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.

Transaction Laundering’s Newest Art Form
Transaction Laundering’s Newest Art Form
January 26, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

The good news is that risk and compliance solutions work. The bad news is that, in response, criminals have taken the payments path of least...

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BREAKING: TransUnion Releases New Data On Identity Theft, Fraud
BREAKING: TransUnion Releases New Data On Identity Theft, Fraud
January 25, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

As fraud and identity theft continue to evolve and become more sophisticated threats, TransUnion announced the launch of its new suite of solutions to help...

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PYMNTS Daily Data Dive: US Data Breaches
PYMNTS Daily Data Dive: US Data Breaches
January 24, 2017  |  Daily Data Dive

According to a report highlighting findings from the Identity Theft Resource Center and CyberScout, data breaches in the U.S. reached an all-time high in 2016:...

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Living (Dangerously) In The Land Of The Mag Stripe
Living (Dangerously) In The Land Of The Mag Stripe
January 20, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

The years may change, but one thing in financial services remain the same: the threat of fraud. John Buzzard, fraud executive expert of CO-OP Financial...

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Alibaba Cracks Down On Counterfeits
Alibaba Cracks Down On Counterfeits
January 05, 2017  |  Retail

Alibaba is taking more measures to crack down counterfeiters using its eCommerce site Taobao weeks after the site was blacklisted by the Office of the...

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Why Fraudsters Are Targeting Global Citizens
Why Fraudsters Are Targeting Global Citizens
January 04, 2017  |  International

It doesn’t take long for fraudsters to find new vulnerabilities in payments — and when they do, all bets are off. Get the Full Story...

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ACH Faster Payments Stress Fraud Protections
ACH Faster Payments Stress Fraud Protections
December 30, 2016  |  Faster Payments

Faster payments may be speeding up transactions for consumers, but it may also be putting pressure on the systems banks have in place to fight...

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Fighting Fraud — One Microsegment At A Time
Fighting Fraud — One Microsegment At A Time
December 14, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

Firewalls are out; hyperawareness of where data is flowing across networks and endpoints is in. The brand new Unisys Stealth(aware) platform takes a page from...

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Radial Fights Fraud, Releases Annual Holiday Fraud Index
Radial Fights Fraud, Releases Annual Holiday Fraud Index
December 13, 2016  |  Retail

Radial is an industry leader in omnichannel commerce technology and operations. With headquarters in King Of Prussia, Pennsylvania, Radial provides major brands and merchants with...

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