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One big idea to turn payments fraud from risk to opportunity

Accenture

While unfortunate, the rising tide of fraud is not necessarily surprising. As technology has evolved, so have their tactics.   The dial-up world of the 1990s was a golden age for credit card telephone fraud schemes. Financial criminals have been targeting digital transactions for over three decades.

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Bank wire fraud – How social engineering and technology perpetrate fraud losses

Abrigo

Bank wire fraud is growing and becoming more complex. Takeaway 1 Bank w ire transfer fraud is increasing due to technological advances today. Takeaway 2 Transnational criminal organizations commit b ank wire transfer fraud and use a variety of techniques to make Americans their victims. billion in losses reported.

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Ingo CEO: Technology Plays Defensive Role Against Mobile Deposit Check Fraud

PYMNTS

And even before then, as evidenced by an earlier conversation between Karen Webster and Drew Edwards , CEO of Ingo Money , mobile deposit fraud was increasingly becoming a favorite vector for criminals. Back then, Edwards noted that mobile check fraud was escalating so much that some banks were shutting off the feature entirely.

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Machine Learning Supercharges Banks’ Efforts To Fight Debit Fraud

PYMNTS

While fraud affects less than 1 percent of all card purchases, consumers who do lose funds from their bank accounts must go through lengthy and often stressful processes to get their money back. Leveraging Machine Learning, Rules-Based Analysis To Fight Debit Fraud. Around The Next-Gen Debit World. Read the full story in the Tracker.

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Risk Assessment – Building Trust in Financial Institutions

Consumer losses to fraud rose to $5.8 It's not just any crime; we're talking about money laundering and financial fraud. Risk assessment is the latest technology that helps companies evaluate risks and ensure proper client onboarding. billion in 2021.

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Trulioo: Dramatic Fraud Spike Threatens Secure Digital Future

PYMNTS

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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ChowNow: AI Helps Independent Restaurants Fight The Growing Threat of Digital Fraud

PYMNTS

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. About The Tracker®.

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