Fraud Prevention

Fraud Prevention
Digital Payments Turn the Tables on Check Scams
April 17, 2024

Despite the prevalence of digital alternatives, checks continue to be a preferred payment method for many organizations. PYMNTS Intelligence research underscores this trend, revealing that checks constitute a significant portion of business-to-business (B2B) transactions across various industries. In real estate, nearly 21% of B2B transactions...

Fraud Prevention
DataVisor and Mitek Team to Stem Rising Tide of Check Fraud
April 09, 2024

Fraud and risk platform DataVisor says it has launched a partnership with identity verification provider Mitek. The collaboration gives financial institutions (FIs) a single-platform check fraud protection service, the companies said in a Tuesday (April 9) news release. “Our vision has always been to create an end-to-end, comprehensive platform...

Fraud Prevention
Intellicheck CEO Envisions a Bank Consortium to Fight ID Fraud
April 09, 2024

When you read about collaboration in the financial services industry the topic usually centers around banks and FinTechs. But maybe there’s more to that story. Because sometimes competitors can collaborate and when the topic turns to ID fraud, a team effort among banks just might...

Fraud Prevention
‘Swarm’ Attacks Challenge Traditional Fraud Defenses  
April 04, 2024

For as long as hard-earned money has existed, criminals have been trying to take it. And as money itself has evolved across an increasingly digital landscape, bad actors have followed suit with their own, increasingly sophisticated tactics — making safeguarding against payments fraud an ever-more...

Fraud Prevention
Online Merchants Say Outsourcing Fraud Prevention Impacts Payments Success
April 04, 2024

For online merchants, winning the high-stakes battle against fraud and cybersecurity breaches is critical to survival. PYMNTS Intelligence finds that 82% of U.S. eCommerce players with cross-border sales faced security-related challenges in the last year. These issues also negatively impact other aspects of business, enhancing...

Fraud Prevention
Fastly Rolls Out Tool to Help Battle Bot Attacks
April 02, 2024

Edge cloud platform Fastly has launched a tool to help companies combat bot attacks. Fastly Bot Management is designed to help clients prevent fraud, distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks, account takeovers and other online abuse, according to a Tuesday (April 2) news release. “Every day, bad...

Fraud Prevention
RealPage and Plaid Team to Curb Rental Fraud
March 27, 2024

Real estate software/data analytics provider RealPage has debuted tools to combat rental fraud.  The new offerings, announced Wednesday (March 27), will be available with the company’s OneSite and On-Site leasing and property management platforms, using technology from financial data network Plaid.  “RealPage recently announced results from its extensive fraud...

Fraud Prevention
UK Wants to Turn Faster Payments Into Four-Day Payments
March 12, 2024

When it comes to innovation, the United Kingdom can find itself on a literal island. And the kingdom’s latest regulatory push, one that is targeting authorized push payment (APP) fraud, has left observers wondering whether that island may be sinking.  This, as the U.K.’s first...

Fraud Prevention
UK Publishes Draft Legislation to Combat Authorized Push Payment Fraud
March 12, 2024

The government of the United Kingdom has published draft legislation that would allow payment service providers (PSPs) to delay outbound payments processing by up to four business days when they suspect fraud.  The delay will give PSPs more time to contact the customer or relevant...