fraud

Fraud is intentional deception to secure unfair or unlawful gain, or to deprive a victim of a legal right. Fraud can violate civil law, a criminal law, or it may cause no loss of money, property or legal right but still be an element of another civil or criminal wrong.

Experts Weigh In: Regaining Consumer Trust In A Post-Equifax World
Experts Weigh In: Regaining Consumer Trust In A Post-Equifax World
October 13, 2017  |  Fraud Prevention

As consumers and businesses scramble to contain the fallout from the massive Equifax data breach, the impact will linger among payments security professionals. Is a...

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Marqeta Simplifies Real World Applications For Tokenized Cards And Digital Payments
Marqeta Simplifies Real World Applications For Tokenized Cards And Digital Payments
October 12, 2017  |  Digital Payments

The move from plastic to pixels may be a slow one. Changing consumer behavior is no easy feat, as we’ve seen with slow user adoption...

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Online Commerce And Crime Keep Pace
Online Commerce And Crime Keep Pace
October 11, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

It goes without saying that fraudsters follow the money. Since the U.S. lags behind other countries that have already adopted EMV card standards (so far,...

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Alleged Russian Bitcoin Launderer Extradited To U.S.
Alleged Russian Bitcoin Launderer Extradited To U.S.
October 05, 2017  |  Bitcoin

The extradition of a Russian man accused of laundering billions of dollars in Bitcoin is being made possible thanks to a Greek Supreme Court ruling....

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Trulioo’s New Tool Can Tell You If A Company Is Legit
Trulioo’s New Tool Can Tell You If A Company Is Legit
October 04, 2017  |  Fraud Prevention

Trulioo, the global identification company, announced news on Wednesday (Oct. 4) that it launched its Global Business Verification solution aimed at providing a low-cost way...

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Mastercard Launches Early Detection Fraud Fighting System
Mastercard Launches Early Detection Fraud Fighting System
October 02, 2017  |  Mastercard

With the spate of hacking lately, everyone is looking for better ways to fend off fraudsters. As of today, Mastercard is releasing one — it...

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Swiss Regulators Investigate ICOs; South Korea Bans Them
Swiss Regulators Investigate ICOs; South Korea Bans Them
September 29, 2017  |  Bitcoin

While Swiss financial watchdog FINMA announced it is investigating a number of initial coin offerings (ICOs) for possible breaches of Swiss law, South Korea has...

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Fraudsters Pose As Hurricane Relief Orgs
Fraudsters Pose As Hurricane Relief Orgs
September 27, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Harvey. Irma. Jose. Maria. Even those who were not directly hit by one of these recent, dramatic and devastating hurricanes are feeling the emotional impact...

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Uber Sued By Shareholders Claiming Fraud
Uber Sued By Shareholders Claiming Fraud
September 27, 2017  |  Legal

A handful of Uber shareholders filed a lawsuit against the company and its former chief executive for what they claim is the covering up of...

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