PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Fraud continues to increase in many areas, despite extensive attempts to bring it to heel. Retail fraud attempts have doubled year over year, for example, while account takeover (ATO) fraud losses recently hit $14.7 billion , and phishing attacks now comprise 30 percent of all fraud attempts. billion to $7.2 million USD).

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 20, 2020

A recent study found that 32 percent of U.S. online customers have been targeted by COVID-19-related fraud, with phishing scams emerging as the top way these bad actors are attempting to gain access to their victims’ personal data. New Payment Trends And The Growing Costs Of Fraud . and the U.S. — In the U.K.,

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PYMNTS

APRIL 16, 2019

In the April Intelligence of Things Tracker , PYMNTS explores the latest security efforts from providers to crack down on fraud, and the emerging use cases where IoT tech can be applied — if consumers are willing to give it a chance. IoT-related revenue grew by 15 percent in 2018, according to an industry study. About the Tracker.

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South State Correspondent

MAY 13, 2024

The major themes of fraud, artificial intelligence (AI), expansion of instant payments, open banking, and regulation were particularly relevant to your roles as executives, risk managers, compliance officers, and technology leaders. Unfortunately, most banks don’t gather fraud data across payment channels or track “pre-crime events.”

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Checklists, guides, and more to help you and your AML-CFT staff Thousands of FinCrime professionals have accessed these guides, checklists, and other resources produced in 2022 by Abrigo's team, which includes former bankers, BSA officers, and regulators. . Training materials for anti-money laundering & fraud professionals.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

17) will discuss the fraud problem stemming from influencer marketing. University of Baltimore professor of economics and statistics Dr. Robert Cavazos researched the influencer fraud problem and said issues are anticipated with a model like influencer marketing. The 15 percent is an average.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 10, 2019

A study by Symantec, a cybersecurity company, showed that two out of every three hotel sites have leaked personal data, which could include credit card and passport information, according to a report by Reuters. Symantec studied upwards of 1,500 hotel sites in 54 countries, from two-star to five-star establishments.

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PYMNTS

JULY 9, 2020

A recent study found that while most SMBs turn to their banks to conduct foreign transactions, 80 percent are unaware of the true costs of these payments, which can vary wildly between different banks. Yet, businesses all too often rely on methods such as wire transfers, which are more susceptible to fraud.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Consumers and businesses have been moving online in recent years, and regulators from the European Union to the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region have worked to keep up with this migration. The pandemic is dramatically altering how merchants can transact, which data they can store and where they can store it, however.

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PYMNTS

JULY 23, 2019

China’s banking regulator is introducing stricter requirements on banks and insurance institutions that provide supply chain financial solutions in an effort to curb fraud, according to China Daily reports last week. Regulators Step In. JD.com, Suning.com Spark Concerns.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

This has become a larger problem for FIs as they must not only deal with protecting customers from fraud, but also guard against bad actors armed with 4.1 Account opening fraud is a favorite tactic among such cybercriminals, many of whom rely on these credentials to pose as legitimate customers. billion stolen credentials.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

Facebook’s Libra project has renewed focus on how cryptocurrencies are regulated, with current rules on the sector patchy and varying from country to country. The latest AMC/KYC Tracker examines current efforts to stop money laundering, fight fraud and improve customer identity authentication in the financial services space.

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Abrigo

JUNE 3, 2021

Takeaway 3 To fight cryptocurrency-related risks and mitigate losses, be vigilant and stay on top of fraud trends. As this market expands, so does a new frontier of cyber-fraud. This is just another piece of money laundering that needs to be studied and understood by FIs to identify it quickly, and new procedures need to be considered.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

laws for anti-money laundering (AML) regulate digital currencies, per CoinDesk. That study comes a few months after the Trump administration created a new task force to hone in on protecting consumers from one of the crypto coin fraud threats. As it stands, the U.S. million worth of funds were laundered via 46 exchanges.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

A recent study from PwC found that 47 percent of companies had experienced fraud at least once in the past two years, with a grand total of $42 billion in funds stolen over this period of time. There were 223,163 cases of identity theft that year across all generations, with 42 percent of them consisting of bank and credit card fraud.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 8, 2017

San Mateo startup Tipalti, a firm that automates accounts payable and payments cash flow, has partnered on two recent global payment method studies. Those studies, according to Rob Israch, Tipalti CMO, have unearthed some encouraging and surprising findings for the company’s mission.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 19, 2018

Those fraudsters can learn new techniques and keep a step ahead of companies, regulators, law enforcement and governments. 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 billion worth of fraud losses. In the U.S.,

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PYMNTS

JUNE 13, 2019

If it seems like cases of fraud and hacking are always in the news, that’s because new incidents pop up practically every day. According to the new Digital Fraud Tracker , total losses due to fraud equaled $4.2 According to the new Digital Fraud Tracker , total losses due to fraud equaled $4.2

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 13, 2019

According to one Mastercard study , about one-third of millennials and Gen Zers would let a bot plan their next trip in an automated fashion using data from their travel history. Platforms are doubling down on security in the wake of embarrassing data breaches and steady consumer fraud complaints, but it’s a fluid situation.

