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BEC Fraudsters Eye HR Departments As Prey      
BEC Fraudsters Eye HR Departments As Prey      
April 12, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Fraudsters are always evolving and now are training BEC scams to focus on HR and finance departments.  Separately ACH debit and ACH credit fraud are...

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Ex-FBI On The Onion Approach To Battling Cyber Criminals
Ex-FBI On The Onion Approach To Battling Cyber Criminals
April 05, 2019  |  Cybersecurity

When it comes to combating payments fraud, it helps to have insight from one who’s been in the trenches. Stacy Arruda, a former special agent...

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Report: BEC Fraud Increasingly Goes Mobile
Report: BEC Fraud Increasingly Goes Mobile
March 21, 2019  |  Cybersecurity

The wiles and ways of scammers to part businesses from their money continue to proliferate, and continue to use technology as a springboard to trick...

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NCR Expands Hospitality Reach With BEC Buy
NCR Expands Hospitality Reach With BEC Buy
February 24, 2019  |  Partnerships

NCR announced late last week the acquisition of BEC, a provider of hospitality point-of-sale (POS) technology based in Denver. In a press release, NCR said the acquisition complements...

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State Employees In Mississippi Targets Of Direct Deposit Scam
State Employees In Mississippi Targets Of Direct Deposit Scam
February 22, 2019  |  B2B Payments

BEC makes inroads, now through attempted direct deposits into employee bank accounts, and where state employees in Mississippi are among those being targeted. Elsewhere, an MP...

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BEC Targets BSA Officials At Credit Unions
BEC Targets BSA Officials At Credit Unions
February 15, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Even Bank Secrecy Act officials are in the crosshairs of scammers, according to news of recent email “phishing” campaigns. Separately, the saga over the alleged...

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Study Sees BEC Scams Gaining Ground
Study Sees BEC Scams Gaining Ground
January 18, 2019  |  B2B Payments

New year, and perhaps new fears for executives as fraudsters look to siphon off payrolls of unsuspecting firms via email scams, according to research from...

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Faster Payments, Open Banking Should Keep Treasurers On High Alert
Faster Payments, Open Banking Should Keep Treasurers On High Alert
January 09, 2019  |  B2B Payments

While financial services (FinServ) innovations often emerge with built-in security measures, new market trends — including faster payments and open banking — are introducing new security threats to...

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Fraud? Maybe Not, But Some Questionable Expenses Indeed
Fraud? Maybe Not, But Some Questionable Expenses Indeed
December 21, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Watches for $8,000? Hotel rooms for garlic? Certify offers some of the more questionable attempts at expense reimbursements, which also spotlight how firms can track expense...

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