Cybersecurity

Fraud Prevention
Banks Face a New ACH Fraud Test as Nacha Rules Take Effect
June 26, 2026

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...

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Swiss Watchdog FINMA Builds Generative AI to Police Crypto Markets
June 26, 2026

Financial regulators must adopt artificial intelligence tools to counter those already being used in cyberattacks, Marlene Amstad, chair of the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) and chair of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO), told Reuters in a report posted Friday (June 26)....

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Nvidia Wants Banks to Hunt Fraud Rings, Not Just Bad Charges
June 25, 2026

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...

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AI Forces Compliance Teams to Rethink Alert Strategy
June 25, 2026

Financial crime compliance programs are a game of alerts. Or at least they used to be in the pre-AI era, when compliance teams operated on a linear equation in which more transactions generated more alerts, and more alerts required more analysts. Get the Full Story...

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AI Is Now the Threat Banks Must Plan Around
June 24, 2026

The world’s top intelligence agencies warned that artificial intelligence (AI) is making cyberattacks faster, cheaper and harder to stop—and banks are in the crosshairs. The financial sector isn’t waiting. It’s already fighting back with the same technology fueling the threat. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Banks Can’t Fight AI Fraud With Yesterday’s Rules
June 24, 2026

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Claude Users Could Face New ID Checks
June 22, 2026

Anthropic is preparing to ask some Claude users to verify their identity, a move that could require government-issued IDs and, in some cases, selfie checks, according to Monday (June 22) reporting from TechCrunch. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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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,...