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.

PayPal’s Ready On Mobile Payment’s True Potential
PayPal’s Ready On Mobile Payment’s True Potential
September 11, 2017  |  Mobile Payments

“It is not about changing the swipe or dip to a tap; it’s about using a [smart]phone to do things that you could not otherwise do.”...

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State Street Agrees To Pay $35M To Settle SEC Charges
State Street Agrees To Pay $35M To Settle SEC Charges
September 08, 2017  |  Legal

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that financial services company State Street has agreed to pay more than $35 million to settle charges that it...

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China Bans ICOs, Citing Scams And Investor Risks
China Bans ICOs, Citing Scams And Investor Risks
September 05, 2017  |  International

In what might be a major regulatory shot across the initial coin offering (ICO) bow, China has put in place an immediate ban on funding...

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For ICOs, Smoke, Sizzle, Or SoS?
For ICOs, Smoke, Sizzle, Or SoS?
September 04, 2017  |  Investments

The 1960s TV show “Lost in Space” featured a robot that would stand pat, robot arms akimbo, shouting in its robot voice, “Danger, Will Robinson,...

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Making Voice Assistants Allies In Health
Making Voice Assistants Allies In Health
September 01, 2017  |  Voice Activation

Orbita CEO Bill Rogers has a relative with dementia. As dementia patients often do, she repeats a lot of the same questions, and it drives...

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No Place For Hate Group Transaction Laundering
No Place For Hate Group Transaction Laundering
September 01, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Agree or disagree with the Second Amendment, there’s nothing wrong with a website selling goods like hats and t-shirts to people who wish to wear...

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Automatic Ads: An Invitation For Fraud?
Automatic Ads: An Invitation For Fraud?
August 30, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Advertisers are spending billions of dollars on ad campaigns that human eyes never see, and understandably, they’re not too happy about it. Google is issuing...

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Man Plus Machine: Better Together In The Fight Against Fraud
Man Plus Machine: Better Together In The Fight Against Fraud
August 30, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Fraudsters are like those wanton drivers running red lights while they text or granting themselves the right of way in a rotary when the law...

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3D Secure 2.0’s Six Pillars
3D Secure 2.0’s Six Pillars
August 24, 2017  |  Mobile Payments

Like Web 2.0, Mobile 2.0, and Vegetables 2.0 (And, yes, that’s a thing. Have you ever had fried brussels sprouts?), 3D-Secure 2.0 is also taking...

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