Fraud Prevention

Brooklyn DA Shuts Down Multi-Million Dollar Crypto Scam Operation

Brooklyn DA Shuts Down Multi-Million Dollar Crypto Scam Operation
Brooklyn DA Shuts Down Multi-Million Dollar Crypto Scam Operation
October 14, 2026  |  Fraud Prevention

Brooklyn’s district attorney’s office says it has disrupted a multinational cryptocurrency fraud operation targeting Russians in the U.S. The investigation by the office’s Virtual Currency...

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Leela CEO Says AI Can Give FinTechs a 10-Person Compliance Team
Leela CEO Says AI Can Give FinTechs a 10-Person Compliance Team
October 12, 2026  |  Bank Regulation

Compliance remains labor-intensive for financial institutions, which must satisfy multiple regulators and meet extensive documentation requirements. Leela is built to perform much of that work...

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Treasury Program Blocks $175 Million in Federal Payments Bound for Dead People
Treasury Program Blocks $175 Million in Federal Payments Bound for Dead People
October 06, 2026  |  Disbursements

The Treasury Department’s new payment verification process stopped $175 million in payments that would have gone to deceased individuals during the past fiscal year, the...

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AI Agents Bring Shoppers, but Merchants Must Close the Sale
AI Agents Bring Shoppers, but Merchants Must Close the Sale
October 06, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Watch more: The Digital Shift With Visa’s Pavan HS Artificial intelligence shopping agents are creating a new kind of customer at the merchant’s front door:...

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Basware Acquires Trustpair for Fraud Prevention
Basware Acquires Trustpair for Fraud Prevention
October 05, 2026  |  Fraud Prevention

Invoice lifecycle management Basware has completed its acquisition of payment fraud prevention platform Trustpair. “The acquisition extends Basware’s invoice lifecycle management capabilities all the way to the payment...

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The Fraud Economy Has a Supply Chain, and Erin West Is Going After It
The Fraud Economy Has a Supply Chain, and Erin West Is Going After It
September 28, 2026  |  Fraud Prevention

Watch more: The Digital Shift With Operation Shamrock’s Erin West The morning before she spoke with PYMNTS CEO Karen Webster, Erin West took a call...

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Nuvei Case Turns Chargebacks Into an FTC Warning Sign
Nuvei Case Turns Chargebacks Into an FTC Warning Sign
September 22, 2026  |  Legal & Regulation

Before a merchant can accept card payments, a processor or acquiring bank must decide whether to take on the business and its payment risk. Two...

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Polymarket Accused of Ignoring Fraud in Pursuit of Growth
Polymarket Accused of Ignoring Fraud in Pursuit of Growth
September 20, 2026  |  Markets

The prediction market sector is quickly growing, and marquee player Polymarket along with it. But as The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Sunday (Sept. 20),...

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