Fraud Prevention

Fraud Prevention
Founder Interview: Behavioral Analytics Makes the ROI Case for Banks’ Scam-Fighting Efforts
November 20, 2024

The fraudsters come in droves, inundating would-be victims across all manner of attack vectors, from phishing scams to bots. And in the process there’s a significant amount of information being thrown at banks and consumers across digital channels, said David Excell, founder of Featurespace, in...

Fraud Prevention
Discover Global Network: Advanced Analytics Forges Proactive Approach to Battling Fraudsters
November 14, 2024

The fraudsters are getting ever bolder — and attacking businesses and financial institutions (FIs) at scale. Part of their secret to success is their ability to adapt. Which raises the question: How can the good guys adapt? They can. Andrew Stucchio, global head of network...

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How Soft-Linked Signals Are Securing the Future of Seamless Payments
November 05, 2024

When it comes to digital commerce, payers and businesses are clear on one thing: they want checkout to be fast, safe and simple. But while clicking “pay” and moving on sounds great, in practice it’s rarely that smooth. Checkout friction — the dreaded lags, glitches...

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Paper Check Fraud’s Weakest Link Is … the Paper Check
November 05, 2024

Given the chance, most consumers will choose digital payments over paper checks. Yet the check endures, expensive to make and mail and manage, and they often sit uncashed at the back of a drawer for weeks and even months. And yet, as Rusty Pickering, president...

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Rigged Bids Drive Spikes in B2B Procurement Fraud
November 04, 2024

Procurement fraud is a growing problem in B2B transactions, and it’s even hitting Uncle Sam. With the recent news that six IT contractors have been charged for their roles in “schemes to rig bids, defraud the government and pay bribes and kickbacks in connection with...

Fraud Prevention
Anti-Fraud Innovations Keep Instant Payments on Right Track
October 31, 2024

Transactions are built atop a first principle of trust. And the faster transactions happen, the stronger that trust needs to be. As digital payments evolve to meet consumers’ expectations for speed and convenience, fraud remains a central challenge for financial institutions and their clients. The...

Fraud Prevention
Corsight Uses Facial Recognition, AI to Combat ‘Sweethearting’
October 29, 2024

Corsight has launched a solution that uses facial recognition and artificial intelligence (AI) to combat a form of retail theft in which employees give unauthorized discounts or free items to people they know. The company offers a module that helps combat this insider fraud —...

Fraud Prevention
Report: How Financial Scams Are Eroding Consumer Confidence and Financial Health
October 23, 2024

Financial scams have never been more prevalent, but quality data on the number of victims and scale of their losses remains limited. For consumer-facing financial institutions (FIs), understanding the true scale of these scams is critical to protecting their customers. PYMNTS Intelligence’s research finds that...

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Swift Adds New Tools to AI Fraud Prevention Offerings
October 16, 2024

With scammers becoming more and more sophisticated, Swift is bolstering its AI-enhanced fraud detection capabilities. The global messaging service announced Wednesday (Oct. 15) that it will begin offering this service to the payments sector beginning in January, following a pilot earlier this year and extensive collaboration with banks around...