PYMNTS

MARCH 19, 2018

Credit card skimmers are a headache for fuel retailers, but there is more than one way that fraudulent actors can target fleet spend. In addition to stolen credentials and skimmed cards at the fuel point-of-sale, employees are often able to overspend with their commercial fleet card products, or file fraudulent expense reports.

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Abrigo

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

How financial institutions can prevent losses from 1st-party fraud Learn strong approaches to identifying, preventing, and detecting 1st-party fraud that will keep your AML program on top of fraud trends. Takeaway 3 Prevention and detection best practices can curb hard dollar 1st-party fraud losses while protecting clients.

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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

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

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Perhaps more troubling, however, is digital fraud’s projected future. Recently published research noted global fraud losses could top $6 billion by 2021, more than doubling the $3 billion lost worldwide in 2015. As such, businesses are now investing in their security and fraud prevention technology and solutions. All told, U.S.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 15, 2020

While there is no shortage of new things in the world to get used to these days, cybercrime and fraud are, unfortunately, not among them. The good news, both Srinivasan and Awad told PYMNTS, is that while fraud attempts are up among U.S. consumers, fraud losses are not, yet. million pounds out of the unwitting. “We

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Abrigo

JULY 13, 2023

Avoid fraud losses from pig butchering scams FinCrime professionals looking to prevent pig butchering scams in the age of cryptocurrency can follow these steps to tighten security. Takeaway 1 Investment fraud schemes known as pig butchering scams contributed to $3.3 billion in fraud losses in 2022. billion in 2021.

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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

JUNE 22, 2020

It’s the battle against fraud that can be lost right at the beginning. Bad actors, are, increasingly, targeting online card applications, using stolen personally identifiable information to apply for credit, leveraging those ill-gotten credit lines to make fraudulent purchases. alone topped $10.2 billion last year. alone topped $10.2

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PYMNTS

MAY 4, 2020

Advances in technology are making consumer transactions seemingly more secure, but cybercriminals are still finding sophisticated ways to beat systems and commit financial fraud. A 2018 study on payment fraud mitigation reported that 75 percent of financial institutions (FIs) experienced fraud losses.

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PYMNTS

MAY 2, 2017

Credit card fraud is a fact that will likely continue to plague retailers for the foreseeable future. It’s on the rise in the eCommerce arena, according to data released from omnichannel commerce technology and operations company Radial’s eCommerce Fraud Technology Lab. What happened was exactly what was expected.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 13, 2020

Barclaycard has rolled out its Barclaycard Payment Intelligence (BPI) offering that harnesses detailed information analytics to give procurement departments a wide view of their supply chains, which allows them to save money, according to an announcement.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 27, 2020

companies, including $75 million landing at one FinTech looking to bolster small business credit card payment adoption. Through real-time analytics and communication tools, the platform supports collaboration across workforces while providing insights into goals and historical trends. Arkose Labs. ”

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PYMNTS

MARCH 15, 2019

The new Digital Fraud Tracker highlights the latest developments in payments fraud, and how different companies are working to keep funds safe from bad actors as payment solutions grow increasingly faster. Around the World of Digital Fraud. Australia’s CNP fraud problems seem to be part of a broader pattern. million USD).

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 4, 2017

Fighting payments fraud can be a daunting battle – especially if the battle is waged with reactions. To that end, Mastercard announced on Monday the debut of its Early Fraud Detection System. The service seeks to give issuers advance alerts for cards and accounts that are put at higher risk due to data breaches.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Fraud Threats To Digital Banking. Another threat is identity fraud, in which bad actors will either steal an individual’s identity or forge a new one, and then use it to open new accounts or apply for fraudulent loans they have no intention of paying back. Identity fraud accounted for $16.9

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PYMNTS

JUNE 22, 2017

Fighting fraud is a lot harder online, and a lot harder for merchants and consumers, as card-not-present transactions become the preferred method of malfeasance. In one recent announcement, payments provider TSYS and real-time learning technology platform Featurespace said they were joining forces to offer fraud prevention tools.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 14, 2021

Researchers found that shoppers’ mistrust led to 54 percent choosing one-time guest checkouts, while 37 percent said they are less likely to keep card information on file and 21 percent reported reluctance to purchase more products. Gaining Consumer Trust. consumers — 138 million — share location data with at least one app.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Such immense effort is expended fighting determined fraudsters that it’s easy to minimize friendly fraud — a frustrating state of affairs that leaves financial institutions (FIs) and merchants on the hook for purchases disowned, justly or otherwise, by legitimate cardholders. Spotting The Fakers.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

PSCU has prevented over $277 million in would-be fraud last year, 30 percent more than in 2018. PSCU said it regularly invests in industry-leading cyberattack prevention tools – like machine learning (ML) and data analytics – across all channels. Pindrop blocks attempted contact center fraud and works to protect accounts from loss.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 1, 2020

