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What is payment fraud? What faster payment systems mean for fraud prevention

Abrigo

Payment fraud: What is it and why the payment system used matters Payments are evolving, and so are fraud tactics. Financial institutions must stay ahead by implementing proactive fraud detection strategies to protect their customers and mitigate losses. Key topics covered in this post: What is payment fraud?

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Fraud and AML integration: Is the FRAML approach right for your financial institution?

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Evaluating the FRAML approach For years, financial institutions have debated the merits of combining fraud and anti-money laundering (AML) functions into a single department in what's known as a FRAML approach. With such heightened scrutiny on fraud, keeping AML and fraud teams siloed may not be sustainable.

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Crypto scams & crypto fraud detection for financial institutions

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DOWNLOAD WHITEPAPER Growing popularity What is driving the rise in crypto fraud? Takeaway 1 Crypto fraud is the newest and most favored field in potential financial gains for bad actors. As it becomes more integrated into our financial system and scams increase, crypto fraud prevention must be a priority. billion in 2020.

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Europe Card Not Present Fraud Trends

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CNP fraud contributes 73% to total card fraud in Europe. View our latest infographic to learn more.

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EMV 3DS: Closing the Card Present/Card Not Present Auth Rates Gap

PYMNTS

For instance, Mendlowitz noted that Mastercard said on its recent earnings call that more than 50 percent of April transactions were card not present (CNP) or contactless — a 40 percent increase from the year earlier. “The Fraud prevention should never be a problem that the merchants have to worry about.”.

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Visa: EMV Cuts Card-Present Counterfeit Fraud By 80 Pct

PYMNTS

Merchants saw a drop in card-present fraud due to the increased adoption of Europay, Mastercard and Visa (EMV) chip cards, Visa said. Merchants who have upgraded to chip technology saw a decrease of 80 percent in counterfeit fraud dollars in September of 2018 when compared to September of 2015.

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

PYMNTS

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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