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BEC Tops Fraud Attempts Against Treasurers: Survey

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The 2020 Association for Financial Professionals (AFP) Payments Fraud and Control Survey underwritten by JPMorgan found that business email compromise (BEC) was the most noted origin of tried or actual fraud incidents in 2019, according to an announcement. That figure marks the second-highest percentage in the past 10 years.

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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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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. But there are other ways the AFP found businesses are exposed to payments fraud, most notably through the BEC scam.

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CFOs Failing Their Boards In Fraud, Risk Management

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Corporate treasury is now more strategic for the enterprise, meaning chief financial officers and treasurers must be close-knit with their organizations’ boards of directors.