payments fraud

Why Aren’t More FIs Using AI To Fight Fraud?

Why Aren’t More FIs Using AI To Fight Fraud?
Why Aren’t More FIs Using AI To Fight Fraud?
June 11, 2019  |  Artificial Intelligence

Payment fraud is an ideal use case for machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI), and has been used by financial institutions (FIs) to great effect....

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‘Scattered Canary’ BEC Scams Aim At US Firms
‘Scattered Canary’ BEC Scams Aim At US Firms
June 10, 2019  |  B2B Payments

From a one-man shop committing check fraud on Craigslist to a sophisticated multi-fraudster committing BEC scams, the rise of Scattered Canary has been startling. Elsewhere, in...

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Why AI Is MIA In Most FI Fraud Departments
Why AI Is MIA In Most FI Fraud Departments
June 04, 2019  |  Artificial Intelligence

In the old days, forged checks were the biggest problems that bank fraud departments had to manage. Today, financial institutions (FIs) face a barrage of...

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Ireland’s Growing Invoice Redirect Fraud Problem
Ireland’s Growing Invoice Redirect Fraud Problem
May 17, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Authorities in Ireland have warned businesses about a rise in “CEO fraud” that gets unwitting victims to pay up in invoice redirect fraud. Separately, individual...

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Is Digital The Best Defense Against Trade Finance Fraud?
Is Digital The Best Defense Against Trade Finance Fraud?
May 10, 2019  |  B2B Payments

There are trillions of dollars at stake when it comes to trade finance fraud, and a senior OCBC Bank MD urges firms to go digital...

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The Case Of The $850 Million (Alleged) Crypto Fraud
The Case Of The $850 Million (Alleged) Crypto Fraud
April 26, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Cryptocurrencies have had a rough week of it, evidenced by a double-digit percentage drop in bitcoin, arguably the marquee name in the space. Get the...

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FBI: BEC Scams Stole $1.2B In 2018
FBI: BEC Scams Stole $1.2B In 2018
April 26, 2019  |  B2B Payments

BEC scams are proving lucrative, according to recent FBI reports, which found that the bad guys’ haul doubled in 2018 over 2017. Separately, in Ireland, students...

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As PSD2 Looms, SCA Waits In The Wings
As PSD2 Looms, SCA Waits In The Wings
April 17, 2019  |  Authentication

Across the pond, eCommerce is about to weather a sea change that begins in September. PSD2 is almost here, and with it Strong Customer Authentication...

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Corporate Payments Fraud Jumps Despite Stronger Internal Controls
Corporate Payments Fraud Jumps Despite Stronger Internal Controls
April 10, 2019  |  B2B Payments

While corporates are adopting stronger internal controls to combat the threat of payments fraud, new data from the Association for Financial Professionals (AFP) reveals the...

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