Fraud Prevention

Preventing fraud can include keeping your personal items and information safe, and safely navigating the internet. Keeping personal information secure is one of our most important responsibilities, and is the act of stopping various types of internet fraud. Due to the many different ways of committing fraud over the Internet, such as stolen.
PayPal Adds Scam Detection to Friends and Family Payments
Fraud Prevention
PayPal Adds Scam Detection to Friends and Family Payments
July 21, 2025

PayPal has introduced a scam prevention tool for PayPal and Venmo Friends and Family payments. 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...

Visa and Featurespace Take Fraud Fight to New Arena
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Visa and Featurespace Take Fraud Fight to New Arena
July 15, 2025

Watch more: Visa and Featurespace Tackle Deepfakes as Fraud Fight Turns Predictive 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...

Lawmakers Want More Information From Banks About Zelle Payments
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Lawmakers Want More Information From Banks About Zelle Payments
July 03, 2025

Three members of Congress said Thursday (July 3) that they sent a letter to each of the banks that own the Zelle peer-to-peer (P2P) payment platform, asking what those banks are doing to combat social media scams. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

Lawmakers Zero In on Check Fraud Crisis
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Lawmakers Zero In on Check Fraud Crisis
June 17, 2025

Regulators and lawmakers are taking a fresh look at payments fraud, and as a result, federal action may be brought to bear on the growing challenge of check fraud. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Nacha Updates Resources to Help Financial Institutions Protect Seniors From Fraud
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Nacha Updates Resources to Help Financial Institutions Protect Seniors From Fraud
June 12, 2025

Nacha’s Payments Innovation Alliance has updated two of the tools it offers to help financial institutions protect older Americans from financial fraud. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Worldpay and Visa Team to Help Merchants Combat Fraud
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Worldpay and Visa Team to Help Merchants Combat Fraud
June 11, 2025

Worldpay is expanding its partnership with Visa to enhance that company’s 3D Secure solution. 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...

Apple: App Store Blocked $2 Billion in Fraud Last Year
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Apple: App Store Blocked $2 Billion in Fraud Last Year
May 27, 2025

Apple says its App Store prevented more than $2 billion in fraudulent transactions last year. 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,...

Entersekt CEO on Scams: ‘Bigger the Bullet, the Thicker the Armor’
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Entersekt CEO on Scams: ‘Bigger the Bullet, the Thicker the Armor’
May 14, 2025

If there’s one unwelcome constant in payments, it’s fraud. 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 this form,...

Plaid Updates Identity Verification to Combat GenAI Fraud
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Plaid Updates Identity Verification to Combat GenAI Fraud
May 13, 2025

Plaid has updated its identity verification (IDV) product to counter the threat posed by fraudsters who use generative artificial intelligence. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....