fraud detection

From Banking to Binge-Watching: How AI Spots the Unseen
From Banking to Binge-Watching: How AI Spots the Unseen
October 28, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

Machine learning algorithms scan millions of transactions in banks’ fraud detection centers, flagging suspicious patterns human analysts might miss. Similar mathematical models help Netflix predict...

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AI Becomes Uncle Sam’s Super Sleuth
AI Becomes Uncle Sam’s Super Sleuth
October 22, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

The U.S. Treasury Department’s artificial intelligence system may be starting to do what armies of auditors have long struggled to achieve: curb financial crime more...

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Swift Adds New Tools to AI Fraud Prevention Offerings
Swift Adds New Tools to AI Fraud Prevention Offerings
October 16, 2024  |  Fraud Prevention

With scammers becoming more and more sophisticated, Swift is bolstering its AI-enhanced fraud detection capabilities. The global messaging service announced Wednesday (Oct. 15) that it will begin offering this...

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Mastercard Enhances Real-Time Threat Visibility With Recorded Future Purchase
Mastercard Enhances Real-Time Threat Visibility With Recorded Future Purchase
September 13, 2024  |  Security & Fraud

Looking to expand security and threat intelligence beyond a completed transaction, Mastercard on Thursday (Sept. 12) announced it is acquiring Recorded Future for $2.7 billion....

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Cooking the Books: Preventing Insider Fraud With Back-Office Automation
Cooking the Books: Preventing Insider Fraud With Back-Office Automation
September 09, 2024  |  Fraud Prevention

2024 was the year cybersecurity evolved from an IT function to an organization-wide risk issue. But while external cyberattacks dominate headlines, insider fraud — the...

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New AI System Aims to Detect Financial Fraud Across Corporate Networks
New AI System Aims to Detect Financial Fraud Across Corporate Networks
September 06, 2024  |  Fraud Prevention

Researchers have developed a new artificial intelligence (AI) system to detect accounting fraud within individual companies and across supply chains and industries. The machine learning...

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Circle of Trust: How Digital Identities Can Secure the Gig Economy Against Fraud
Circle of Trust: How Digital Identities Can Secure the Gig Economy Against Fraud
September 05, 2024  |  Digital Identity

Fraudsters, like consumers, love a good deal. And the gig economy, estimated to be worth half a trillion dollars in 2023 and employing 38% of...

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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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Cybercrime Goes Corporate as Ransomware Gangs Seek Bigger Payouts
Cybercrime Goes Corporate as Ransomware Gangs Seek Bigger Payouts
August 20, 2024  |  Security & Fraud

In periods of softening consumer spend, businesses are increasingly turning to the vast B2B marketplace to boost their bottom-line. They aren’t alone. Criminals have taken...

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