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OCTOBER 12, 2020

But that problem could be a thing of the past thanks to the launch of the world’s first B2B cybersecurity marketplace that enables buyers to easily search, compare pricing and purchase the right IT solution in one place. With over 5,000 cybersecurity vendors in the U.S.

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MARCH 6, 2020

A lull in venture capital funding has only a few B2B FinTechs this week securing new investment rounds. In the meantime, PYMNTS gathered up a shortlist of the B2B FinTechs that were able to secure new funding as backers prepare for their next wave of support. The plan is now open for public comment, reports said. Mailprotector.

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OCTOBER 7, 2019

This week’s B2B Fraud Tracker looks at the latest cases and allegations of fraud, which show rising sophistication in fraudsters’ tactics: internal bad actors are no longer acting alone, BEC scams are no longer reliant on chance and financial institutions face a growing trend in loan fraud.

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AUGUST 3, 2020

COVID-19 and the ensuing economic downturn has caused B2B payment challenges to reach a new level. 200%: Growth in business email compromise attempts between April 2020 and May 2020. Vendors that once saw late buyer payments as unavoidable now risk going out of business if their clients don’t speed up the pace of payments.

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Email Compromise Compromise Payments B2B 94

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

But that message is apparently lost on criminals, who, according to a new report, have stolen some $26 billion over the last three years in a scam generally known as “ business email compromise.”. This is not the first time the FBI has sounded a warning about business email compromise. Federal Bureau of Investigation.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2020

While the business email compromise (BEC) scam is a global pain point for businesses, this week's B2B Data Digest looks at the latest figures in B2B payments fraud and finds BEC heating up in one particular region: Australia and New Zealand.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2020

The accused allegedly tapped a network of 49 shell firms for the business to business (B2B) scam that defrauded the government. When it comes to B2B payment scams , it’s not only outsiders but entities’ own internal personnel that is often the cause of fraudulent activity.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

In B2B payments, a series of payment innovations is promising to put an end to some common frictions. Data: 1,100: Number of business email compromise fraud scams that targeted CEOs in 2018. All this, Today in Data. 70 percent: Share of customers born after 1980 who are willing to use digital banks.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2020

The risk of fraud continues to climb for organizations of all sizes as the latest data reveals third-quarter spikes in business email compromise and ransomware scams. This week's B2B Data Digest takes a look at the numbers behind those spikes, finding small businesses to be particularly at-risk.

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APRIL 14, 2017

In the Association for Financial Professionals ‘ 2017 Payments Fraud Survey, the organization saw a significant rise in the amount of B2B payment fraud occurrences. 74 percent | Percentage of companies that were tricked by 2016 business email compromise (BEC) scams.

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JANUARY 26, 2017

B2B payments have a reputation for being slow to innovate , though the last couple years has challenged that notoriety. Faster payments initiatives, blockchain and other disruptions all show promise to make major changes in the B2B payments space. B2B Payments Outlook.

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APRIL 13, 2020

B2B payments are far from immune to fraud, and in this week’s B2B Data Digest, the business email compromise (BEC) scam reigns. ” Below, PYMNTS looks at the data behind the latest B2B payments frauds, including BEC scams and beyond.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2020

The cross-border B2B payments space experienced a small drop in growth during the first half of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic’s effects, but it is expected to continue expanding despite this hiccup. It also analyzes these shifts' impact on future international B2B payments. The Pandemic And Changing B2B Needs.

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MARCH 23, 2020

It’s too soon to tell how the coronavirus crisis will impact corporates’ financial and payment operations, but while analysts continue to raise the alert about consumer payments fraud, the risk of B2B payments fraud persists, particularly as more employees work from home.

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JANUARY 18, 2021

This week's B2B Data Digest takes a look at the numbers behind the latest instances of fraud, including fraudulent invoices, corporate tax scams and more. $19 Reports in Boss Hunting said two brothers based in New York are accused of committing fraud with the eCommerce conglomerate by posing as a legitimate B2B wholesaler.

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MAY 3, 2017

For instance, NICE Actimize is watching B2B payments closely as fraudsters similarly shift their attention toward corporate transactions. “Up She cited The Clearing House and Same Day ACH as key initiatives in the realm of faster payments that have significant implications for B2B payment practices. By all means, they’re hitting it.”.

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DECEMBER 30, 2016

Mike Vigue, vice president, product strategy, cyberfraud and risk management at B2B payments firm Bottomline Technologies , warns that ongoing use of paper checks, fraudulent emails and general ignorance of cyberthreats will continue to place businesses — and their payment activities — at the center of thieves’ targets.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2019

KPMG is rolling out a new payments security solution targeting B2B payments fraud, the company said Thursday (Nov. A press release said KPMG is collaborating with cybersecurity provider nsKnox to roll out its KPMG Secure Payments tool, distributed and serviced by KPMG Israel.

