Tag: Fraud

Republic Bank of Chicago taps DataSeers for its fraud prevention and...

Republic Bank of Chicago has inked a partnership Atlanta-based RegTech DataSeers, enabling the bank to tap into its fraud and compliance management solution FinanSeer.

Wells Fargo & Co to pay $3bn in fraud case

Wells Fargo & Co has reportedly agreed to pay $3bn as a settlement after a criminal and civil investigation into fraudulent sales practices.

Foreign exchange firm owner charged with fraud and misappropriation

A man operating out of a California and Tennessee-based company has been accused of wire fraud, fraud and misappropriation.

Hopeful lovers in Australia lost $28.6m to fraud last year

With valentine’s day just around the corner, people are no doubt going to be using dating and romance apps; however, consumers are warned to be on the lookout for scammers. In Australia, one fifth off all losses involved scams from these services, according to a report from ScamWatch 2019.

Forter to protect loyalty programmes with new tool

Forter, a fraud prevention company, has released its Loyalty Program Protection service which will help companies cope with rising levels of fraud.

Over 75% of cybersecurity officers in the financial sector fear deepfakes

Over three quarters (77%) of chief security officers (CS0s) in the financial sector are worried about the use of deepfake video, audio and images.

Banks refuse to reimburse fraud if consumer ignores any warning message

Banks are refusing to cover losses in fraud cases if they can prove they show fraud warnings at the point of purchase, according to a study from Which? Money.

Three scams which should have been avoided in 2019

It will be impossible to completely stop scams from happening. While technology and better alertness will help to lower the number of successful incidents, some will inevitably slip through under the radar.

Gen Z more likely to be a victim of confidence tricks

People of different ages fall foul of different types of payment fraud, but new research suggests Generation Z are more likely to be a victim of fraud through confidence tricks.

US authority accuses French banker of deceiving bond issuer on behalf...

A trader at a global investment bank is accused of deceitfully manipulating a deal between a bond issuer and the investment bank he was working at.

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