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.

Businesses Move Fraud Checks Ahead of Payments
Businesses Move Fraud Checks Ahead of Payments
September 24, 2026  |  Fraud Prevention

A payment request can look perfectly ordinary until someone checks the bank account. By then, the finance team may be one click away from sending...

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Hacked FBI Data Exposes Sensitive Details on Employees
Hacked FBI Data Exposes Sensitive Details on Employees
September 23, 2026  |  Cybersecurity

A trove of data allegedly stolen from the FBI includes detailed information about employees working on sensitive intelligence, counterespionage and security operations, Reuters reported Wednesday...

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ISO 42001 May Become a Payments AI Governance Benchmark
ISO 42001 May Become a Payments AI Governance Benchmark
September 21, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Payments firms need a way to identify where artificial intelligence is being used and who’s responsible for it, as well as to monitor how those...

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Digital Wallets Bring New Rules for Consumer Protection
Digital Wallets Bring New Rules for Consumer Protection
September 21, 2026  |  Cybersecurity

Watch more: Digital Shift With Spreedly’s Jennifer Rosario Digital assets can reach millions of consumers faster than the security practices surrounding them can mature. Digital...

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Polymarket Accused of Ignoring Fraud in Pursuit of Growth
Polymarket Accused of Ignoring Fraud in Pursuit of Growth
September 20, 2026  |  Markets

The prediction market sector is quickly growing, and marquee player Polymarket along with it. But as The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Sunday (Sept. 20),...

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Scammers Use Outdated Payment Tech to Steal Government Benefits
Scammers Use Outdated Payment Tech to Steal Government Benefits
September 20, 2026  |  Cybersecurity

Decades-old payment technology is reportedly helping scammers steal hundreds of millions of dollars from the welfare system. It’s part of an operation led by Romanian...

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AI Agents Become the Next Payments Customer
AI Agents Become the Next Payments Customer
September 18, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Watch more: Digital Shift With Viggo Stenseth of SolvaPay The payments industry has devoted much effort to making sure a bot can’t pass for a...

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House Passes Bill to Give Local Police More Tools Against Elder Financial Fraud
House Passes Bill to Give Local Police More Tools Against Elder Financial Fraud
September 17, 2026  |  Fraud Prevention

The House approved legislation Tuesday (Sept. 15) aimed at giving state and local law enforcement more resources to investigate sophisticated financial scams targeting older consumers...

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S&P Acquires OpenZeppelin to Bring Risk Assessment to On-Chain Finance
S&P Acquires OpenZeppelin to Bring Risk Assessment to On-Chain Finance
September 17, 2026  |  Blockchain

S&P Global is acquiring blockchain security company OpenZeppelin as it looks to expand its risk assessment business to on-chain financial products, according to a Thursday...

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