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.

Mastercard Bolsters Cybersecurity With Baffin Bay Purchase
Mastercard Bolsters Cybersecurity With Baffin Bay Purchase
March 20, 2023  |  Mastercard

Mastercard has acquired security firm Baffin Bay Networks to help its business clients fend off cyberattacks. Based in Sweden, Baffin Bay “adds to Mastercard’s multi-layered...

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FCA Says Many Payments Firms’ Controls Aren’t ‘Sufficiently Robust’
FCA Says Many Payments Firms’ Controls Aren’t ‘Sufficiently Robust’
March 17, 2023  |  Regulation

A United Kingdom regulator has cautioned payments firms that it expects their controls to be “sufficiently robust.” The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) sent a letter...

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SEC Alleges Cannabis Company American Patriot Brands Misled Investors
SEC Alleges Cannabis Company American Patriot Brands Misled Investors
March 17, 2023  |  Security & Fraud

Cannabis company American Patriot Brands has been charged with fraud. The complaint filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) also names the company’s CEO,...

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FTX Says Bankman-Fried Allegedly Took $2.2 Billion From Alameda
FTX Says Bankman-Fried Allegedly Took $2.2 Billion From Alameda
March 16, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

FTX’s new management has uncovered $3.2 billion in transfers to the company’s founders. Much of that money — $2.2 billion — went to former FTX...

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UK Finance: How Far Can AI Go in Fighting Fraud?
UK Finance: How Far Can AI Go in Fighting Fraud?
March 16, 2023  |  Security & Fraud

Much has been said about the potential new technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning have in transforming fraud detection and fraud prevention across...

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AI Isn’t New to Payments but Use Cases Like Predictive Forecasting Are
AI Isn’t New to Payments but Use Cases Like Predictive Forecasting Are
March 14, 2023  |  artificial intelligence

The current explosion of interest in artificial intelligence (AI) may seem new to the uninitiated, but truth be told, this cutting-edge tech has been silently...

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Merchants Shift Focus to ‘Good Guy’ Strategy to Fight Fraud and Boost Conversions
Merchants Shift Focus to ‘Good Guy’ Strategy to Fight Fraud and Boost Conversions
March 13, 2023  |  Security & Fraud

The payments ecosystem spends 99% of its time and money on the 1% of the people who are out to exploit the system: the fraudsters....

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AI Can Help Credit Unions Make Payments Smarter and Credit More Accessible
AI Can Help Credit Unions Make Payments Smarter and Credit More Accessible
March 10, 2023  |  Credit Unions

Beyond the chatbots and hype, artificial intelligence has the potential to improve financial services. Jeremiah Lotz, managing vice president of digital and data at PSCU,...

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Seeing Is Believing for Millennials Concerned About Payments Security
Seeing Is Believing for Millennials Concerned About Payments Security
March 09, 2023  |  Security & Fraud

Younger generations want to know what their financial institutions are doing to secure their transactions. That’s according to the latest research in PYMNTS’ March report,...

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