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 Finds 42% of Companies Rely on Layered Defense to Combat Fraud
PYMNTS Finds 42% of Companies Rely on Layered Defense to Combat Fraud
October 12, 2026  |  Fraud Prevention

Forty-two percent of corporate finance departments deploy a stack of three or more artificial intelligence (AI) tools to secure their outgoing payments, according to the...

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More Than Two-Thirds of Firms Lose or Delay Revenue When Payments Fail
More Than Two-Thirds of Firms Lose or Delay Revenue When Payments Fail
October 12, 2026  |  B2B Payments

A failed payment can look small on a transaction screen. For the business waiting on the money, the effects can spread fast. Revenue gets delayed,...

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Scamming Becomes $422 Billion Business With AI Assistance
Scamming Becomes $422 Billion Business With AI Assistance
October 11, 2026  |  Fraud Prevention

Like many industries, scamming is getting an artificial intelligence-powered upgrade. That’s according to a report Saturday (Oct. 10) by Bloomberg News, citing data from the...

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2 Years of SDNY FinCrime Cases Show New Technology Scaling Old Vulnerabilities
2 Years of SDNY FinCrime Cases Show New Technology Scaling Old Vulnerabilities
October 09, 2026  |  Fraud Prevention

Enterprise fraud and white-collar crime’s biggest shift over the past two years is less about the technology criminals use than the number of systems they...

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Automation and AI Move Deeper Into Payment Exceptions
Automation and AI Move Deeper Into Payment Exceptions
October 09, 2026  |  Payments Innovation

Much of payment processing already happens without an employee touching the transaction. The “hands-on” interactions come when payments fail to clear, or transactions trigger fraud...

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59% of Firms With AI Fraud Defenses Stop Losses Before They Start
59% of Firms With AI Fraud Defenses Stop Losses Before They Start
October 09, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Businesses that combine several artificial intelligence tools to fight payments fraud are nearly twice as likely to stop at least 90% of attempted attacks before...

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What the Treasury and SEC Can Teach CFOs About Fraud
What the Treasury and SEC Can Teach CFOs About Fraud
October 08, 2026  |  Fraud Prevention

The most expensive fraud control is becoming the one that works perfectly, just a few seconds too late. Two developments from Washington this week, one...

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Scams Move From the Inbox to the Text Screen
Scams Move From the Inbox to the Text Screen
October 08, 2026  |  Fraud Prevention

A bank can monitor a login, score a transaction and flag unusual account activity. It can’t see the text message that convinced its customer to...

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U.S. Bank Debuts Service to Help Clients Spot Identity Threats
U.S. Bank Debuts Service to Help Clients Spot Identity Threats
October 07, 2026  |  Fraud Prevention

U.S. Bank introduced a service called Project 360, designed to help customers protect their privacy, according to a Wednesday (Oct. 7) press release. Project 360...

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