One bank exploring data analytics is ATB Financial , which has 173 branches and 142 agencies throughout the Canadian province of Alberta and assets totaling more than $54.3 One of the early tools of ATB’s data analytics program was its customer service robot, Pepper , which was developed in partnership with SoftBank Robotics America.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 21, 2021

In an interview with PYMNTS, Denise Stevens , senior vice president and chief product officer at PSCU , said contextual offers and predictive analytics will help CUs compete more effectively with larger, traditional financial institutions (FIs) — and cement member loyalty. Data Analytics.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 6, 2020

Add to that $2 trillion in stimulus funds about to flow forward from federal coffers in a variety of forms, and one has a recipe for a fraud outbreak the likes of which the world has never seen. And they’re quite sophisticated from an analytics perspective.”. Flattening the Fraud Curve. Stopping the Fake Phone Calls.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 8, 2020

As the holiday shopping season kicks into high gear amid an unprecedented pandemic-era surge in online shopping, banks and merchants are bracing for an associated spike in fraud , disputes and chargebacks. Fighting Friendly Fraud. For every $1 in legitimate fraud, there is $13 in transaction value that is falsely declined,” he said.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Know thine enemy” is the first rule of any fraud or money laundering prevention system, with payments providers of all types requiring an intimate knowledge of the threat they face if they have any hope of countering it. Their end goal is largely the same, primarily targeting payments providers to test or use their stolen credit cards.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

As more financial service providers explore how to capitalize on corporates’ growing adoption of commercial cards, firms are looking at the card as a way to round out their products and services with a more holistic offering. Below, PYMNTS takes a look at the latest in commercial card innovation.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 31, 2020

A 2018 survey found that 40 percent of American financial institution (FI) customers in this age bracket reported debit cards as their go-to payment instruments, while 36 percent favored credit cards. These organizations need to fend off anything threatening, combatting both popular and emerging debit fraud attack methods.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 26, 2019

Anti-money laundering, data security, mobile/digital payments, fraud-fighting and payment tech rounded out the top five — with each ranking as a lead priority for over 50 percent of credit union executives. And in some of those objectives — particularly in fraud detection and prevention — those uses are happening, iterating and thriving.

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Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

As more customers moved online, fraudsters took advantage of new and increasingly inventive opportunities to commit remote authentication fraud. These types of scams fall under the broad term of remote authentication fraud, and they’re increasingly common—and inventive. Examples of remote authentication fraud. New account fraud.

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FICO

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

I am always glad to see headlines like this one, which ran last summer in The New York Times: “ How to Reduce Credit Card Fraud.” Every Transaction Is Assessed for Fraud. FICO’s patented and proven fraud analytic capabilities have helped organizations save $90 billion+ per year. Steps Ahead of Financial Criminals.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

As consumers embrace real-time transactions, financial institutions (FIs) must recalibrate their fraud-fighting strategies. In an interview with PYMNTS, Kannan Srinivasan, senior director of risk strategy and analytics for Fiserv , said the bad guys are constantly shifting tactics — so the battle must be joined on several fronts.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 24, 2020

Tackling emerging eCommerce fraud is more intricate than ever, and payment processing companies and their online merchant clients must cooperate to safeguard these transactions, Ryan Fox, head of global identity services at payment services provider Worldpay from FIS , said in a recent interview with PYMNTS. . The Hack-to-Fraud Cycle.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 21, 2021

Merchants, card issuers and banks are no strangers to facing off against evolving fraud threats. Debit-related fraud is a particular concern for businesses and banks as failing to thwart such schemes could have significant and costly consequences. Debit And The Fraud Catch .

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

In they went, stealing details of 30 million cards before the malware was discovered in December of 2019. card number. What’s clear is that fraud decisioning solutions have never been more necessary, as cybercrime enters a new phase of sophistication, diabolical creativity and global scale. Sealing It.

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PYMNTS

JULY 30, 2020

With so much highbrow industry chatter about topics like payments fraud detection, it’s good to remember that this is actual crime-fighting. Traditional fraud-fighting approaches often fail against scammers who use synthetic IDs to trick financial institutions (FIs) into letting them open new accounts. The Fatigue-Fraud Connection.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Though credit cards were not originally designed to address the needs of corporate payers, advances in commercial card technology have positioned the payment tool as one that’s gaining traction in the accounts payable department. There are two key aspects to the firm’s effort in reducing virtual card acceptance friction.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 11, 2021

To that end, late last week Equifax said it had reached a deal to acquire fraud prevention and digital ID firm Kount for $640 million. As reported, the deal will enable Equifax to boost its global presence in digital ID and fraud prevention, including through the Kount Identity Trust Global Network. In a Monday (Jan.

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