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Corporate Payments Fraud Jumps Despite Stronger Internal Controls

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While corporates are adopting stronger internal controls to combat the threat of payments fraud, new data from the Association for Financial Professionals (AFP) reveals the number of incidents has continued to climb to new heights. ”

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Unlocking Paper Checks’ Potential With APIs

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The paper check has a nasty reputation in B2B payments as a cumbersome, manual and risky payment rail. It’s a major issue in B2B payments today. According to the AFP, 71 percent of businesses have experienced actual or attempted check fraud. This is where API technology comes in.

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Breaking Down The Data Behind Record Levels Of B2B Payments Fraud

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The Association for Financial Professionals (AFP) came out with some scary statistics this month: B2B payments fraud is not only on the rise, but at its highest levels ever since the AFP began recording this information. To his dismay (and to the dismay of businesses across the U.S.), One of the largest culprits: paper checks.

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Treasurers Reveal Dismal Tech Adoption Rates

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A new report from the Association for Financial Professionals (AFP) found that only about a tenth of surveyed corporate treasurers are prepared for emerging technologies like blockchain and machine learning to disrupt the enterprise. That means RPA can handle simple, repetitive tasks as well as more complex tasks, the AFP explained.

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Payments Acceleration Shifts The Risks For Buyers And Suppliers

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Business-to-business (B2B) trade, especially when deals occur across borders, expose businesses to all sorts of risks, like non-payment (on the supplier’s side), or non-deliver (on the buyer’s side). The buyer-supplier relationship goes beyond regulatory requirements like Know Your Customer. The supplier would be at risk [of non-payment].”.

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Cyberattackers Turn To Payments Fraud, Ransomware As Tech Firms Fight Back

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In this week’s B2B Data Digest, PYMNTS examines some of these numbers, finding that businesses are falling victim to payments fraud, but that tech firms are taking actions to mitigate cyber risks. .

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How Half Of Corporate Treasurers Are Getting Left Behind

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Nearly half of the companies surveyed by the Association for Financial Professionals (AFP) and Bloomberg aren’t using a treasury management system. Despite the longevity,” AFP said in its announcement, “treasury professionals make efforts to ensure that their organizations use the most recent version of their TMS.”