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.

IRS Warns of Most Dangerous 2026 Tax Scams Targeting SMBs

IRS Warns of Most Dangerous 2026 Tax Scams Targeting SMBs
IRS Warns of Most Dangerous 2026 Tax Scams Targeting SMBs
March 17, 2026  |  Fraud Prevention

The “Dirty Dozen” list of tax scams released by the IRS this year reads less like a seasonal advisory and more like a snapshot of...

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Veriff Warns Deepfakes Are Distracting Firms From the Real Identity Problem
Veriff Warns Deepfakes Are Distracting Firms From the Real Identity Problem
March 16, 2026  |  Authentication

Watch more: What’s Next in Payments With Veriff’s Hubert Behaghel The surge in artificial intelligence-powered fraud has placed identity verification in the spotlight. Tools capable...

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Fake Worker Scams Swamp Remote Hires
Fake Worker Scams Swamp Remote Hires
March 15, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

AI-powered “fake worker” scams are reportedly spreading from the U.S. to Europe. That’s according to a report Sunday (March 15) from the Financial Times (FT),...

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Fraud Defense Moves From the Back Office to the Codebase
Fraud Defense Moves From the Back Office to the Codebase
March 13, 2026  |  Cybersecurity

The evolution of digital payments has often followed a predictable pattern. As transactions become faster and more seamless, new layers of infrastructure emerge to support...

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Commerzbank Taps Hawk to Fight Money Laundering With AI
Commerzbank Taps Hawk to Fight Money Laundering With AI
March 11, 2026  |  AML

Germany’s Commerzbank launched a partnership with anti-fraud and anti-money laundering (AML) technology firm Hawk. The collaboration, announced in a news release Tuesday (March 10), is...

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AI Forensics Takes Aim at Compliance Gridlock
AI Forensics Takes Aim at Compliance Gridlock
March 11, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Watch more: Digital Shift With Flagright’s Madhu Nadig Scale is fast becoming a central challenge in financial crime compliance. As digital payments expand and real-time...

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47% of Merchants Report False Declines Cost Them Sales
47% of Merchants Report False Declines Cost Them Sales
March 11, 2026  |  Fraud Prevention

Fraud prevention is no longer about stopping a single bad transaction. It is about managing risk across an entire payment journey without driving away legitimate...

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Armadin Raises $190 Million to Combat AI-Driven Cyberattacks
Armadin Raises $190 Million to Combat AI-Driven Cyberattacks
March 10, 2026  |  Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity company Armadin raised a record $189.9 million, according to a Tuesday (March 10) press release. The company’s combined seed and Series A funding round...

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