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.

Westlake Financial Securely Raises The Speed Limit For Auto Financing Disbursements

Westlake Financial Securely Raises The Speed Limit For Auto Financing Disbursements
Westlake Financial Securely Raises The Speed Limit For Auto Financing Disbursements
January 22, 2021  |  Faster Payments

Car buyers want instant access to auto loan disbursements, but there are risks to offering real-time speeds, says Raul Alvarez, director of accounting operations at...

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GIACT: It’s Time To Fight Back Against Fraud
GIACT: It’s Time To Fight Back Against Fraud
January 21, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

Melissa Townsley-Solis, head of GIACT, discusses one of the negative effects of COVID-19: the escalation of fraud in the payments arena. In “A Look Forward:...

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Deep Dive: Why FIs, Businesses Must Readjust Their Debit Fraud Protection Strategies In 2021
Deep Dive: Why FIs, Businesses Must Readjust Their Debit Fraud Protection Strategies In 2021
January 21, 2021  |  Next-Gen Debit

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Biden’s Treasury Pick Yellen Leary Of Crypto
Biden’s Treasury Pick Yellen Leary Of Crypto
January 21, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Janet Yellen, President Joe Biden’s nominee for Treasury Secretary, is expected to take a hard stance on cryptocurrencies, calling digital currency a “particular concern” that...

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Auto Lenders Use AI To Drive Safer Real-Time Disbursements
Auto Lenders Use AI To Drive Safer Real-Time Disbursements
January 21, 2021  |  Faster Payments

Immediate disbursements are gaining favor in various industries and sectors. They can eliminate the pain points in business-to-consumer (B2C) transactions by keeping consumers from waiting...

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How Radius Bank Is Tapping Mobile, Digital Card Issuance To Keep Debit Transactions Secure
How Radius Bank Is Tapping Mobile, Digital Card Issuance To Keep Debit Transactions Secure
January 20, 2021  |  Next-Gen Debit

Consumers are increasingly turning to debit to manage their spend, and fraudsters are wise to the move. In the latest Next-Gen Debit Tracker, Chris Tremont,...

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Bitcoin Daily: Crypto Wallet Trezor Warns Of Fake App On Google Play; Dubai Planning Digital Asset Framework
Bitcoin Daily: Crypto Wallet Trezor Warns Of Fake App On Google Play; Dubai Planning Digital...
January 19, 2021  |  Bitcoin

Trezor, a cryptocurrency wallet hardware provider, warned users Monday (Jan. 18) of a “malicious” fake Trezor app on the Google Play store, Cointelegraph reported. Get...

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Today In Payments: LendingClub Gets OK To Acquire Radius Bancorp; GDPR Penalties Escalate As EU Officials Crack Down
Today In Payments: LendingClub Gets OK To Acquire Radius Bancorp; GDPR Penalties Escalate As EU...
January 19, 2021  |  News

In today’s top news, LendingClub gets approval to acquire Radius Bancorp, and GDPR fines have escalated as European regulators step up enforcement. And Plaid plans...

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Deep Dive: How Merchants Can Tap Contactless Payments And QR Codes To Drive Consumer Loyalty And Spending
Deep Dive: How Merchants Can Tap Contactless Payments And QR Codes To Drive Consumer Loyalty...
January 19, 2021  |  Consumer Payments

Banks, financial players and businesses abandoned many of their expectations for 2020 shopping and payment trends during the pandemic as they scrambled to respond to...

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