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Financial Crime Fighter Napier Adds 2 Execs
May 18, 2022

Financial crime compliance technology specialist Napier announced Wednesday (May 18) that it has added two new hires to its growing team in North America. According to a company news release, Napier has named Shana Leyva as its head of marketing and Danielle Labarbera as head...

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UK Payment Regulator to Get More Powers to Fight Authorized Push Payment Fraud 
May 18, 2022

The U.K. Payment System Regulator (PSR) is continuing its fight against authorized push payment (APP) fraud. New rules and legislation will provide the regulator with more tools to reduce fraud and to demand compensation from banks.  APP scams occur when individuals and businesses are tricked...

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Treasury Dept. Outlines Strategy to Fight Terrorist Funding, Illicit Finance
May 13, 2022

The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued its strategy for fighting illicit financing Friday (May 13), highlighting measures designed to make the financial system more transparent. According to a department press release, the 2022 National Strategy for Combatting Terrorist and Other Illicit Financing is meant...

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Security, Seamless Payments Tradeoff Drives Demand for KYB
May 13, 2022

With more work being done and services being provided via the cloud, identity has become increasingly important.  For one thing, organizations must enable customers to register and log in to their customer-facing applications in a frictionless way. They need to provide simple, seamless interactions while...

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Mining Capital Coin CEO Indicted in $62M Crypto Fraud Scheme
May 06, 2022

Mining Capital Coin CEO and founder Luiz Capuci Jr. was indicted for allegedly masterminding a $62 million global investment fraud scheme through his purported cryptocurrency mining and investment platform, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Friday (May 6). “Cryptocurrency-based fraud undermines financial markets worldwide as...

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Big Data, Machine Learning Battle Online Payments Fraud as Criminals Target BNPL
May 05, 2022

Most consumers don’t think about eCommerce fraud. Until they become victims. Eric Christensen, chief payments officer/vice president of product at Digital River, told PYMNTS that for financial institutions (FIs) and merchants serving those consumers, the growth in eCommerce has brought more opportunities for online fraud....

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Stripe Offers Businesses Customer-Account Verification Tools
May 04, 2022

Stripe, the financial infrastructure platform, will help businesses set up direct connections with customers’ bank accounts, a press release says, letting them set up various financial processes. With its new program, Stripe Financial Connections, customers can verify accounts for various payments and payouts, check balances...

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TCH: Tokenization Removes Fraud Risk From Account-to-Account Transfers
May 03, 2022

There’s a fundamental vulnerability within the great digital shift, amid the contactless payments, the digital wallets, the new and mobile ways in which we pay: Sensitive account information — who you are, where you live, the data that makes you, well, you — travels right...

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Augmented Analytics Helps Banks Weed Out Fraudsters and Reduce False Positives
May 03, 2022

The fraudsters get sophisticated, and the schemes get faster and evolve with a fluidity that’s breathtaking.  Need proof? In the last year, $50 billion was lost to identity theft and bank fraud. The banks, then, have to step things up a bit — to augment...