payment fraud

Equifax and Mastercard Partner on Fraud Management in Latin America
Equifax and Mastercard Partner on Fraud Management in Latin America
December 05, 2024  |  Partnerships

Equifax and Mastercard have partnered to provide fraud management tools to businesses in Latin America, excluding Brazil. This collaboration will make these tools available to Mastercard business...

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RBI: Online Payment Fraud in India Surges 400% in a Year
RBI: Online Payment Fraud in India Surges 400% in a Year
May 30, 2024  |  Security & Fraud

According to a new report from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), digital payments fraud in the country grew 14.57 billion rupees ($175 million) in...

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Visa Stresses Education as Small Businesses Confront Fraud Vulnerabilities
Visa Stresses Education as Small Businesses Confront Fraud Vulnerabilities
May 02, 2024  |  Fraud Attack

Most crimes, as the saying goes, are crimes of opportunity. And that’s bad news for small businesses, whose lack of resources and challenges when accessing...

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Younger Consumers Drive Surge in Peer-to-Peer Payments App Popularity
Younger Consumers Drive Surge in Peer-to-Peer Payments App Popularity
March 06, 2024  |  Money Mobility

Peer-to-peer (P2P) payments have grown increasingly popular in the past several years. This is especially true for younger consumers, who prefer a digital-first payment experience....

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Porch Launches Fraud Warning Product for Title and Escrow Companies
Porch Launches Fraud Warning Product for Title and Escrow Companies
January 10, 2024  |  Security & Fraud

Porch Group has launched a fraud warning product for title and escrow companies. The new RynohVerifi product is designed to help protect against payment fraud by confirming...

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Banks Combine AI and Communication to Combat the Rising Threat of Payment Fraud
Banks Combine AI and Communication to Combat the Rising Threat of Payment Fraud
October 16, 2023  |  Security & Fraud

With the rise of digital transactions and online services, fraud has become an increasing concern for both consumers and businesses. In March 2023, for example,...

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UK Regulator Reports ‘Broad Support’ for Reimbursing APP Fraud Victims
UK Regulator Reports ‘Broad Support’ for Reimbursing APP Fraud Victims
February 06, 2023  |  Security & Fraud

The U.K.’s payments regulator wants banks to reimburse victims of authorized push payment (APP) fraud. In light of a 40% increase in APP fraud in...

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Study Finds Half of Retailers Turned Away New Business Customers Over KYB
Study Finds Half of Retailers Turned Away New Business Customers Over KYB
July 20, 2022  |  Fraud Prevention

Proving and authenticating an organization’s digital identity is one of the biggest struggles for companies mitigating business-to-business (B2B) payments fraud. PYMNTS’ data finds that nearly...

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Authorized Push Payment Fraud Reaches ‘Epidemic’ Levels in UK
Authorized Push Payment Fraud Reaches ‘Epidemic’ Levels in UK
June 29, 2022  |  Security & Fraud

The U.K. is experiencing a widespread “epidemic” of payments fraud, in which scammers trick victims into sending money into fraudsters’ accounts, the Financial Times reported...

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