bank fraud

AWS and Mastercard Lead Industry Coalition to Fight Economic Crime
AWS and Mastercard Lead Industry Coalition to Fight Economic Crime
September 02, 2024  |  Fraud Prevention

The Centre for Finance, Innovation and Technology (CFIT) has formed an anti-financial crime group. The U.K.-based group announced the effort Monday (Sept. 2), noting it...

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Seven in 10 Financial Institutions Use AI and ML to Combat Fraud
Seven in 10 Financial Institutions Use AI and ML to Combat Fraud
March 26, 2024  |  Security & Fraud

Recently, PYMNTS sat down with an array of experts and innovators in the artificial intelligence (AI) field to get their thoughts on how the technology...

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EU Bank Watchdog Warns Lenders of Once ‘Inconceivable’ Risks
EU Bank Watchdog Warns Lenders of Once ‘Inconceivable’ Risks
February 12, 2024  |  Banking

Europe’s new top bank regulator wants lenders to beef up plans for dealing emerging risks. “Many of the issues dominating today’s headlines were inconceivable a decade ago,”...

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Fraud Concerns Leave Consumers Skeptical of Payment Data Aggregation Apps
Fraud Concerns Leave Consumers Skeptical of Payment Data Aggregation Apps
January 24, 2024  |  Security & Fraud

Payment fraud incidents have been on the rise, increasing 88% since December 2021, PYMNTS Intelligence research reveals. For instance, 11% of consumers who paid for groceries...

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Good vs. Bad: Fraud Losses at FIs Up 65% as Both Sides Turn to AI
Good vs. Bad: Fraud Losses at FIs Up 65% as Both Sides Turn to AI
December 14, 2023  |  Digital-First Banking

Fraud and financial crime remain challenging for financial institutions (FIs), even as fraud rates have remained high for many of them in 2023 relative to...

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Report: Regulators Issue Formal Orders to Wells Fargo to Enhance Monitoring
Report: Regulators Issue Formal Orders to Wells Fargo to Enhance Monitoring
November 16, 2023  |  Bank Regulation

Wells Fargo is reportedly grappling with regulatory obligations to enhance its monitoring of financial crime. Regulators have issued formal orders to Wells Fargo, instructing the bank...

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Australia’s NAB Bars Payments to ‘High Risk’ Crypto Exchanges
Australia’s NAB Bars Payments to ‘High Risk’ Crypto Exchanges
July 17, 2023  |  Banking

National Australia Bank is blocking some cryptocurrency payments amid a nationwide wave of crypto scams. The bank (NAB) on Monday (July 17) announced it was introducing new customer...

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Former Chief Growth Officer of Frank Indicted for Fraud
Former Chief Growth Officer of Frank Indicted for Fraud
July 12, 2023  |  Security & Fraud

Federal prosecutors have filed charges against a second former executive of college financial-planning startup Frank. They have indicted Olivier Amar, former chief growth officer of...

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FTC: Bank Impersonation Text Message Scams 20X More Common Since 2019
FTC: Bank Impersonation Text Message Scams 20X More Common Since 2019
June 08, 2023  |  Security & Fraud

Bank impersonation is the most-reported form of text message scam. This form of scam — which begins with a text message that is a fake...

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