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.

State Street Agrees To Pay $35M To Settle SEC Charges
State Street Agrees To Pay $35M To Settle SEC Charges
September 08, 2017  |  Legal

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that financial services company State Street has agreed to pay more than $35 million to settle charges that it...

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China Bans ICOs, Citing Scams And Investor Risks
China Bans ICOs, Citing Scams And Investor Risks
September 05, 2017  |  International

In what might be a major regulatory shot across the initial coin offering (ICO) bow, China has put in place an immediate ban on funding...

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For ICOs, Smoke, Sizzle, Or SoS?
For ICOs, Smoke, Sizzle, Or SoS?
September 04, 2017  |  Investments

The 1960s TV show “Lost in Space” featured a robot that would stand pat, robot arms akimbo, shouting in its robot voice, “Danger, Will Robinson,...

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Making Voice Assistants Allies In Health
Making Voice Assistants Allies In Health
September 01, 2017  |  Voice Activation

Orbita CEO Bill Rogers has a relative with dementia. As dementia patients often do, she repeats a lot of the same questions, and it drives...

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No Place For Hate Group Transaction Laundering
No Place For Hate Group Transaction Laundering
September 01, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Agree or disagree with the Second Amendment, there’s nothing wrong with a website selling goods like hats and t-shirts to people who wish to wear...

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Automatic Ads: An Invitation For Fraud?
Automatic Ads: An Invitation For Fraud?
August 30, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Advertisers are spending billions of dollars on ad campaigns that human eyes never see, and understandably, they’re not too happy about it. Google is issuing...

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Man Plus Machine: Better Together In The Fight Against Fraud
Man Plus Machine: Better Together In The Fight Against Fraud
August 30, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Fraudsters are like those wanton drivers running red lights while they text or granting themselves the right of way in a rotary when the law...

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3D Secure 2.0’s Six Pillars
3D Secure 2.0’s Six Pillars
August 24, 2017  |  Mobile Payments

Like Web 2.0, Mobile 2.0, and Vegetables 2.0 (And, yes, that’s a thing. Have you ever had fried brussels sprouts?), 3D-Secure 2.0 is also taking...

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Slowing Down Fraud When Payments Speed Up
Slowing Down Fraud When Payments Speed Up
August 24, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

There’s much to look forward to as the September rollout of Phase 2 of Same Day ACH (Debit Pull) looms, but David Barnhardt, executive vice...

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