fraud

Fraud is intentional deception to secure unfair or unlawful gain, or to deprive a victim of a legal right. Fraud can violate civil law, a criminal law, or it may cause no loss of money, property or legal right but still be an element of another civil or criminal wrong.

2025 Turned Uncertainty From Surprise Into Strategy
2025 Turned Uncertainty From Surprise Into Strategy
December 24, 2025  |  Economy

By year-end, one conclusion from PYMNTS Intelligence’s The Certainty Project series is hard to miss: Uncertainty rarely arrives as a single shock. Get the Full...

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Scammers Turn Christmas Into a Payments Stress Test
Scammers Turn Christmas Into a Payments Stress Test
December 24, 2025  |  Fraud Attack

The holiday shopping period compresses weeks of spending into days, multiplies the number of online interactions, and makes consumers and companies vulnerable to fraudsters. Get...

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Aflac Says Cybersecurity Incident Involved Personal Information of 22.65 Million People
Aflac Says Cybersecurity Incident Involved Personal Information of 22.65 Million People
December 23, 2025  |  Cybersecurity

Insurance company Aflac said personal information associated with 22.65 million people was impacted by a cybersecurity incident within its U.S. business that the company reported...

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Rental Scams Cost Consumers $65 Million Since 2020
Rental Scams Cost Consumers $65 Million Since 2020
December 23, 2025  |  Fraud Attack

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) says rental scams have cost consumers $65 million since 2020. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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ServiceNow to Acquire Armis to Create Cybersecurity Solution for AI Era
ServiceNow to Acquire Armis to Create Cybersecurity Solution for AI Era
December 23, 2025  |  Acquisitions

ServiceNow plans to acquire Armis for $7.75 billion in cash and create a unified, end-to-end security exposure and operations stack. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Real-Time Payments Stress-Test Bank Infrastructure
Real-Time Payments Stress-Test Bank Infrastructure
December 23, 2025  |  Real-Time Payments

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Tariffs Expose Who Really Knows Their Suppliers
Tariffs Expose Who Really Knows Their Suppliers
December 22, 2025  |  Supply Chain

The year 2025 rewrote the realities of global trade in many ways. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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Account Takeovers Surge as Banks Scramble to Respond
Account Takeovers Surge as Banks Scramble to Respond
December 22, 2025  |  Security & Fraud

Fraudsters are constantly evolving, and banks are struggling to keep up. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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UK Allows Firms to Set Their Own Limits for Contactless Payments
UK Allows Firms to Set Their Own Limits for Contactless Payments
December 19, 2025  |  Regulation

The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said rule changes that will take effect in March 2026 will allow banks and payment service providers to...

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