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Prevent pig butchering scams: Safeguarding against investment fraud

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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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Mastercard And Ethoca Help Merchants, Issuers Improve Online Transaction Clarity

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A new Mastercard initiative aims to improve online transaction clarity so that customers can know exactly who they purchased from, according to a press release Tuesday (Sept. By enriching transaction details, merchants can alleviate friendly fraud, reduce chargebacks and improve the customer experience.”.

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Deep Dive: How 2020’s Fraud Trends Will Shape Security Measures Going Forward

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Social distancing guidelines, stay-at-home orders and mandated dining room closures around the U.S. Eateries are turning to online and mobile ordering as well as delivery to stay afloat, with online order volume from food chains spiking by 225 percent since the pandemic began. The Fraud Threats Of 2020.

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Fight Card-Not-Present Fraud In A Card-Not-Present World

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In an interview with PYMNTS, Mitch Pangretic, senior vice president of strategic partnerships at Elan , said that in-person card fraud may have decreased thanks to EMV chips and multi-factor authentication, but card-not-present (CNP) scams are increasingly gaining traction.

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Qdoba On Curbing Chargeback Fraud With Data Analytics

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Public spaces are gradually starting to reopen, with limited capacity and other social distancing guidelines set up. Online restaurant supplier Rebel Foods has deployed machine learning to enhance its order forecasting ability, for example, which allows it to determine which food items to deliver to restaurant kitchens.

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Global Payments: Taking A Personalized Approach To Fighting Fraud

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The Reserve Bank of India recently released guidelines outlining an approved method that private companies could use for conducting KYC checks online by using videos. FIs in the United Arab Emirates are also looking to get ahead of fraud with improved digital KYC practices. Download the Tracker to read the Feature Story.

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Report: Helping Online Merchants Comply With The Middle East’s New Payments Regs

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Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are attempting to square away increasing consumer use of online channels with their privacy and banking standards. Why Pandemic-Driven Online Payment Spikes Are Pushing Middle Eastern Regulators To Confront Privacy Questions.

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