fraud

Fraud is intentional deception to secure unfair or unlawful gain, or to deprive a victim of a legal right. Fraud can violate civil law, a criminal law, or it may cause no loss of money, property or legal right but still be an element of another civil or criminal wrong.

This Week in Stablecoins: Card Payments, Crypto Policies and Bank Pushback

This Week in Stablecoins: Card Payments, Crypto Policies and Bank Pushback
This Week in Stablecoins: Card Payments, Crypto Policies and Bank Pushback
January 16, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Stablecoins are no longer knocking on the door of mainstream finance. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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Revolut Adds Call Identification Feature to Combat Impersonation Scams
Revolut Adds Call Identification Feature to Combat Impersonation Scams
January 13, 2026  |  Fraud Prevention

Revolut’s finance app now offers a feature designed to help combat impersonation scams. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Behind the Top Scams Consumers Face and the Defenses That Work
Behind the Top Scams Consumers Face and the Defenses That Work
January 13, 2026  |  Fraud Prevention

Fraudsters are nothing if not creative, constantly reshaping old tricks with new technology to stay one step ahead of consumers and the institutions that serve...

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More Than Half of Merchants Shift Fraud Spend From People to Tech
More Than Half of Merchants Shift Fraud Spend From People to Tech
January 13, 2026  |  Fraud Prevention

Merchants are discovering that fraud prevention has become less about stopping bad actors at checkout and more about managing risk across the entire payment journey,...

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Betterment Says Social Engineering Attack Enabled Data Breach and Unauthorized Messages
Betterment Says Social Engineering Attack Enabled Data Breach and Unauthorized Messages
January 12, 2026  |  Cybersecurity

Investing and savings app Betterment said Monday (Jan. 12) that a social engineering attack led to its customers receiving an unauthorized message promoting a crypto-related promotion...

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Torq Raises $140 Million for Agentic AI-Powered Cybersecurity Platform
Torq Raises $140 Million for Agentic AI-Powered Cybersecurity Platform
January 12, 2026  |  Investments

Torq raised $140 million in a Series D funding round to accelerate the adoption of its security operations center (SOC) platform for global enterprises and...

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Treasury Fraud Probe Seeks Info From Minnesota Money Transmitters
Treasury Fraud Probe Seeks Info From Minnesota Money Transmitters
January 11, 2026  |  Cybersecurity

The U.S. Treasury is investigating what it calls “rampant benefits fraud” in Minnesota. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Shared Signals Are Helping Banks Stop Fraud Sooner
Shared Signals Are Helping Banks Stop Fraud Sooner
January 09, 2026  |  Cybersecurity

The goal for financial institutions isn’t to keep pace with the artificial intelligence-driven evolution of fraud. It’s to outpace it. Get the Full Story Complete...

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