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FTC Sounds Alarm as Imposter Scams Steal $3.5 Billion
Fraud Prevention // May 07, 2026

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is warning consumers to beware of text messages that demand money for unpaid tolls as well as new online friends or love interests who suddenly ask for money. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

FIS and Anthropic Collaborate to Enable Agent-First Banks
artificial intelligence // May 04, 2026

FIS and Anthropic have developed a Financial Crimes AI Agent and plan to build additional artificial intelligence agents for bank-grade operations. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

WEX Puts Fraud Detection on a 500-Millisecond Clock
Fraud Prevention // May 01, 2026

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OpenAI Will Arm Critical Cyber Defenders With Frontier Model
Cybersecurity // April 30, 2026

OpenAI will start rolling out a frontier cybersecurity model called GPT-5.5-Cyber to “critical cyber defenders” within days, CEO Sam Altman said in a Wednesday (April 29) post on X. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

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WEX Puts Fraud Detection on a 500-Millisecond Clock

May 01, 2026
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Banks Need to Know When the Bot Has Permission

April 28, 2026
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Maverick Says Data Without Intent Is Just Expensive Storage

April 27, 2026
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Bots Are Turning Identity Verification Into a Full-Time Job

April 24, 2026
In the early days of digital commerce, identity verification was a front-door exercise. It represented a necessary, but narrow, checkpoint designed to confirm that a customer was who they claimed...

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FTC Sounds Alarm as Imposter Scams Steal $3.5 Billion

May 07, 2026
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is warning consumers to beware of text messages that demand money for unpaid tolls as well as new online friends or love interests who suddenly ask for money. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins […]

FIS and Anthropic Collaborate to Enable Agent-First Banks

May 04, 2026
FIS and Anthropic have developed a Financial Crimes AI Agent and plan to build additional artificial intelligence agents for bank-grade operations. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

OpenAI Will Arm Critical Cyber Defenders With Frontier Model

April 30, 2026
OpenAI will start rolling out a frontier cybersecurity model called GPT-5.5-Cyber to “critical cyber defenders” within days, CEO Sam Altman said in a Wednesday (April 29) post on X. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

What AI-Driven Attack Chains Mean for CFOs and CISOs

April 15, 2026
The question for executives is no longer whether artificial intelligence will affect cybersecurity. It is whether their organization is still operating on assumptions from a pre-autonomy world. Get the Full...