PYMNTS

JULY 9, 2020

The July FI Fraud Decisioning Playbook examines how FIs are working to better detect and defend against ATOs. Relying on static usernames and passwords to authenticate customers is no longer sufficient, and many FIs are therefore examining how tools like biometrics can offer greater security. Around The FI Fraud Decisioning World.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 22, 2020

As has historically been the case with commerce security upgrades that roll in by government mandate, the path to European Union adoption of 3D Secure 2.0 That’s a path that McCutcheon said will have challenges, but perhaps fewer than we’ve seen in the recent history of security upgrades. also known as “3DS 2.0” Why 3DS 2.0

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PYMNTS

MARCH 2, 2020

A particularly harrowing cloud services-based fraud incident occurred last year, when a disgruntled AWS employee gained access to more than 100 million Capital One customers’ details. The cloud security space needs to completely rethink its options if such strong systems can still be breached.

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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 17, 2020

When it comes to fraud threats, no company — large or small — is immune. The Federal Trade Commission recently filed a complaint against Yellowstone Capital, Fundry and their officers, alleging the merchant cash advance companies had been withdrawing funds from small business bank accounts.

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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. It’s time to fight back.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 10, 2019

The tools we use to detect, score and prevent fraud — particularly card-not-present fraud in digital transactions — have improved exponentially in the last half-decade. As of today, 85 percent to 95 percent of synthetic fraud identities are easily slipping past risk detection systems that are failing to flag them.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 27, 2020

As the digital shift continues to keep pace with post-coronavirus shopping behaviors, eCommerce fraud is growing with it. In fact, 22 percent of respondents in a recent TransUnion survey claimed they had “been targeted by digital fraud related to COVID-19.” It is a low-cost security check for website managers as well as consumers.”.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Those new avenues of fraud have leveraged hallmarks of the current pandemic — fears over public health and concerns about stimulus checks issued by the government — to snare unwitting victims. . . According to some estimates, as many as 22 percent of Americans have been impacted by COVID-related fraud. . .

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American Banker

OCTOBER 31, 2024

This month's roundup features news about the rising concerns of Zelle fraud, JPMorgan Chase's AI arms race with Capital One and more.

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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. In the U.S.,

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PYMNTS

MAY 31, 2019

’s Metro Bank on behalf of investors concerned that the institution committed securities fraud. According to Pomerantz, the probe “concerns whether Metro Bank, and [certain officers] and/or directors, have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business practices.”

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Today in B2B payments, Revolut launches a new solution for its business customers, and MonetaGo collaborates to combat trade finance fraud. Plus, Pioneer Bank sues over MyPayrollHR scandal, Procurement Partners secures new funding, and ImagineTime partners on FinTech for accountants. Serent Capital Invests In Procurement Partners.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 8, 2019

An Israeli startup that creates anti-fraud services that deal with online transactions wants to raise $200 million for expansion, according to a report in Bloomberg. Fraud is becoming an increasingly more common problem in the eCommerce sector, and is estimated to cost merchants about $130 billion over the next five years. “At

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PYMNTS

MAY 12, 2020

In the mad dash to secure Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funds, small businesses have faced confusion, anxiety and often a lack of clarity as to when they would receive capital – if at all. The process was chaotic for the lenders, too, creating greater potential for fraud amid an unprecedented SMB stimulus effort.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Yet, each of these strategies to modernization is a double-edged sword, exposing a bank — and, thus, its partners and customers — to a new breed of fraud risks. As the Tracker revealed, though, this journey comes with security concerns that add a new level of complexity to banks’ digitization journeys. In the U.K.,

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

But, as three banking security experts told Karen Webster, that same trillion-dollar loss represents a significant authentication opportunity for financial institutions (FIs) if they leverage risk-based authentication and behavioral analytics to help shape and safeguard the great digital shift. They thrive in times of chaos and disarray.”.

