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Clearing Up Instant Payments No ‘Stop Payment’ Confusion

PYMNTS

But with innovation comes risk — and anything that consumers use will always attract fraudsters looking to steal a cut of the action. . Consumers love the opportunity to get paid instantly when they can. After all, who doesn’t want to get their money faster? .

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Brazil’s Central Bank Shuts Down WhatsApp Payments

PYMNTS

Brazil’s Central Bank has suspended WhatsApp’s payment feature in the country, citing antitrust concerns, according to Bloomberg on Tuesday (June 23). Mastercard and Visa have been requested to stop payments and money transfer services through the app in Brazil as well, the bank said.

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Fiserv Detects More Than 90 Percent Of Fraud With Payment Fraud Manager Tool

PYMNTS

According to the company, the new ACH predictive model uses a data consortium model to help stop fraud before a payment leaves the originating financial institution. That, the company said, provides improved risk mitigation to both financial institutions and their customers. ”

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SWIFT Too Slow On Security Risks?

PYMNTS

Reuters noted that, in May, SWIFT debuted a “customer security plan,” which focused on security software initiatives and also increased scrutiny on finding where accounts may have been compromised, with the ability for banks to set up “stop payment” orders with speed.

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Visa Expands Fintech Fast Track Programme to ‘Catalyse new Growth Opportunities’

The Fintech Times

Visa Stop Payment Service: enables financial institutions to stop payment on a specific check or range of checks. Visa Risk Manager solution: helps financial institutions manage and mitigate payment risks. The programme now also provides a 12-month free trial of this solution.

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FICO Named Category Leader for Financial Crime - Enterprise Fraud

FICO

Additionally, FICO was recognized as one of the top six overall risk management technology vendors and won Category Leader for AI Applications. We stop payments fraud in real time across retail banking and consumer lending. FICO offers proven enterprise fraud and financial crimes management solutions.

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Visa Expands Fintech Fast Track to Drive the Next Generation of Money Movement

Fintech Finance

Visa Stop Payment Service: enables financial institutions to stop payment on a specific check or range of checks. Visa Risk Manager solution: helps financial institutions manage and mitigate payment risks. The program now provides a 12-month free trial of this solution.

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