The best fraud prevention stops bad transactions and lets good ones move faster. But new findings in the June 2026 edition of The 2026 Certainty Project, a PYMNTS Intelligence and Plaid collaboration, reveal the ways in which that definition is no longer complete. Although nearly...
Security controls are designed to stop bad payments, but new data suggested the strongest systems may be the ones customers barely notice. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...
Payments used to be judged by whether they moved money quickly. Now they are judged by how well they make decisions before, during and after a transaction. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...
LexisNexis Risk Solutions and Promon are working together to help organizations protect their mobile apps from fraud. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our...
Fraud used to sit in the back office. Now it has a front-row seat in the issuer growth strategy. Every blocked purchase, failed dispute or scam that slips through can weaken the cardholder relationship. That makes fraud prevention more than a risk-control function. It’s now...
The Aspen Institute Financial Security Program (Aspen FSP) has launched a new effort focused on reducing the scale and severity of scams affecting Americans. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...
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Fraud deadlines arguably don’t attract much attention outside compliance departments. This year’s changes to the Nacha Operating Rules reshape how banks are expected to identify suspicious ACH activity before losses accumulate. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
Banks have spent decades building fraud systems that see one transaction at a time. A charge either looks suspicious or it doesn’t. Fraud rings built their business model around that gap, spreading activity across thousands of payments using stolen cards, mule accounts, shared devices and...
