Fraud Prevention

Socure Acquires Fraud Fighter Fravity as Valuation Hits $5.2 Billion

Socure Acquires Fraud Fighter Fravity as Valuation Hits $5.2 Billion
Socure Acquires Fraud Fighter Fravity as Valuation Hits $5.2 Billion
August 27, 2026  |  Investments

Identity and risk intelligence infrastructure provider Socure is now a $5.2 billion company. The firm reached that valuation Thursday (Aug. 27) following a new $156...

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Veriff and Uphold on Verifying Customers for the Life of the Account
Veriff and Uphold on Verifying Customers for the Life of the Account
August 12, 2026  |  Digital Identity

Watch more: Verified Once, Trade Everywhere: Turning KYC Into a Growth Engine Identity verification has a peculiar economics problem: The controls designed to keep the...

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FTC Obtains Court Order Halting Credit Glory Operations
FTC Obtains Court Order Halting Credit Glory Operations
August 10, 2026  |  Legal & Regulation

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has secured a federal court order that temporarily halts what the agency alleges is a bogus credit repair scheme run...

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Cybersecurity M&A Spree Maps the Next Attack Surface
Cybersecurity M&A Spree Maps the Next Attack Surface
August 10, 2026  |  Cybersecurity

Finance and payments are gearing up for a new future. And they’re spending big to do so. During the first half of the year, the...

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Brazil Tells Crypto Exchanges to Delay Overseas Transfers
Brazil Tells Crypto Exchanges to Delay Overseas Transfers
August 09, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Brazil’s new fraud-prevention rules require cryptocurrency exchanges to delay some overseas transfers by 24 hours. The requirement by Brazil’s central bank goes into effect Jan....

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Visa Buys BioCatch for $2.4B to Detect Scams Before Money Moves
Visa Buys BioCatch for $2.4B to Detect Scams Before Money Moves
August 03, 2026  |  Acquiring

Visa is set to acquire Israel-based fraud intelligence company BioCatch for $2.4 billion. The all-cash deal, announced Monday (Aug. 3) aims to complement Visa’s cyber,...

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Swedbank Settles New York Charges in Panama Papers Probe
Swedbank Settles New York Charges in Panama Papers Probe
July 27, 2026  |  Legal & Regulation

The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) secured a $50 million penalty from Swedbank AB and its New York branch in a case in which...

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Banks Face a Faster Cyber Clock as Gold Eagle Goes Live
Banks Face a Faster Cyber Clock as Gold Eagle Goes Live
July 15, 2026  |  Cybersecurity

The federal government’s artificial intelligence (AI) security initiative now has a name and a launch date. The White House launched Gold Eagle on Tuesday (July...

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