Fraud Prevention

Fraud Prevention
Merchants Using In-House Systems Miss 10% of Family Fraud Instances
June 12, 2023

Fraud is often hard to identify and resolve, and expensive, especially for large merchants using in-house solutions where fraudulent transaction dispute losses can total as high as 0.51% of revenue. There are more effective systems for dealing with fraud. Examined in the study “Dispute-Prevention Solutions:...

Fraud Prevention
PYMNTS Intelligence: The Best Anti-Fraud Solutions for Banks and Their Customers
June 01, 2023

Fraud’s cost goes far beyond the actual amount stolen, with a recent study finding that every dollar lost to fraud costs FIs about $4.36 in total. Moreover, this represents only directly related expenses, such as legal fees and recovery: The true cost of fraud, taking...

Fraud Prevention
Combating the Rising Tide of CNP Fraud
May 31, 2023

Six in 10 banks plan to increase their IT spending on fraud management in 2023, including cutting-edge solutions to help with push payments fraud. But with 70% lacking the AI capabilities to keep up with larger competitors, they realize that they may not be able...

Fraud Prevention
Banks Aim AI at Fraud Management but Need Help
May 30, 2023

A substantial number of Americans can expect to experience digital fraud at least once in their lifetime. A recent study found that bad actors have stolen or compromised the personal information of four in 10 individuals in the past year. Fifty-one percent of these victims...

Fraud Prevention
Half of Merchants Say Managing the Cost of Chargebacks Is Their Biggest Problem
May 22, 2023

When half of merchants report wrestling with their most costly and contentious problem, it demands attention. Chargebacks are just such an issue and one that merchants, and their payment partners, want and need to bring under control. The study “Dispute-Prevention Solutions: Protecting Profits and Customer...

Fraud Prevention
Apple: App Store Blocked $2+ Billion in Fraud in 2022
May 17, 2023

Apple says it prevented more than $2 billion in fraudulent app store transactions last year. This record level of fraud, announced in a report from the company Tuesday (May 16), comes at a time when businesses are seeking a spike in attempts at fraudulent transactions....

Fraud Prevention
ComplyAdvantage Debuts AI-Powered Fraud Fighting Tool
May 16, 2023

ComplyAdvantage says it is using artificial intelligence (AI) to ferret out financial crime. The fraud prevention firm announced Tuesday (May 16) the release of Fraud Detection, a tool that uses machine learning algorithms to detect and prevent scammers amid a rise in payments-based fraud. “Banks...

Fraud Prevention
CCC and Verisk Team to Tackle Auto Insurance Fraud
May 09, 2023

CCC Intelligent Solutions and Verisk have partnered to combat a $308 billion problem: insurance fraud. The companies announced their partnership Tuesday (May 9), saying it would integrate the anti-fraud analytics from Verisk’s claims fraud detection solution with CCC’s claims platform. “This integration will help P&C...

Fraud Prevention
As Fraud Rates Rise, Businesses’ Worst Threat May Be in Their Inboxes
April 26, 2023

Despite the increasingly sophisticated weapons fraudsters have on hand to execute their scams, business email compromise (BEC) attacks remain one of their most effective ploys. The FBI estimates U.S. businesses lost $2.4 billion to BEC schemes, in which fraudsters pretend to be a supplier or other...