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Chainalysis Says AI Scams Drove Crypto Fraud up 17% in 2025
January 13, 2026

Crypto scams and fraud took in at least $14 billion on-chain in 2025, up from a revised total of $12 billion the previous year, Chainalysis said Tuesday (Jan. 13). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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LSEG Debuts Trade Surveillance to Help Spot Financial Crime
January 13, 2026

Financial markets infrastructure provider LSEG has announced a new tool, called Trade Surveillance, designed to help spot and investigate market abuse and financial crime. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

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Revolut Adds Call Identification Feature to Combat Impersonation Scams
January 13, 2026

Revolut’s finance app now offers a feature designed to help combat impersonation scams. 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....

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Behind the Top Scams Consumers Face and the Defenses That Work
January 13, 2026

Fraudsters are nothing if not creative, constantly reshaping old tricks with new technology to stay one step ahead of consumers and the institutions that serve them. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

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More Than Half of Merchants Shift Fraud Spend From People to Tech
January 13, 2026

Merchants are discovering that fraud prevention has become less about stopping bad actors at checkout and more about managing risk across the entire payment journey, from account creation to post-transaction disputes. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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Betterment Says Social Engineering Attack Enabled Data Breach and Unauthorized Messages
January 12, 2026

Investing and savings app Betterment said Monday (Jan. 12) that a social engineering attack led to its customers receiving an unauthorized message promoting a crypto-related promotion and to an unauthorized individual gaining access to customer information. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Apple and Samsung Oppose India’s Smartphone Source Code-Sharing Rule
January 11, 2026

India wants smartphone makers to share their source code with its government. 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...

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Treasury Fraud Probe Seeks Info From Minnesota Money Transmitters
January 11, 2026

The U.S. Treasury is investigating what it calls “rampant benefits fraud” in Minnesota. 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....

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Shared Signals Are Helping Banks Stop Fraud Sooner
January 09, 2026

The goal for financial institutions isn’t to keep pace with the artificial intelligence-driven evolution of fraud. It’s to outpace it. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....