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.

eBay/PayPal: What Everyone Missed
eBay/PayPal: What Everyone Missed
February 05, 2018  |  Digital Payments

The year was 1999. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

READ MORE >
Hackers Targeting Payroll Direct Deposit
Hackers Targeting Payroll Direct Deposit
February 02, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Of all of the scams targeting corporates, another one is landing on their radar. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

READ MORE >
Payments Ecosystem Readies For Visa’s New Chargeback Rules 
Payments Ecosystem Readies For Visa’s New Chargeback Rules 
February 02, 2018  |  VISA

What you don’t know can, indeed, hurt you — especially when it comes to chargeback liability. The waters of transaction disputes are challenging even today, but...

READ MORE >
Startup Roundup: Changing The Name Of The Game
Startup Roundup: Changing The Name Of The Game
January 31, 2018  |  Startup Roundup

January is a month of New Year’s resolutions for the masses, and it was no different for these startups, many of which have launched or...

READ MORE >
Australia’s Real-Time Payments Push Brings Cyber Fears
Australia’s Real-Time Payments Push Brings Cyber Fears
January 30, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Australia is gearing up to become the latest market to roll out a real-time payments infrastructure, but the plans are raising some security concerns, according...

READ MORE >
Can ‘Healthy Friction’ Help Build Consumer Trust?
Can ‘Healthy Friction’ Help Build Consumer Trust?
January 26, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Friction isn’t a deal-breaker for mobile banking and payment apps. To be sure, too much friction can send users running back to the App Store...

READ MORE >
E Pluribus Unum: One Payment Stack To Rule Them All?
E Pluribus Unum: One Payment Stack To Rule Them All?
January 25, 2018  |  Retail

Try building a tower out of Legos, K’nex, and wooden blocks. How sturdy will that tower be? Probably not very, since these materials aren’t designed...

READ MORE >
SEC Goes After Leader Of $1.2B Ponzi Scheme
SEC Goes After Leader Of $1.2B Ponzi Scheme
January 22, 2018  |  Legal

An independent management team has resigned from the Woodbridge Group of Companies after the SEC accused the firm of being a Ponzi scheme. Get the...

READ MORE >
Kount Links With Moneris For Enterprise Fraud Protection
Kount Links With Moneris For Enterprise Fraud Protection
January 16, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Fraud technology firm Kount is collaborating with payment processor Moneris Solutions, the companies said Monday (Jan. 15), to link enterprise customers to payment fraud protection...

READ MORE >