April 06, 2023
Treasury Department Says DeFi Services Must Improve AML/CFT Controls
Vulnerabilities in decentralized finance (DeFi) are enabling criminals to transfer and launder illicit proceeds. Both providers of DeFi services and the United States government can do more to reduce those...
April 06, 2023
Consumers Who Try Online Bank Transfers for Recurring Bill Pay...
After credit and debit, what is the most popular method for paying bills? If you guessed pay by bank transfers, you’d be correct. According to the study “New Payment Options:...
April 06, 2023
Instant Payouts Essential to Growing Sports Betting Industry
Sports betting has always been big business in the U.S., although historically it has been mainly limited to shadowy corners of off-track establishments, bookies or casinos. However, the legalization of...
April 06, 2023
Remote Workforce Threatens Small Business Fraud Defenses
Businesses contemplating the transition to a remote workforce should prepare for possible increased fraud-related headaches. As reported recently by the Wall Street Journal, U.S. workers have voiced a clear preference for remote employment, as commercial...
April 06, 2023
With Professional Service Firms Catching Heat, Is This Digital’s Moment?
Running a business is complicated, particularly in today’s challenging macroclimate. But economic downturns are cyclical — and there exists a bevy of professional service firms out there to help organizations...
April 06, 2023
TikTok Ad Spending up 11% Despite Ban Threat
TikTok might get banned in the U.S., but advertisers apparently aren’t behaving that way. Ad spending on the popular social media platform grew by 11% last month, the Financial Times...
April 06, 2023
Rewards Hold the Key to Bringing Pay by Bank Transfer...
Credit and debit cards remain consumers’ dominant means of payment despite years of payment innovation. Online bank transfers, for example, have become a popular method for bill payments. This method’s...
April 05, 2023
Rise of Behavioral Fraud Makes Smart Prevention Critical for Businesses
Employees are simultaneously a company’s first line of defense and their weakest link. That is because as today’s quick-moving, instant-everything modern world offers more hyperconnected vulnerabilities for bad actors to...
April 05, 2023
LifeWallet Tackles Healthcare Sector’s ‘Antiquated Technologies’
Healthcare reimbursement firm LifeWallet has debuted several upgrades to its system. The new enhancements, announced in a Wednesday (April 5) press release, include a new portal for healthcare providers, an...
Most eCommerce merchants miss a crucial piece of the security puzzle: Just 33% use screening mechanisms that can identify potential fraud as the cause of failed payments. PYMNTS Intelligence’s latest study, “The Role of Fraud Screening in Minimizing Failed Payments,” a collaboration with Nuvei, draws on insights from 300 executives about the efficacy of eCommerce screening mechanisms.