Cybersecurity

Fraud Prevention
House Bill Would Give Banks Time to Investigate Suspicious Checks
June 18, 2026

Rep. Young Kim has introduced a bill that would allow financial institutions to place extended holds on suspicious checks and wire transfers while investigating potential fraud. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

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Google Devises Battle Plan to Combat Rogue AI Agents
June 18, 2026

Google has introduced its plans to fend off threats from increasingly sophisticated artificial intelligence (AI) agents. 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 daily newsletter,...

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Flagright Secures $12.5 Million to Expand Financial Crime Compliance
June 17, 2026

Flagright raised $12.5 million in a Series A funding round to increase the capabilities and adoption of its artificial intelligence operating system for financial crime compliance. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

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Study Finds Payment Certainty Becomes the New Fraud Strategy
June 16, 2026

Fraud prevention in B2B payments has long operated on a simple premise: if something went wrong, there would be time to fix it. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

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Ent Gets $100 Million in Seed Funding for Workplace Security Company
June 16, 2026

Cybersecurity company Ent has emerged from stealth with $100 million in seed funding. 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 daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing...

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SoftBank Offers OpenAI Cybersecurity Tech to Defend Japan’s Critical Infrastructure
June 16, 2026

SoftBank Group has launched an artificial intelligence-powered cybersecurity solution that it will offer to companies in Japan that support the country’s critical infrastructure. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

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CrowdStrike Launches Continuous Identity Solution to Police AI Agents
June 15, 2026

CrowdStrike has added a new security control plane for artificial intelligence agents that provides continuous, risk-aware enforcement. 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...

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AI Scam Surge Prompts Google to File Lawsuit
June 15, 2026

Phishing texts that mimic a bank alert or a package delivery notice usually point to a fake website built to capture passwords and card numbers. Google says one criminal network used artificial intelligence to build those websites at a scale no human team could match....

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FinCEN Pushes Banks to Share More Fraud Signals
June 15, 2026

Fraud prevention has largely been treated as an institution-by-institution exercise. Banks built their own models, payment companies and vendors developed proprietary services and solutions. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...