Fraud Prevention

Fraud Prevention
IMF Says AI Can Win Fraud Fight if Banks Start Sharing Data
April 15, 2026

In today’s interconnected financial system, digital vulnerabilities do not remain localized. They propagate. Fraudsters now operate with the speed, scale and coordination of multinational enterprises, leveraging emerging technologies and regulatory fragmentation to exploit vulnerabilities faster than authorities can respond. Against this backdrop, the conversations at...

Fraud Prevention
Embedded Payments Make Fraud Harder to See and Faster to Hit
April 13, 2026

Watch more: Need to Know With WEX’s Eric Frankovic Embedded payments are altering how money moves through digital commerce, but the same design that removes friction for users also opens new entry points for fraud. As transactions become faster and more deeply integrated into platforms,...

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68% of Banks Increase Fraud Defense Spending as Account Takeovers Spike
April 09, 2026

Banks are learning that fraud defense is no longer just about stopping losses after the fact. The bigger shift in the latest data is that many institutions now see fraud prevention as part of protecting growth, customer trust and the ability to keep up with...

Fraud Prevention
Visa Wants Fraudsters to Pick Another Business
April 08, 2026

Watch more: Visa Wants Fraudsters to Pick Another Business As payments move deeper into the artificial intelligence economy, fraud is evolving alongside it, adopting the same technologies that power faster, more seamless commerce. James Mirfin, SVP, Head of Risk and Security Intelligence Solutions at Visa, said...

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New Nacha Rules Drive Banks Toward Real-Time Fraud Detection
April 06, 2026

The March Nacha deadline that has just passed, and the June deadline that follows, are spurring banks to replace static fraud controls with continuous monitoring tied to how ACH transactions actually move through the system. Periodic review is becoming an always-on function that requires upgrades...

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How CFOs Balance Leaner Teams With Rising Fraud Demands
April 02, 2026

The first few months of 2026 have been marked by a period of corporate retrenchment. CFOs are increasingly tightening budgets, shrinking headcounts and targeting greater operational efficiency. Morgan Stanley announced last month it would reduce its global workforce by about 2,500 employees, or roughly 3%....

Fraud Prevention
Visa Says AI Isn’t Enough to Stop New Wave of Scams
April 01, 2026

Watch more: Visa Protect With Aman Cheema In financial services, deception travels as quickly as money itself, forcing financial institutions to confront scams that exploit both digital systems and human psychology. That shift formed the focus of a recent PYMNTS interview with Aman Cheema, vice...

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Marqeta Debut Decision Tools as Fraud Threats Increase
March 31, 2026

Card issuing platform Marqeta has debuted a tool designed to combat increasingly sophisticated payments fraud. The company on Tuesday (March 31) announced an enhancement to its real-time decisioning (RTD) offering with “an AI-powered risk score that analyzes transaction risk levels at the point of the authorization decision.” According to...

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Fraud Is Knocking Louder on the CFO’s Door
March 30, 2026

B2B CFOs sit at the increasingly complex intersection of treasury, technology, vendor management and enterprise risk. But that’s not all that finance leaders are tasked with overseeing above the balance sheet. As artificial intelligence increases the capabilities of bad actors, chief financial officers and their...