Fraud & Security

Ever-clever criminals are expanding their scope in information as well as funds. That’s according to the annual Identity Fraud Study released Tuesday by Javelin Strategy & Research. “The thing that was most surprising to me was that so many scam victims were also deceived into providing personally identifiable information (PII),” …

Two U.S. banks, Custodia Bank and Vantage Bank, executed what they say is the country’s first tokenization via blockchain of U.S. dollar demand deposits held at a bank, with the resulting transfer and redemption of stablecoins for a customer. The banks say the test carried low transaction costs and fast settlement. …

Embedded financial services specialist Jaris Inc. has launched a merchant onboarding service for independent sales organizations, processors, banks, and platforms. The Jaris utility enables merchants to apply for payment processing services and a suite of value-added services, such as business lending, instant payouts and banking services, through a single, pre-populated …

For some processors, opportunity can abound among high-risk merchants shunned by acquirers that fear the potential losses. But losses can also abound if these relationships are not well-supervised, warned a panel of experts Tuesday afternoon. “There’s a balance between how much risk we’re going to take on and how to …

A recent NMI survey of 1,000 U.S. adults found that 71% of consumers want stronger fraud and security protection in 2025. Their top concerns when making payments? Data breaches (64%) and lack of control over how personal data is used (50%). This isn’t surprising. American consumers are more aware than …

The Independent Community Bankers of America said its ICBA Payments subsidiary is working with Mastercard Inc. to offer upgraded and enhanced card and payment services for 1,400 community banks. Mastercard will manage all cardholder communication and marketing while ICBA Payments will move its sponsored card programs to Mastercard at no cost and …

As financial institutions help their customers counter fraud, Feedzai is releasing a tool to help FIs better identify potential scams. Dubbed ScamAlert, the service, which incorporates an artificial-intelligence utility, can help identify tactics criminals use to exploit consumers. Many consumers may initially fall for a scam through a phishing email; …

Visa Inc. introduced its scam-disruption practice, aimed at identifying and preventing scams “as they emerge,” the company says. Just 26% of credit card holders are “satisfied” with their cards, while 24% are “dissatisfied” and 50% are “indifferent,” according to a survey of 8,000 cardholders age 18 to 45, plus 200 senior …

Shift4 Payments Inc. has chosen ordering-technology provider Lunchbox Technologies as a partner for Shift4’s SkyTab platform and has also invested in the company. The extent of the investment was not disclosed. Meanwhile, Lunchbox has appointed hospitality-industry veteran James Walker chief executive. Ingo Money Inc. said its Ingo Payments service agreed to work …

E-commerce fraud prevention specialist Riskified has launched Adaptive Checkout, an app created to drive higher conversion rates by reducing false positives. The app leverages artificial intelligence to analyze each transaction based on its risk profile and the shopper’s purchase history. For example, a merchant’s best customers can be sent straight …