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New fraud services from Thistle Initiatives

The Payments Association

Fraud continues to be a major risk to all firms, regulated and non-regulated, not just through monetary loss but also regulatory and reputational risk. We are excited to announce the expansion of our Financial Crime services to support with Fraud challenges. Download our new Fraud Services brochure to find out more. Read more

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Lawrence Wong Addresses Regulatory Actions Following Terraform Labs’ Collapse

Fintech News

” Lawrence Wong Wong concluded, “We also remind those who trade cryptocurrencies that MAS’ rules and regulations cannot prevent monetary losses arising from such activities. Following legislative amendments, these will be recognised as “MAS-regulated stablecoins.”

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Binance Recovers Over $73Million in User Funds from External Hacks and Scams in 2024

The Fintech Times

. “Market growth and volatility, as observed in recent months, often bring an influx of new investors who may be more susceptible to scams and hacks, and elevated prices during these periods can result in larger monetary losses,” he said.

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Token puts fake names on digital payment cards to thwart fraud

Payments Source

Consumers are increasingly concerned about payment card fraud, but it remains to be seen how much work they’re willing to do to protect themselves when they’re not directly liable for monetary losses from stolen cards.

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ChowNow: AI Helps Independent Restaurants Fight The Growing Threat of Digital Fraud

PYMNTS

More than 80 percent of eCommerce businesses have reported monetary losses from malicious bot networks within the past year, with two-thirds of these firms suffering losses of $500,000 or more. Mobile ordering systems are one of the few tools keeping restaurants afloat as th e pandemic wears on.

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Refinitiv Completes Purchase Of GIACT For Fraud Prevention Expansion

PYMNTS

GIACT works in identity verification, and Refinitiv plans to offer its EPIC platform alongside the company's own World-Check to give customers comprehensive services to address money laundering risks, prevent monetary loss and look out for payments fraud, the two companies said in a news release.

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The Big Spike In ‘CEO Fraud’

PYMNTS

As for the areas where scammers managed the biggest hits, business email compromise (BEC), confidence/romance fraud and spoofing were the top three types of crime in terms of monetary losses. billion (or slightly over half) of all losses tracked in 2019.