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.

WEX Puts Fraud Detection on a 500-Millisecond Clock

WEX Puts Fraud Detection on a 500-Millisecond Clock
WEX Puts Fraud Detection on a 500-Millisecond Clock
May 01, 2026  |  Fraud Prevention

Watch more: What’s Next in Payments With WEX’s William Fitzgerald Payments fraud continues to evolve at a pace that strains conventional defenses, as increasingly automated...

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Canada Moves to Outlaw Crypto ATMs Amid Rising Fraud
Canada Moves to Outlaw Crypto ATMs Amid Rising Fraud
April 29, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

With fraud on the rise, the Canadian government is proposing a ban on crypto ATMs. That’s according to the country’s Spring Economic Update for 2026, which was...

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Sam Bankman-Fried Loses Bid for New Trial in FTX Case
Sam Bankman-Fried Loses Bid for New Trial in FTX Case
April 29, 2026  |  Legal & Regulation

Convicted crypto fraudster/FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried has lost his bid for a new trial. According to multiple published reports, a federal judge on Tuesday (April 28)...

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63% of Firms Face Check Fraud as Paper Payments Linger
63% of Firms Face Check Fraud as Paper Payments Linger
April 27, 2026  |  Real-Time Payments

The biggest obstacle to real-time payments adoption may not be fraud, but the fear of fraud. That’s the central finding of “Reality Check: Fact vs....

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FTC Shuts Down Alleged Healthcare Fraud Scheme
FTC Shuts Down Alleged Healthcare Fraud Scheme
April 22, 2026  |  Cybersecurity

Federal regulators say they’ve temporarily halted an operation that allegedly tricks consumers seeking health insurance. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced Wednesday (April 22) that a federal court...

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37% of Businesses Say Instant Payments Strengthen Security
37% of Businesses Say Instant Payments Strengthen Security
April 21, 2026  |  Real-Time Payments

For many businesses, the story around instant payments may be shifting from fear to familiarity. That is one of the clearest takeaways from “Instant Myths: Debunking...

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Payments Modernization Is Insurance’s Next Big Margin Engine
Payments Modernization Is Insurance’s Next Big Margin Engine
April 20, 2026  |  Insurance

Watch more: Need to Know With One Inc’s Ian Drysdale Insurance carriers are under pressure and operating on the edge. With margins often hovering between...

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IMF Says AI Can Win Fraud Fight if Banks Start Sharing Data
IMF Says AI Can Win Fraud Fight if Banks Start Sharing Data
April 15, 2026  |  Fraud Prevention

In today’s interconnected financial system, digital vulnerabilities do not remain localized. They propagate. Fraudsters now operate with the speed, scale and coordination of multinational enterprises,...

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