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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Abrigo

MAY 20, 2022

Fraud on Alert for 2022 A review of SAR data , government agenc y releases, a nd fraud findings found these f raud c oncerns and trends to wat ch in 2022. Takeaway 1 An Abrigo review of SAR data, government agency releases, and fraud findings revealed fraud trends to watch for. Fraud Concerns. Starting Point.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

An EY whistleblower has alleged the global accounting firm was warned as far back as 2016 that senior managers at Wirecard may have committed fraud and one had tried to bribe an auditor, the Financial Times (FT) reported. EY was Wirecard’s auditor for more than a decade.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 23, 2020

Reginald Fowler, “an alleged operator behind payment processor Crypto Capital , was charged with wire fraud” on Friday (Feb. This is in addition to charges of bank fraud, an unlicensed money transfer operation and conspiracy. Fraud has become a concern with cryptocurrency around the world.

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Abrigo

MAY 12, 2022

Protect your financial institution from cybercrime With cybercrime constantly evolving, what can businesses and financial institutions do to prevent fraud? Takeaway 2 In 2021, ransomware, business email compromise (BEC) schemes, and cryptocurrency crime were among the top incidents reported. These measures can help.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 21, 2020

ATMs are common avenues for fraud, however, especially those that are running outdated software. Windows developer Microsoft has released security patches to fix this security gap, but as many ATMs are in remote areas, their operators do not often upgrade their systems. About The Tracker.

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PYMNTS

JULY 1, 2019

In payments fraud, it pays — literally — to change up the game a bit. The report shows the use of malicious emails, rather than attachments, is on the rise — which darkreading.com said comes along with new variants of impersonation fraud. Individual Fraud Cases, Here and Abroad. The data across a sample set of 1.3

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Abrigo

JANUARY 14, 2021

How Institutions Can Avoid Fraud Surprises in the Next Round of the PPP BSA and fraud professionals saw a spike in PPP fraud during the first two rounds of funding. How can they be better prepared to prevent fraud in this next round? Stopping PPP Fraud in New Round of Funding. PPP Fraud Spikes.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2020

The October Next-Gen Debit Tracker® analyzes how both digital shopping and digital fraud are growing simultaneously, and what merchants can do to ensure that debit-based card-not-present (CNP) transactions are protected. These include running scheduled checks on their platforms to detect fraud.

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Most-read blogs on financial crime in 2022 Synthetic ID fraud, AML quality control, and SAR writing topics were among Abrigo's top blogs on AML/CFT and fraud this year. . Takeaway 1 AML/CFT and fraud professionals often keep up to date on industry trends by reading Abrigo's blog. Abrigo's top AML/CFT articles.

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 8, 2019

Wirecard AG expects the final report on an investigation concerning alleged fraud at its Singapore unit to be presented soon, according to a person familiar with the matter.

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PYMNTS

JULY 25, 2019

A new report from GIACT Systems has revealed that $3.4 billion was lost due to New Account Fraud (NAF) last year. According to the report, The Evolution of New Account Fraud , produced by Javelin Strategy & Research , NAF tactics have shifted with the growing popularity of online accounts and payments.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 15, 2020

Despite near universal agreement that AI holds the key to decoding numerous medical mysteries, at present one of its most valuable uses is fighting fraud, waste and abuse — FWA in the industry parlance — which threatens to worsen in the near term due to coronavirus-related cybercrime. Fraud, Waste and Abuse (FWA).

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

A massive spike in fraud of all kinds has taken businesses by surprise and left them scrambling for solutions, Trulioo Chief Operating Officer Zac Cohen told Karen Webster in a recent conversation. Unfortunately, those firms are finding that they’re surrounded by fraud sharks eager to take a bite out of their business.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Mobile ordering apps are largely responsible for keeping the industry above water, but fraud still plagues the sector. And while promising news regarding COVID-19 vaccines may have put the end of the pandemic in sight, the restaurant industry’s growing fraud concerns will not cease as abruptly.

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Abrigo

JULY 10, 2023

Stay up-to-date on AI fraud trends to protect your clientele Emerging AI fraud schemes reveal holes in financial institution's defenses. Takeaway 2 Improving security questions is a good step to take to avoid text-to-speech AI fraud schemes. Here are several suggestions for tightening security.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 21, 2020

As Wirecard AG’s global operations close following its bankruptcy filing, the German payment company has agreed to sell what’s left, the Financial Times reported. In addition, he noted that the sale of some of the company’s operations in Britain and North America could be announced soon. billion euros ($2.1

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 21, 2020

with money laundering, fraudulent banking and computer fraud, Reuters reported. “It cryptocurrency exchange Exmo reported a “major” security breach on Mon. Italian police charged the former head of cryptocurrency exchange BitGrail, identified by the initials of “F.F.,” They allege that F.F. Meanwhile, U.K.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 2, 2019

As B2B fraud threats like the business email compromise (BEC) scam or internal employee theft continue to grow for businesses large and small, experts are urging business owners and executives to take the lead in combatting fraudsters. Officials noted that invoice fraud occurs on a “regular basis,” according to 3FM reports.