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JUNE 22, 2020

Corporate fraud continues to plague businesses large and small, and in this week’s B2B fraud tracker, many of the latest cases of nefarious activity within the enterprise can be traced back to the continued use of paper and legacy systems. The biggest story this past week, of course, was the revelation that as much as $2.1 ” $1.4

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MARCH 9, 2020

The FBI has once again sounded the alarm on the proliferation of digital fraud like ransomware and the business email compromise (BEC) scam, releasing new stats on the financial damage such criminal activity has caused in the U.S. million, a reflection of how B2B invoices can be used to defraud government entities, too.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2020

This week’s B2B Data Digest takes a look at the latest data points behind more cases of B2B payments fraud. 2,100 corporates were targeted in a widespread business email compromise (BEC) scam recently uncovered by cybersecurity company Agari , the firm revealed last week.

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DECEMBER 2, 2019

As B2B fraud threats like the business email compromise (BEC) scam or internal employee theft continue to grow for businesses large and small, experts are urging business owners and executives to take the lead in combatting fraudsters.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2019

In Ireland, police are sounding the alarm on the threat of B2B payments fraud after multiple businesses lost hundreds of thousands of dollars to business email compromise (BEC) scams. Hassold provided a public comment on the vendor email compromise scam. Meanwhile, in the U.K.,

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DECEMBER 7, 2020

Business email compromise (BEC) scams continue to ravage company coffers. According to CNBC reports , the email phishing scheme involves attackers impersonating one business executive at a China-based business that offers temperature-controlled supply chain solutions.

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Business Email Compromise Scams Crime Email Compromise 91

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AUGUST 17, 2020

In this week’s Data Digest, PYMNTS rounds up the latest cases and research into how corporates are being targeted with crimes like the business email compromise (BEC) scam, as well as how they’re fighting back. PYMNTS breaks down the numbers of the latest in B2B fraud below.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

Employees certainly need more training to be able to detect a business email compromise (BEC) when they see one. Here’s the problem: The professional who falls victim to eInvoice scams like the business email compromise is, more often than not, a C-Suite executive. Additional Attacks Putting the Enterprise at Risk.

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APRIL 14, 2017

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. With that in mind, it may not be so surprising that check fraud has increased, he said. “I

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APRIL 7, 2020

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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MAY 25, 2016

The Business Email Compromise is now a top concern for the enterprise and security providers alike, especially since regulators have released warnings against the crime. One startup wants to safeguard corporate email and has just received new venture capital to move forward with its efforts.

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JANUARY 27, 2020

The Business Email Compromise (BEC) continues to evolve. Fraudsters are adding new twists to what has become an increasingly common scam targeting businesses’ B2B payments activity. BEC is not the only cyberattack causing corporate losses, however, as ransomware threats continue to ramp up as well.

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Business Email Compromise Scams Ransomware Real Time Payments 71

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DECEMBER 18, 2017

judge has sentenced a Nigerian man to three years and five months in prison for his role in a business email compromise scam. Reports said Adindu was arrested in 2016 and allegedly carried out business email compromise scams between 2014 and 2016.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

In Australia, news came that police have charged a quartet of alleged fraudsters with running a business email compromise (BEC) scam. Mobile means one can do just about anything by using their device: order food, bank online, read the news … even commit payments fraud, sometimes from the unlikeliest of places.

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JULY 6, 2020

This week’s look at the latest cases of B2B fraud finds a surge of business email compromise (BEC) attacks, as well as emerging trends in fraud related to government coronavirus relief efforts. 34 percent of furloughed employees were asked to commit furlough fraud , according to a survey from U.K.

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OCTOBER 10, 2018

When it comes to business-to-business (B2B) transactions, paper checks are often the villain, cards an expensive but quick underdog, and ACH and its non-U.S. Rarely does the wire transfer come into play as an exciting, innovative payment rail ready to disrupt cross-border B2B payments. Thieves attempted to steal $5.3

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DECEMBER 24, 2018

He described this as a “group of both business email compromise , BEC as it’s called, or CEO fraud.”. And, as of now and looking ahead, among the more prevalent criminal methods focused on business, according to Divitt: new relationship fraud. So beware, or at least view skeptically, what is in your inbox.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

In this week's B2B Data Digest, PYMNTS looks at some of those numbers, finding cybercriminals both within and outside of the enterprise don't discriminate across borders as attacks hit companies in New Zealand, the U.K. and elsewhere. million per targeted attack.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

20 percent of Business Email Compromise scams request payroll diversions new data from the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) revealed in a report published last week.

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