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Abrigo

JULY 22, 2022

Cryptocurrency regulation is on the horizon The ups and downs of the cryptocurrency scene have illuminated a need for guidance for traditional financial institutions. The future of traditional bank involvement and regulations. You might also like this whitepaper, "Understanding Cryptocurrency." DOWNLOAD WHITEPAPER. What's next.

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

From a transaction-monitoring perspective, the risk and fraud departments should look for rapid transfers between accounts, money mule activity, and transactions with no reasonable explanation for action or source of funds. Fraud - Fraud is believed to be the largest generator of proceeds for criminals in the U.S.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 17, 2020

The firm also said the movement to those two exchanges may come as a surprise, as those two exchanges are among the largest, and are subject to know your customer (KYC) regulations. must begin regulating cryptocurrency assets with the same regulations that govern banks and other financial firms. A week ago, on Jan.

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South State Correspondent

OCTOBER 26, 2023

As can be seen, the conference largely revolved around payments, artificial intelligence, fintech partnerships/management, regulation, and fraud/identity in its various forms. The topics were perfect, and there were some great case studies, but the substance was standard, bordering on underwhelming.

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FICO

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Buy Now, Pay Later: BNPL Fraud and Regulatory Update. Buy now, pay later or BNPL financing is experiencing tremendous growth, but that growth can bring potential growing pains like fraud and regulatory scrutiny. As payments professionals well know, change creates opportunities for fraud. So is regulation. by TJ Horan.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Cybercriminals are constantly one step ahead of government regulators, developing new and inventive schemes faster than the authorities can quash them. A study found that more than 56 percent of cryptocurrency exchanges have weak or nonexistent KYC systems which are not effective at preventing money laundering. billion by 2024.

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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

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Open Banking’s European success has kicked off interest in similar regulations worldwide, most notably in China, India and Singapore, where digital banking’s popularity among general consumers is rapidly rising. Numerous regions then announced internal deadlines for compliance that often diverged from their neighbors’ deadlines.

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PYMNTS

JULY 27, 2018

watchdog in charge of investor oversight proposed tough new regulations regarding peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platforms, in a bid to help consumers wade through the new landscape, according to a report by Reuters. has also sought clarity on regulations as a means to better compete against established banks.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Lingering economic uncertainty and growing fraud rates in multiple markets are prompting consumers to sharpen their focus on privacy and security. Eighty-one percent of consumers in one recent study said that trusting brands was a major factor in determining whether they would interact with them, for example.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Back then, FinTechs asked for forgiveness instead of permission, rushing headlong into markets, disrupting them and operating in newly invented spheres of finance that regulators barely understood. For a case study in the new privacy rules at scale, people are looking to China and its Multi-Level Protection Scheme 2.0

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 16, 2019

Scandal and fraud tarnishing banks’ reputations aside, the impact that AML compliance controls have had on these banks’ bottom lines can’t be underestimated. A majority of FIs plan to invest more in financial crime compliance than fraud risk management, though 43 percent reported no integration between fraud and financial risk compliance.

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CFPB Monitor

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Acting Director Uejio also expressed concern about “disparities in some companies’ responses to Black, Brown, and Indigenous communities” found by consumer advocates, but he did not name those consumer advocates or the studies that may have prompted his comments. Based on that statistic, U.S. Based on that statistic, U.S.

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Abrigo

JUNE 4, 2023

Introduction Prioritizing AML compliance resources The regulations laid out in the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) are intended to promote financial transparency and identify those who misuse the financial system. Civil penalties vary, with regulators authorized to penalize between $5000 and $1,000,000 per violation for each day the breach occurs.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

These considerations are especially important during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic as the wave of legitimate customers now doing their banking online has prompted a corresponding spike in fraud. GDPR has been a blueprint for many online data and privacy regulations rolled out around the world. EU and U.K.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Lackluster reporting increases the risk of non-compliance with Department of Labor regulations, while legacy systems make fraud and inflated paychecks an easy crime. Two of the largest ways, errors and fraud, are “huge issues,” said Dean Mathews, founder of time tracking solutions provider OnTheClock.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 20, 2020

A multitude of SMB investors are looking to help, but lending to digitally focused SMBs comes with its own hurdles, including fraud risks and inefficient lending procedures driven by stiff regulatory measures. One of the most pressing issues plaguing SMB lenders is the risk of fraud. Fraud targeting SMB lenders has increased by 7.3

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Abrigo

MARCH 24, 2021

Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 BSA professionals should prepare for changes as new regulations and guidance from FinCEN unfold. Takeaway 2 While the AMLA is now law, regulations, guidance, and other information still needs to be written. These include conducting studies, writing regulations, and publishing guidance.

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