must deal with. FICO Admin. by TJ Horan.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 30, 2020

In its Q4 2019 earnings release, Facebook reported a 51 percent spike in expenses for 2019, as the social media platform faces more questions from regulators and policymakers. FICO’s Take on Debit Security. As fraud evolves, old forms of cybersecurity are not enough to keep up criminals’ increasingly innovative attacks.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 25, 2021

Yitz Mendlowitz, founder and CEO of PAAY , shares his insights on how the pandemic has impacted small businesses, and what they should do in the year ahead to prevent fraud and survive in the new digital economy. With an effective fraud prevention solution, businesses can successfully adapt. retailers incur $3.13

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PYMNTS

MARCH 28, 2018

billion due to fraud in 2016, and a significant portion of that stems from chargeback fraud. According to LexisNexis , chargeback fraud accounts for 28 percent of all fraud that occurs at an eCommerce company, tied for first place with “ friendly fraud.” Compromise Security For Customer Experience.

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Insights on Business

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Gary Meshell, WW Leader Financial Services, IBM Security, opened his IBM Think 2019 talk, How Financial Services Companies Should Respond to Cyber Security Attacks with a bold assertion and truism. IBM and TD Bank jointly developed cyber security incident response solution for the financial services industry. Phishing attacks.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 5, 2020

There are a few variations taking place through the popular payment tool, the report stated. One of them involves a person requesting payment through the app and, once it's made, the sender is blocked immediately. And, linking one's money transfer app to a credit card could make it easier to protect one's finances.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 5, 2019

Dozens of cybercriminal groups have found a home on Facebook , using the platform’s online marketplace to sell illegal services such as stolen credit card information, as well as account theft and spamming tools, according to Cisco Systems’ Talos security unit.

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PYMNTS

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

JANUARY 1, 2021

As reported in this space , the DSA and DMA cover online marketplaces, social media and other platforms. In China, of course , Ant Group is reportedly being told to switch focus back to payments business. The acts had been widely anticipated and give new frameworks for commerce and content.

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PYMNTS

JULY 27, 2017

Security in the digital age is a goal for most retailers and consumers — and nearly everyone else in the business world. When it comes to personal information, especially data linked to payment accounts, the level of privacy and accuracy of security are key in keeping the retail world spinning. In other U.S.

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FICO

MAY 18, 2023

The fraud prevention solution is based on FICO® Falcon® Fraud Manager and FICO® Customer Communication Services (CCS). The fraud prevention solution is based on FICO® Falcon® Fraud Manager and FICO® Customer Communication Services (CCS). Dock began implementing Falcon Fraud Manager in 2019 and added CCS in 2020.

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Accenture

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Based on this survey of over 2,000 consumers, it’s clear that online retailers, tech firms and social-media players face an uphill battle to convince consumers to allow them access to their financial data. Trust in online platforms and social-media companies as providers of payments services is low. So why not?

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Accenture

OCTOBER 9, 2017

In part one of my blog on atomizing payments, I explained how payments volumes are likely to expand 25 times or more in the future, resulting in trillions of new payments. In part two, I explain a precedent for this atomization and its implications, and how the payments industry needs to prepare.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

The global tech firm has teamed with payment processors Fiserv, PTS, FIS, CoreCard, Galileo, i2c, TSYS and Marqeta to give them digital guidelines that will let clients get almost instantaneous access to card information and peace of mind to make secure transactions, among other benefits. Time on Tuesday (Sept. 22) at the earliest.

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The Paypers

JULY 22, 2016

(The Paypers) A report from payment processing company Worldpay has explored how social media activities could be used as a powerful tool for identity verification and fraud prevention.

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