Cybersecurity

Fraud Prevention
78% of CFOs Say Payment Blind Spots Increase Customer Friction
July 15, 2026

The best fraud prevention stops bad transactions and lets good ones move faster. But new findings in the June 2026 edition of The 2026 Certainty Project, a PYMNTS Intelligence and Plaid collaboration, reveal the ways in which that definition is no longer complete. Although nearly...

Cybersecurity
Ransomware Groups Change Identities to Evade Cybercops
July 13, 2026

Ransomware hackers have reportedly begun rebranding to escape digital law enforcement. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing...

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85% of CFOs Say Automation Cuts Payments Friction
July 13, 2026

Security controls are designed to stop bad payments, but new data suggested the strongest systems may be the ones customers barely notice. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

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Ransomware Negotiator Gets 6 Years in Prison for Assisting Scammers
July 12, 2026

A cybersecurity expert has been sentenced to prison for helping criminals scam his clients. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS...

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42% of Issuers Say AI Has Cut Fraud Losses by at Least $5 Million
July 08, 2026

Payments used to be judged by whether they moved money quickly. Now they are judged by how well they make decisions before, during and after a transaction. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

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2 Years Ago vs Today: Bank-Grade Security’s Shift From Protection to Precision
July 07, 2026

Life comes at you fast, and so does money. That’s creating a growing problem for banks and their fraud, financial crime and cybersecurity defense perimeters. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

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Banking Regulators Warn That AI Could Threaten Financial System
July 07, 2026

Banking regulators are warning that frontier AI models could threaten the financial system. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today....

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Gift Card Loophole Gives Hackers a New Way to Cash Out
July 06, 2026

Every artificial intelligence (AI) platform that stores a payment method and adds a gifting feature has created a new monetization surface for account takeover fraud. Claude users are discovering gift subscriptions they never bought showing up as charges on their credit cards, The Guardian reported...

Fraud Prevention
LexisNexis and Promon Help Brands Fight Rising Mobile App Fraud
July 03, 2026

LexisNexis Risk Solutions and Promon are working together to help organizations protect their mobile apps from fraud. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our...