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Australia, New Zealand Take A Hard BEC Scam Hit

PYMNTS

While the business email compromise (BEC) scam is a global pain point for businesses, this week's B2B Data Digest looks at the latest figures in B2B payments fraud and finds BEC heating up in one particular region: Australia and New Zealand. In total, about $104.5 million erroneous payment resulting from a BEC scam.

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April 2014: A Busy Month for Fraud Alerts!

Jack Henry

Cyber-Attacks on Financial Institutions ATM and Card Authorization Systems. In light of the ATM cash-out schemes that had taken place recently, an alert was issued to provide details on how this type of fraud had occurred, the risks presented to financial institutions (FIs), and what FIs could do to mitigate these risks. FBI InfraGard.

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Four Steps for Managing Third-Party Cyber Security Risk

FICO

regions, cloud)? Is this a new relationship or an established one? What is the size of the supplier relationship? What is the financial strength of the supplier? Where does the vendor operate (e.g., What data is shared with the supplier? Which certifications and standards are maintained by the supplier? if necessary?

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Online Fraud Victims Need More Help from Banks to Recover

American Banker

Banks have gotten better at detecting digital banking fraud, but the process of closing and reopening accounts is still a mess — and that is what could send more customers packing.

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Are You Really There? U.S. Bank Tries Geolocation to Stop Fraud

American Banker

Bank is using geolocation to make sure customers' card transactions are approved when they are traveling. It is just one example of how more companies are asking customers to let them track their phones.

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Terror Attacks, Panama Papers Show Cracks in Post-9/11 Monitoring

American Banker

Requirements that banks share anti-money-laundering information should extend to fraud and cyber risks, to connect the dots between bad actors and their transfer of money.

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Bring on the Bots

American Banker

Artificial intelligence is moving from science fiction to practical reality fast, and it's in banks' best interest to gear up now for the changes ahead. Here are some strategies to consider.