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.

Scams Capture 22.4% of Fraud Dollars as Banks Adjust Defenses

Scams Capture 22.4% of Fraud Dollars as Banks Adjust Defenses
Scams Capture 22.4% of Fraud Dollars as Banks Adjust Defenses
October 16, 2026  |  Fraud Prevention

Banks have an opportunity to strengthen fraud prevention by looking more closely at payments that arrive with a valid login or a customer’s approval. That’s...

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Nearly 9 in 10 Card Issuers Turn to AI to Stop Fraud Without Blocking Sales
Nearly 9 in 10 Card Issuers Turn to AI to Stop Fraud Without Blocking Sales
October 15, 2026  |  Fraud Prevention

For card issuers, artificial intelligence is moving closer to the transaction itself. Eighty-nine percent of issuers plan to adopt or expand at least one AI...

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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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Finance Teams Finally Have Proof AI Fraud Tools Pay Off
Finance Teams Finally Have Proof AI Fraud Tools Pay Off
October 14, 2026  |  Fraud Prevention

Fraud teams have spent years weighing whether artificial intelligence (AI) can improve on manual controls. For companies that have deployed the technology, the results are...

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Tech Giants and Global Police Dismantle West African Scam Rings
Tech Giants and Global Police Dismantle West African Scam Rings
October 13, 2026  |  Fraud Prevention

A coordinated effort by international law enforcement agencies and tech companies to crack down on fraud and scams based in countries across West Africa led...

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Cyber Risks Turn Physical When Hackers Control the Retail Thermostat
Cyber Risks Turn Physical When Hackers Control the Retail Thermostat
October 13, 2026  |  Cybersecurity

An unidentified hacking group, or several of them, wrought havoc across hundreds of European supermarkets this week. The root cause of the fiasco wasn’t stolen...

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PYMNTS Finds 42% of Companies Rely on Layered Defense to Combat Fraud
PYMNTS Finds 42% of Companies Rely on Layered Defense to Combat Fraud
October 12, 2026  |  Fraud Prevention

Forty-two percent of corporate finance departments deploy a stack of three or more artificial intelligence (AI) tools to secure their outgoing payments, according to the...

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More Than Two-Thirds of Firms Lose or Delay Revenue When Payments Fail
More Than Two-Thirds of Firms Lose or Delay Revenue When Payments Fail
October 12, 2026  |  B2B Payments

A failed payment can look small on a transaction screen. For the business waiting on the money, the effects can spread fast. Revenue gets delayed,...

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