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.

Coupang Investors Want US to Investigate S. Korea’s Handling of Data Breach
Coupang Investors Want US to Investigate S. Korea’s Handling of Data Breach
January 22, 2026  |  Cybersecurity

Last year, Seattle-based eCommerce company Coupang suffered a data breach affecting millions of customers. Now, a pair of Coupang investors has called on the United...

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Cross-Border Payments Put CFOs Under Rising AML Pressure
Cross-Border Payments Put CFOs Under Rising AML Pressure
January 21, 2026  |  Cross-border Payments

Cross-border payments are increasingly wearing two hats for growth-oriented businesses. On the one hand, as digital payment rails proliferate, cross-border optimization has evolved into a...

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Synthetic IDs and Agent Bots Force Banks to Rethink Verification
Synthetic IDs and Agent Bots Force Banks to Rethink Verification
January 21, 2026  |  Digital Identity

Growth in a digital world requires standout digital infrastructure and tooling. That’s supported by findings in the new report “When ‘Good Enough’ Isn’t Enough: Digital...

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7 in 10 Banks Increase Fraud Spending as Losses and Complexity Grow
7 in 10 Banks Increase Fraud Spending as Losses and Complexity Grow
January 19, 2026  |  Fraud Prevention

Fraud is no longer just a cost line item for banks and payment firms. It is increasingly a force that shapes how institutions invest, modernize...

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This Week in Stablecoins: Card Payments, Crypto Policies and Bank Pushback
This Week in Stablecoins: Card Payments, Crypto Policies and Bank Pushback
January 16, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Stablecoins are no longer knocking on the door of mainstream finance. As the headlines this week underscore, they are already inside and trying to rearrange...

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Revolut Adds Call Identification Feature to Combat Impersonation Scams
Revolut Adds Call Identification Feature to Combat Impersonation Scams
January 13, 2026  |  Fraud Prevention

Revolut’s finance app now offers a feature designed to help combat impersonation scams. The new call identification feature detects when a customer opening the app...

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Behind the Top Scams Consumers Face and the Defenses That Work
Behind the Top Scams Consumers Face and the Defenses That Work
January 13, 2026  |  Fraud Prevention

Fraudsters are nothing if not creative, constantly reshaping old tricks with new technology to stay one step ahead of consumers and the institutions that serve...

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More Than Half of Merchants Shift Fraud Spend From People to Tech
More Than Half of Merchants Shift Fraud Spend From People to Tech
January 13, 2026  |  Fraud Prevention

Merchants are discovering that fraud prevention has become less about stopping bad actors at checkout and more about managing risk across the entire payment journey,...

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Betterment Says Social Engineering Attack Enabled Data Breach and Unauthorized Messages
Betterment Says Social Engineering Attack Enabled Data Breach and Unauthorized Messages
January 12, 2026  |  Cybersecurity

Investing and savings app Betterment said Monday (Jan. 12) that a social engineering attack led to its customers receiving an unauthorized message promoting a crypto-related promotion...

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