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Sis-id, Tradeshift Team Up Against Payments Fraud
B2B Payments // November 13, 2019

Fraud protection company Sis-id and supply chain and marketplace company Tradeshift announced on Wednesday (Nov. 13) a partnership to help with the risks and costs associated with payments fraud. The collaboration resulted in an app that’s available in the Tradeshift app store. The My Sis-id...

When Being Proactive Creates Fraud Blind Spots
Security & Fraud // November 06, 2019

When it comes to fighting fraud, it’s not really what you know – not exactly, at least. It’s what you don’t know, and how you go about finding those gaps and putting up defenses via better data and new technology. That sounds like some cheap...

Startup Riskified Wants $200M To Fight eCommerce Fraud
Investments // April 08, 2019

An Israeli startup that creates anti-fraud services that deal with online transactions wants to raise $200 million for expansion, according to a report in Bloomberg. Riskified, which was founded in 2013 and is based in Tel Aviv, is potentially considering going public, possibly by 2020....

Tackling Fraud With P2P Payments
Today In Data // March 18, 2019

Companies are working to keep funds safe from bad actors as payments grow increasingly faster with person-to-person (P2P) solutions and real-time platforms. In addition, dollar bills, C-notes and the like are surviving, despite a push for cashless payments. And AMC Theatres is rolling out mobile...

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When Being Proactive Creates Fraud Blind Spots

November 06, 2019
When it comes to fighting fraud, it’s not really what you know – not exactly, at least. It’s what you don’t know, and how you go about finding those gaps and putting up defenses via better data and new technology. That sounds like some cheap philosophical riddle, perhaps, but it serves as wisdom from the […]

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Startup Riskified Wants $200M To Fight eCommerce Fraud

April 08, 2019
An Israeli startup that creates anti-fraud services that deal with online transactions wants to raise $200 million for expansion, according to a report in Bloomberg. Riskified, which was founded in 2013 and is based in Tel Aviv, is potentially considering going public, possibly by 2020. When asked, however, the company didn’t provide any details about […]

Instagram Users Targeted In ‘Get Rich Quick’ Scams

February 25, 2019
Authorities in the United Kingdom have warned that there are Instagram posts that promote false “get rich quick” investment scams, and that the schemes have already tricked hundreds of people...

Feedzai Lands $50M To Expand AI Fraud Prevention Business

October 18, 2017
Feedzai, an artificial intelligence (AI)-based fraud prevention company focused on helping enterprises manage risk and fight fraud in real time, announced Tuesday (Oct. 17) it had raised $50 million in...