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Security & Fraud
Sift Upgrades Digital Trust & Safety Suite For Enhanced Fraud Prevention
April 20, 2021

Fraud prevention firm Sift has expanded its Digital Trust & Safety Suite to help businesses fight fraud and abuse, the firm announced on Tuesday (April 20). The digital trust and safety firm has upgraded its Chargeback Management, Security Notifications, Text Clustering and Workflows Replay features...

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Peer-To-Peer Payments Present Urgent Fraud Challenges
April 20, 2021

Faster payments schemes are gaining traction around the globe. Unfortunately, so are the fraudsters. As recent PYMNTS research on the topic shows, some financial institutions (FIs) find it challenging to safeguard their real-time and faster payments systems, leading many to examine their defenses. According to...

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Pulitzer Prize-Winning Madoff Book Author Sees Connection To His Crimes And Current Wall Street Environment
April 19, 2021

Bernie Madoff died last week (April 14) closing a chapter on one part of his historical fraud and massive manipulation of the financial system. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

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Banking Security Needs Upgrade for API Era
April 16, 2021

Established financial services firms have not typically led the charge when it comes to the adoption of new technology. But as they go digital, and as mobile banking becomes more firmly entrenched, banks and financial institutions (FIs) must apply that digital acceleration mindset to their...

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Shipping Delays A Blessing In Disguise As Merchants Battle Friendly Fraud
April 14, 2021

It’s not easy to look favorably upon the shipping delays we all endured over the past year. Waiting weeks for things that once showed up on our door in a day or two was one of the early miseries of life on lockdown, and one that...

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The Number One Threat To Global Finance? Cyber Attacks
April 13, 2021

Cyberattacks are the greatest threat to the world’s financial system, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said in an interview with CBS News this week. Speaking to “60 Minutes” on Sunday (April 11), Powell said the risks posed by cybercriminals are greater than the lending and...

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PayPal Introduces New Fraud Protection Tool For Merchants
April 12, 2021

PayPal is launching a new fraud protection tool to help merchants combat the growing problem of online 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...

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Clubhouse CEO Denies Report Of Data Leak For 1.3 Million Users
April 11, 2021

Paul Davison, the CEO of new audio social media app Clubhouse, says there were no leaks of personal user data, in contrast to a report claiming there had been recently, The Verge reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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EU Institutions Hit With ‘Significant’ Cyberattack
April 06, 2021

A number of European Union institutions — among them the European Commission — were the target of a “significant” cyberattack last week, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday (April 6). A commission spokesperson told the news organization that several EU bodies were attacked in an “IT security...