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Abrigo

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Streamline fraud and AML efforts Financial institutions that combine fraud and AML/CFT alerts into a single transaction monitoring system can strengthen defenses and improve efficiency. One critical shift is the integration of fraud and AML/CFT alerts through shared AML case management systems.

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Abrigo

MARCH 4, 2022

Synthetic ID fraud is growing quickly and hurts FIs and customers Knowing the schemes associated with synthetic identity fraud and how criminals avoid detection can help minimize losses. Takeaway 1 Synthetic identity fraud is a growing form of identity theft in which an individual is impersonated by using stolen information.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 17, 2020

When it comes to fraud threats, no company — large or small — is immune. PYMNTS breaks down the numbers of the latest in B2B fraud below. 9 in 10 of ASX 100 companies were found to have lapsed security strategies that allow for email spoofing and invoice scams , a new report from Agari said.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 8, 2020

And the company has continued implementing new machine-learning tech and filing new patents in areas such as deep learning, model fairness operations, active learning, transaction graph representations and more, the release says. Feedzai has seen the increase in fraud and scams with the pandemic. And meanwhile, 35.7

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Perficient

AUGUST 4, 2024

This connectivity enhances interoperability, allowing for streamlined operations and improved data flow across various platforms. High-Impact Examples in the Financial Services Industry Real-Time Fraud Detection and Prevention Fraud detection is critical in the financial industry.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 18, 2020

Criminals seeking to exploit unmet demand for the COVID-19 vaccine are selling doses – many presumably fake – on the "dark web," the portion of the internet dominated by merchants who operate beyond easy reach of law enforcement agencies, the Financial Times reported on Friday (Dec.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

The seizure stemmed from a cryptocurrency fraud scheme being investigated by Brazilian federal police called Operation Egypto. seizures connected to Brazil resident Marcos Antonio Fagundes' reported role in the scheme. seizures connected to Brazil resident Marcos Antonio Fagundes' reported role in the scheme.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 19, 2018

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced a new law enforcement initiative targeting operations seeking to defraud small businesses. BBB released an additional report based on a survey conducted in March 2018 by six local BBBs, containing information from approximately 1,200 small businesses nationwide.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

The growth in digital transactions is also spurring a boost in friendly fraud, which occurs when legitimate customers either knowingly or unwittingly claim that they did not make legitimate purchases and seek reimbursement for them. It also analyzes how focusing on the customer experience can help prevent such fraud in the first place.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 14, 2021

Commerzbank has told lawyers that the bank was a victim of fraud in the ongoing Wirecard case, Reuters reported Thursday (Jan. Despite carrying out their own analyses, “[t]here were no signs of accounting discrepancies,” said Chromik, Reuters reports.

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Abrigo

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Takeaway 3 Taking responsibility for the security of your own data includes report monitoring, exercising caution with links, and using strong passwords. According to a report by IBM Security , the average cost of a data breach in the financial sector was $5.85 billion records containing highly sensitive personal information.

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PYMNTS

MAY 8, 2019

The Indianapolis-based firm, which works to accelerate B2B payments to truck operators, apparently has removed its CEO and COO — the result of a financial accounting scandal at another trucking firm where FreightRover executives had worked. Caledon used to employ Meeks and Williams before they went to FreightRover, according to reports.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 13, 2020

The currency exchange company continues in the grips of a ransomware attack that has crippled its operations, as well as the foreign currency operations of its corporate clients, including HSBC and Barclays. Ten percent of business email domains are protected from spoofing , according to recent Security Boulevard reports.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 2, 2019

In recent announcements, the numbers have been supporting the argument that cryptos are becoming a favored avenue of theft and fraud. Consider the fact that, as estimated by CipherTrace’s third-quarter report for 2019, the total volume of fraud tied to crypto shows losses in the range of $4.4 A Grander Stage.

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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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Fraud Payments Survey Security 223

PYMNTS

MAY 1, 2020

Amid rising criticism over the loan effort, the Department Of Justice has reportedly discovered potential fraud among companies seeking relief with the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). Even so, blatant exhibits of fraud or actions that are legally questionable haven’t come to light publicly.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

So much of the focus on fraud these days involves exploiting holes in software, hacking into systems to steal personal information and payment data, or otherwise using digital methods in heists. But recent news involving “death-spiral financing” reminds us that fraud is still conducted in other, relatively old-fashioned ways.

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Perficient

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

The economic risks of AI to the financial systems include everything from the potential for consumer and institutional fraud to algorithmic discrimination and AI-enabled cybersecurity risks. Japan currently has yet to pass a law or regulation specifically directed to regulating the use of AI at financial services firms.

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