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.

Agentic Agents Confront and Combat Fraud as Scams Accelerate

Agentic Agents Confront and Combat Fraud as Scams Accelerate
Agentic Agents Confront and Combat Fraud as Scams Accelerate
February 23, 2026  |  Fraud Prevention

A consumer receives a text message that appears to come from her bank. The tone is urgent. The link opens a convincing login page. Credentials...

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Open-Loop Systems Help Modernize Transit Payments
Open-Loop Systems Help Modernize Transit Payments
February 23, 2026  |  Transportation

Transit systems around the world are moving away from cash and paper tickets. Instead, they are moving toward modernized payments tied to bank-issued contactless cards...

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Discover Network Shows How Sharing Data Can Turn the Tide on Fraud
Discover Network Shows How Sharing Data Can Turn the Tide on Fraud
February 20, 2026  |  Cybersecurity

Fraud is no longer a marginal cost of doing business. Instead, it is a fast-moving, adaptive threat that cuts across eCommerce, digital payments, account access...

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Experience Economy Pushes Payments to $20B Super Bowl Test
Experience Economy Pushes Payments to $20B Super Bowl Test
February 18, 2026  |  Digital Payments

Watch more: The Digital Shift With Paysafe’s Bruce Lowthers Somewhere between the first ticket purchase and the final prop bet, $20.2 billion changed hands. That...

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Stronger Digital IDs Help Stop $34 Billion in Fraud Losses
Stronger Digital IDs Help Stop $34 Billion in Fraud Losses
February 16, 2026  |  Authentication

Fraudsters have been using artificial intelligence, automation and highly convincing impersonation tactics to steal identities. Once they have those identities in hand, they can (and...

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Banks Shift AI From Chatbots to Autonomous Money Movement
Banks Shift AI From Chatbots to Autonomous Money Movement
February 13, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

The most consequential artificial intelligence deployments in finance are invisible to customers. They are unfolding inside compliance queues, cash management dashboards and payment routing engines,...

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On ‘From the Block,’ Experts Warn Crypto Must Fix Scams and User Errors Before Scaling
On ‘From the Block,’ Experts Warn Crypto Must Fix Scams and User Errors Before Scaling
February 12, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

The cryptocurrency industry appears to have a narrative problem. The story it tells is about speed, innovation and a financial system rebuilt from scratch. The...

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CFOs Turn Fraud Control Into Margin Defense
CFOs Turn Fraud Control Into Margin Defense
February 11, 2026  |  Fraud Prevention

Tradition is as tradition does. And traditionally, in many finance organizations, fraud protection has lived in the same mental bucket as insurance premiums and audit...

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