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How Fraud Changes in the World of Real-Time Payments

FICO

It is easy to lay liability for this at the feet of the victims, who after all have authorized the payment, arguably without making adequate checks. Banks have given customers the welcome ability to make irrevocable payments in real-time, but customers don’t have the tools and knowledge to carry out checks in the same way that a bank can.

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Instant Payments Mean Real-Time Payments Fraud

FICO

In the UK £250K can now be sent in a single, irrevocable payment – and the system has been tested for up to an eyewatering £10 million. We’ve already seen the impact of authorized push payment fraud on them, even when payments are not cleared on the same day. Who Is Liable? In September 2016, the UK consumer group Which?