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.

Real-Time Payments Stress-Test Bank Infrastructure
Real-Time Payments Stress-Test Bank Infrastructure
December 23, 2025  |  Real-Time Payments

Watch more: Need to Know: i2c’s Marjorie Tart Real-time payments are becoming a baseline expectation in a digital economy where consumers and businesses want money...

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Tariffs Expose Who Really Knows Their Suppliers
Tariffs Expose Who Really Knows Their Suppliers
December 22, 2025  |  Supply Chain

The year 2025 rewrote the realities of global trade in many ways. Supply chain choke points swelled, tariffs shifted long-standing buyer-supplier relationships, and finance and...

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Account Takeovers Surge as Banks Scramble to Respond
Account Takeovers Surge as Banks Scramble to Respond
December 22, 2025  |  Cybersecurity

Fraudsters are constantly evolving, and banks are struggling to keep up. The imbalance underscores a broader shift. Criminal activity is pivoting toward external attackers regaining...

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UK Allows Firms to Set Their Own Limits for Contactless Payments
UK Allows Firms to Set Their Own Limits for Contactless Payments
December 19, 2025  |  Legal & Regulation

The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said rule changes that will take effect in March 2026 will allow banks and payment service providers to...

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UPS-Owned Happy Returns Tests AI to Combat Fraud
UPS-Owned Happy Returns Tests AI to Combat Fraud
December 18, 2025  |  Artificial Intelligence

UPS-owned reverse logistics company Happy Returns reportedly plans to use artificial intelligence to combat returns fraud. The company is testing an AI fraud detection tool...

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AI-Powered Scams Force Banks Into Real-Time Fraud Defense
AI-Powered Scams Force Banks Into Real-Time Fraud Defense
December 18, 2025  |  Cybersecurity

Watch more: The Digital Shift: Block’s Brian Boates  Fraud has a new face every day. Even a highly informed customer can fall victim if an...

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Payments Infrastructure Now Decides Which Insurers Win
Payments Infrastructure Now Decides Which Insurers Win
December 18, 2025  |  Insurance

Watch more: What’s Next in Payments: One Inc’s Elizabeth Hoemeke Payments are maturing into a utility layer for the global economy. The unsung heroes of...

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Tricolor CEO Faces Life Sentence Over Subprime Lending Scheme
Tricolor CEO Faces Life Sentence Over Subprime Lending Scheme
December 17, 2025  |  Legal & Regulation

Federal prosecutors are accusing four executives from defunct subprime auto lender Tricolor Holdings of defrauding investors. In an indictment unsealed Tuesday (Dec. 16), the U.S....

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Fraudsters Test the Limit of Banks’ Defenses
Fraudsters Test the Limit of Banks’ Defenses
December 17, 2025  |  Authentication

Fraudsters no longer break in by force alone. Increasingly, they persuade, fatigue or impersonate their way past defenses that were designed to stop credential theft...

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