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.

12 Payments Experts Share How AI Changed Everything in 2023
12 Payments Experts Share How AI Changed Everything in 2023
December 28, 2023  |  Artificial Intelligence

The payments ecosystem reached an inflection point in 2023. In a world where innovative payment offerings are increasingly populating the marketplace powered by technologies like...

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BNP Paribas Part of French Money Laundering Probe
BNP Paribas Part of French Money Laundering Probe
December 27, 2023  |  Regulation

Prosecutors in France reportedly launched a money laundering investigation that involves BNP Paribas. The Paris prosecutor’s office is looking into allegations of “aggravated money laundering”...

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Instant Payments Have a Supply Problem, Not a Demand Problem
Instant Payments Have a Supply Problem, Not a Demand Problem
December 22, 2023  |  Real-Time Payments

Immediacy will always prove to be a winning concept — particularly within payments. Convenience, simplicity and security are three core pillars of today’s increasingly connected...

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IRS Launches Voluntary Disclosure Program for Businesses That Filed Dubious ERC Claims 
IRS Launches Voluntary Disclosure Program for Businesses That Filed Dubious ERC Claims 
December 21, 2023  |  Disbursements

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has launched a new program that aims to assist businesses that mistakenly filed Employee Retention Credit (ERC) claims and want to...

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UK Payment Service Providers Unlikely to Challenge Reimbursement for APP Fraud
UK Payment Service Providers Unlikely to Challenge Reimbursement for APP Fraud
December 21, 2023  |  Security & Fraud

Payment service providers are reportedly unlikely to challenge the claims that victims of authorized push payment (APP) fraud make under a soon-to-be-implemented rule in the...

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Card Interchange Fee Debate Confuses Costs With Who Pays Them
Card Interchange Fee Debate Confuses Costs With Who Pays Them
December 21, 2023  |  Credit Cards

Card interchange fees have fierce defenders and heated detractors. Turn on the financial news, and commentary might touch on whether cards are “free” — and...

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Interoperability Will Be Instant Payments Catalyst
Interoperability Will Be Instant Payments Catalyst
December 21, 2023  |  Faster Payments

In today’s world, convenience and efficiency are more highly valued than ever. Therefore, it would seem that instant payments, or the ability to transfer money...

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After-Incident Reports Turn Cyber Breaches Into Blueprints for Future Security
After-Incident Reports Turn Cyber Breaches Into Blueprints for Future Security
December 21, 2023  |  Cybersecurity

In today’s digitized and hyper-fast world, cyberattacks and the threat of security breaches abound. So, what are treasury leaders and companies to do to both...

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AI Needs Safety Standards and NIST Wants to Write Them
AI Needs Safety Standards and NIST Wants to Write Them
December 20, 2023  |  Artificial Intelligence

Despite its increasing popularity, generative artificial intelligence is still in its infancy. What happens now with the novel technology will be determined by what businesses...

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