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PYMNTS

JULY 31, 2019

Krebs On Security is reporting that the alleged Capital One hacker may have also targeted and stolen data from other corporations. Krebs on Security joined the group and combed through months of posts. Capital One Chairman and CEO Richard D.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 1, 2019

Cybersecurity returned to the top of the B2B startup investment list as three companies in the enterprise security realm landed nearly half of the $246 million in B2B venture capital this week. Commerce Ventures, Flint Capital, Two Sigma Ventures, Synchrony and Sorenson Capital also participated, according to reports.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 3, 2019

A new study has revealed that retailers will lose around $130 billion in digital CNP (Card-not-Present) fraud between 2018 and 2023. A layered FDP (Fraud Detection & Prevention) solution naturally helps directly preventing fraud, but it also offers major gains in terms of recovering potentially lost revenue through false positives.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 1, 2016

In a nod to just how important cybersecurity is becoming to larger firms within the financial space, Capital One said on Monday (Feb. 29) that it has brought on board Amazon’s former chief security officer, Tom Killalea.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Fresh on the heels of a $200 million round of fundraising, Tel Aviv’s Red Dot Capital is straying from its bread-and-butter focus on homegrown Israeli technology and security startups to find opportunity half a world away in Southeast Asia.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 1, 2019

UniCredit , in a memo to its staff on Thursday, said that an internal investigation showed no evidence that a recent data breach at Capital One involved any of its own data, according to a report by Reuters. She is thought to have stolen data on more than 100 million Capital One customers from an Amazon cloud service.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

More consumers than ever are turning to online shopping channels to meet their needs during the pandemic, but many are also aware that cybercriminals are looking to capitalize on this stepped-up online activity to steal their card data. Firms are also prioritizing security as they transact online more heavily as well.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 20, 2017

Two cybersecurity companies came out on top, but they both focus their enterprise security efforts in different ways. Duo Security. The $70 million raise by Duo Security makes this cybersecurity startup the latest unicorn in the industry. This California-based startup has a particular cybersecurity focus: payments fraud.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Digital fraud is a long-running problem for merchants, retailers, banks and businesses of all types. Account takeovers and shipping fraud increased by 347 percent and 391 percent, respectively, between 2018 and 2019, and the pandemic has only exacerbated these issues. Developments From The World Of Digital Fraud.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 16, 2020

You have a limited amount of capital and resources, [but] you want to stay current, which is hard to do,” CEO Gail Taggart said in a recent interview with PYMNTS. Bad actors are taking advantage of the chaos and bringing about an upswing in digital fraud. Fighting Fraud. Restaurants Should Not Forget Their Roots.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 28, 2020

The matter is explored in detail, with a special focus on threat intelligence, in The Digital Fraud Tracker ® for January 2020, a PYMNTS and DataVisor collaboration. That’s why low-tech approaches should always be part of a multi-layered anti-fraud strategy. Catch Me if You Can. Adding in the Low-Tech Approach.

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Abrigo

JUNE 12, 2023

In today's interconnected world, efficient and secure money movement is crucial for individuals and businesses alike. Money transmitters like Western Union, PayPal, MoneyGram, Zelle, and many others, facilitate secure digital transactions, allowing people to send and receive funds across borders and within the U.S.

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PYMNTS

JULY 31, 2019

One of Italy’s most well-known banks, UniCredit, said that it was going to start its own probe into the Capital One data breach, according to Reuters. . “On On July 30, UniCredit became aware that its name has been mentioned in relation to the Capital One issue,” the bank said in a statement on Wednesday (July 31). Reuters reported.

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Abrigo

JULY 27, 2023

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Abrigo

JULY 27, 2023

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PYMNTS

JULY 17, 2020

Based in Nigeria, B2B eCommerce and supply chain technology startup TradeDepot raised $10 million in a pre-Series B equity round led by Partech, International Finance Corporation, Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative and MSA Capital. ’s Ravelin secured $20.6 TechCrunch reported this week that the company raised $10.2

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 3, 2019

Capital One saw an outage on Friday (Nov. Capital One is experiencing a technical issue impacting customer money movement, including direct deposits, and the ability for some customers to access accounts. Capital One saw an outage on Friday (Nov. We greatly apologize for the inconvenience,” Capital One said in a tweet on Friday.

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Bank Innovation

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

EXCLUSIVE—Cloud infrastructure and data analytics are becoming more and more integral to financial services, and Capital One is one bank ahead of the curve. “We We are a very data-driven company, we want to bring the bank to the customer,” Linda Apsley, vice president of data engineering at Capital One, said of the bank’s use of […].

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 18, 2020

Cybercriminals have been homing in on eCommerce retailers that are seeking to capitalize on the rise of online shopping this season, as they believe that “they will be more likely to get through unabated,” the company said. Digital fraud is a longstanding issue for retailers and banks. The pandemic has only made these issues worse.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 22, 2018

Fraud detection startup Sift Science has raised $53 million in a series D round, bringing its total amount raised to $107 million. The startup’s previous investors include Reddit’s Alexis Ohanian, Salesforce’s Marc Benioff, PayPal cofounder Max Levchin and venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz.

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