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.

Europe’s Payee Checks Set the Pace as US Plans Take Shape
Europe’s Payee Checks Set the Pace as US Plans Take Shape
October 01, 2026  |  Cross-border Payments

A payment moving from one country to another passes through banks, clearing systems and payment networks that operate under different rules. The recipient information used...

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Study Finds CFOs Find AI Can’t Clear Every Cash Flow Bottleneck
Study Finds CFOs Find AI Can’t Clear Every Cash Flow Bottleneck
October 01, 2026  |  B2B Payments

A shorter cash cycle should feel like a victory lap. For many CFOs, it now comes with a longer list of risks. PYMNTS Intelligence, in...

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Fed’s Bowman Says AI Is Blessing and Threat to Bank Security
Fed’s Bowman Says AI Is Blessing and Threat to Bank Security
September 29, 2026  |  Cybersecurity

Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman warned about the danger artificial intelligence poses to banks while also touting its benefits. “While banks continue...

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Modulate Raises $25 Million to Expand Audio AI Efforts
Modulate Raises $25 Million to Expand Audio AI Efforts
September 28, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Modulate has raised $25 million to continue developing its “audio-native” AI models. The new funding, announced Monday (Sept. 28), comes as the company is seeing its artificial...

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Fraud Trends Put Fragmented Defenses Under Pressure
Fraud Trends Put Fragmented Defenses Under Pressure
September 28, 2026  |  Cybersecurity

The 43% of scam victims who pay fraudsters within an hour present banks with an obvious problem. There may be almost no time to stop...

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Nvidia Builds a Watchdog to Keep AI Agents in Bounds
Nvidia Builds a Watchdog to Keep AI Agents in Bounds
September 28, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Nvidia is moving the artificial intelligence kill switch deeper into the machinery, giving businesses a way to stop autonomous agents even when the software directing...

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Nvidia Says New Safety Platform Would Have Stopped Hugging Face Hack
Nvidia Says New Safety Platform Would Have Stopped Hugging Face Hack
September 28, 2026  |  Cybersecurity

Nvidia debuted an open software platform and reference system designed for agentic artificial intelligence safety, according to a Monday (Sept. 28) news release. The Nvidia...

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The Fraud Economy Has a Supply Chain, and Erin West Is Going After It
The Fraud Economy Has a Supply Chain, and Erin West Is Going After It
September 28, 2026  |  Fraud Prevention

Watch more: The Digital Shift With Operation Shamrock’s Erin West The morning before she spoke with PYMNTS CEO Karen Webster, Erin West took a call...

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51% of eCommerce Merchants Hold the Line on Fraud Staffing
51% of eCommerce Merchants Hold the Line on Fraud Staffing
September 25, 2026  |  Fraud Prevention

Fraud budgets are moving in two different directions. Fifty-one percent of global eCommerce merchants expect spending on fraud-management staff to remain flat or decline, while...

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