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BEC Tops Fraud Attempts Against Treasurers: Survey
B2B Payments // April 07, 2020

The 2020 Association for Financial Professionals (AFP) Payments Fraud and Control Survey underwritten by JPMorgan found that business email compromise (BEC) was the most noted origin of tried or actual fraud incidents in 2019, according to an announcement. More than six in 10 — or...

Chase, AFP Applaud B2B’s Shrinking Check Use
B2B Payments // September 12, 2019

The paper check continues to be a prominent — and, in many cases, dominant — payment method in B2B transactions. PYMNTS research released last October in the “Bringing Corporate Payments Out of the Dark Ages” webinar revealed 64 percent of B2B payments are made with...

Biz Advocacy Groups Oppose Dem-Sponsored Tax Proposal
Regulation // March 06, 2019

Business advocacy groups are fighting a proposed financial transaction tax aimed at limiting high-frequency trading, and decreasing the budget deficit. Representative Peter DeFazio, D-OR, and Senator Brian Schatz, D-HI, introduced measures in both Chambers of Congress on Tuesday (March 5). The proposal is co-sponsored by...

AFP ‘Troubled’ Over Corporate Treasurers’ Lack Of FinTech Adoption
B2B Payments // October 17, 2018

Corporate treasurers have said they’re interested in a slew of cutting-edge FinTech solutions that experts believe will disrupt financial business management. Yet, a new report from the Association for Financial Professionals (AFP) warned of only minuscule adoption of these tools so far, a trend that...

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Biz Advocacy Groups Oppose Dem-Sponsored Tax Proposal

March 06, 2019
Business advocacy groups are fighting a proposed financial transaction tax aimed at limiting high-frequency trading, and decreasing the budget deficit. Representative Peter DeFazio, D-OR, and Senator Brian Schatz, D-HI, introduced measures in both Chambers of Congress on Tuesday (March 5). The proposal is co-sponsored by more than a dozen democrats, including Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-NY. […]

Today In Data: B2B Payments Fraud

April 14, 2017
Fraud can happen on a multitude of levels in nearly any part of the economy. In the Association for Financial Professionals‘ 2017 Payments Fraud Survey, the organization saw a significant rise...