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.

PYMNTS AM Radar: Outsmarting Fraudsters; Bitcoin History Tell-All; BNPL Regs; Faster Access; ICYMI
PYMNTS AM Radar: Outsmarting Fraudsters; Bitcoin History Tell-All; BNPL Regs; Faster Access; ICYMI
June 22, 2022  |  Technology

Today is Wednesday, June 22 and Google News is turning 20 this year and getting a facelift. The redesign is inspired by user feedback and...

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FTC Warns Congress About Using AI to Combat Harmful Speech
FTC Warns Congress About Using AI to Combat Harmful Speech
June 22, 2022  |  artificial intelligence

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a report to Congress last week, on June 16, warning about using artificial intelligence (AI) to combat online...

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Travel Recovery in South Korea Makes Strong Case for Localized Payments
Travel Recovery in South Korea Makes Strong Case for Localized Payments
June 22, 2022  |  Travel Payments

Neither pandemic flareups nor inflation will deter adventurous South Korean travelers from booking travel in a recovery year, but it’s an advanced market that demands...

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How to Catch a Cyberthief
How to Catch a Cyberthief
June 22, 2022  |  Security & Fraud

It’s a scary fact, but anti-fraud experts agree that cybertheft rings are now well-funded multinationals with revenue goals of their own. Even worse, they now...

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FTC Sending $9.7M to Yellowstone Capital Victims
FTC Sending $9.7M to Yellowstone Capital Victims
June 21, 2022  |  Security & Fraud

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission announced Tuesday (June 21) that it is sending 7,731 checks totaling more than $9.7 million to small businesses hurt by...

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Report: Banks Resist Refunds for Unauthorized Zelle Payments
Report: Banks Resist Refunds for Unauthorized Zelle Payments
June 20, 2022  |  Digital Banking

A slew of regulatory issues and new methods of stealing money from peoples’ bank accounts are changing how banks handle fraud and theft claims, The...

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Real-Time Demand Will Boost EU Open Banking Payments, Says Worldpay EMEA GM
Real-Time Demand Will Boost EU Open Banking Payments, Says Worldpay EMEA GM
June 20, 2022  |  Payments Innovation

Whether it’s the rapid normalization of contactless payments, the buy-now-pay-later boom or the growing interest in cryptocurrencies, the payments industry has been evolving at a...

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This Week in US TechREG: SEC, Crypto Community Exchange Warnings; CFPB Wants Credit Reporting Standards in BNPL Sector
This Week in US TechREG: SEC, Crypto Community Exchange Warnings; CFPB Wants Credit Reporting Standards...
June 17, 2022  |  Technology

This week, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the crypto community have been sending warnings to each other: the SEC chair said there was...

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PYMNTS AM Radar: Zoo NFTs; Robinhood Woes; Rich Reality; Friendly Fraud; ICYMI 
PYMNTS AM Radar: Zoo NFTs; Robinhood Woes; Rich Reality; Friendly Fraud; ICYMI 
June 16, 2022  |  Economy

Today is Thursday, June 16 and on this day in 1911, IBM was formed and started automating business transactions with punched card-based data tabulating machines....

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