bank fraud

X9 Wants Fraud Data to Move as Fast as Money

X9 Wants Fraud Data to Move as Fast as Money
X9 Wants Fraud Data to Move as Fast as Money
August 26, 2026  |  Fraud Prevention

The U.S. payments industry does not lack fraud data. It lacks agreement about what that data means. The Accredited Standards Committee X9’s new Payment Fraud...

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Fed Report Puts Banks on Alert Over Rising Fraud Threats
Fed Report Puts Banks on Alert Over Rising Fraud Threats
April 28, 2026  |  Fraud Prevention

Fraud is growing more pervasive, more adaptive and harder to contain. Financial institutions are responding by reworking how detection, prevention and customer protection are built...

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Scams Now Make Up 27% of US Banks’ Fraud Losses
Scams Now Make Up 27% of US Banks’ Fraud Losses
September 02, 2025  |  Cybersecurity

Fraudsters are borrowing from growth marketers’ playbooks. They’re segmenting, personalizing and timing their outreach to lure more victims in less time. A new PYMNTS Intelligence...

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Indian Banks Log Threefold Uptick in Fraud
Indian Banks Log Threefold Uptick in Fraud
May 29, 2025  |  Fraud Prevention

Bank fraud in India nearly tripled during 2024, according to the country’s central bank. In its annual report Thursday (May 29), the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)...

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Global Crime Rings Exploit Meta Platforms, Triggering Bank-Fraud Spike
Global Crime Rings Exploit Meta Platforms, Triggering Bank-Fraud Spike
May 16, 2025  |  Fraud Prevention

Criminals are “flooding” Facebook and Instagram with bogus ads and marketplace listings, fueling what The Wall Street Journal calls an “epidemic of scams” that is...

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Congress Urged to Reform AML Rules, Repeal Corporate Transparency Act Amid Rising Fraud Costs
Congress Urged to Reform AML Rules, Repeal Corporate Transparency Act Amid Rising Fraud Costs
April 01, 2025  |  Fraud Prevention

Witnesses from the ranks of business and banking told lawmakers that efforts to fight payment and investment scams must be aided by a “whole government”...

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Faster Payments Get Faster Fraud Defense
Faster Payments Get Faster Fraud Defense
March 12, 2025  |  Fraud Prevention

Faster payments means faster fraud, at least that’s the fear. FedNow® Service’s debut a year and a half ago, and traction gaining across The Clearing...

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AWS and Mastercard Lead Industry Coalition to Fight Economic Crime
AWS and Mastercard Lead Industry Coalition to Fight Economic Crime
September 02, 2024  |  Fraud Prevention

The Centre for Finance, Innovation and Technology (CFIT) has formed an anti-financial crime group. The U.K.-based group announced the effort Monday (Sept. 2), noting it...

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