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Nearly One in Five Consumers Struck by Online Identity Fraud, According to ACI Worldwide Speedpay Pulse Report

Fintech Finance

However, this increase in digital payments also brings about heightened risks – almost one in five consumers surveyed has fallen prey to online identity theft. The shift to mobile is primarily driven by biller and bank mobile apps and digital wallets like Apple Pay and Google Pay.

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BNPL Fraud On the Rise as Scammers Prey On Borrowers in Southeast Asia

Fintech News

As early as 2021, CNBC reported that criminals were exploiting weaknesses in the application processes of BNPL platforms, often using clever tactics like identity theft and account takeovers, making unsuspecting victims foot the bill. BNPL fraud is not a new phenomenon.

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How Has AI Impacted the Embedded Finance Space in Recent Years?

The Fintech Times

This April, The Fintech Times is focusing on all things embedded finance, the integration of financial services into non-financial products and services. This means minimising false claims, identity theft and exaggerated/staged accidents.” “Finally, AI is reducing risk in the embedded insurance space.

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How US Bank Is Using Machine Learning To Tackle Fraud

PYMNTS

Mobile and online banking providers have been upping their fraud protection measures over the last decade, making it more difficult for bad actors to rely on some of the schemes that previously worked in such channels. Banks are dealing with rapid rises in fraud schemes such as ATOs, synthetic identity fraud and account opening fraud.

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What are Visa Chargeback Reason Codes?

Fi911

Each chargeback is associated with a unique 2-to-4-digit alphanumeric reason code issued by the cardholder’s bank, detailing the basis for the dispute. It includes fraudulent transactions, account takeover, and identity theft. EMV Liability Shift Non-Counterfeit Fraud 10.3: Card Recovery Bulletin 11.2:

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What is the Terminated Merchant File?

Fi911

Alternatively known as the MATCH List, seeks to safeguard banks from extending acquiring services to high-risk enterprises. This system, though crucial for risk management in the banking sector, can have significant repercussions for the businesses that find themselves placed on the TMF. This blacklist is maintained by Mastercard.

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Top 4 APAC Firms Leading The in The War Against Financial Crime

Fintech News

of respondents lost money to scams or identity theft in the past year, resulting in an estimated US$1 trillion in financial losses. It includes a suite of financial and non-financial crime risk domains with hundreds of risk indicators and controls, though users can also integrate their own. Transparently.AI