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From Payment Card to Digital Trust Infrastructure: How Cards Are Evolving

Banks are using payment cards as trust anchors to link onboarding, wallet enrolment and fraud checks without adding more customer friction.

By Brent Bowen • 7 min read • Today

Fintech

Chargebacks911 names Brad Wiskirchen to drive acquisitions

The hire signals a push into acquisitions and new financial services products as the payments group broadens beyond dispute management.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Today

Data Analytics

Data Governance in the AI Era: Why One-Off Projects Fail

AI pilots are stalling because weak data quality and unclear ownership keep organisations from turning governance spend into measurable gains.

By Bobby Joseph • 8 min read • Today

Payment Technologies

New merchants face fraud within weeks, Fraudio finds

Newly observed merchants are most exposed in their first three months, with 10.5% hit by fraud and the median first case coming after 33 days.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • 2 days ago

Fintech

Banks overrate fraud readiness as data gaps persist

Operational gaps are undermining banks' fraud defences, with only 41% fully connecting key data despite strong plans to increase AI spending.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • 2 days ago

Customer Experience

netnumber & Kudosity strike APAC messaging partnership

The deal should help enterprise customers improve message delivery and cut fraud risk as the pair expand across APAC markets.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Yesterday

Customer Experience

7 Steps to Implement Digital Identity Verification Successfully

Poorly designed checks can block genuine customers or let fraudsters through, so leaders need a risk-based verification flow that preserves conversion.

By Shivani Pimpili • 5 min read • 3 days ago

Phishing

Memcyco updates PoSA to spot attacker devices earlier

Fraud teams can now flag suspicious devices before login, as PoSA v1.11 adds real-time risk scores to help stop account takeovers earlier.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • 3 days ago

Artificial Intelligence

UK shoppers lead Europe in refund abuse, study finds

The practice is adding to retailers' costs and may push prices higher, with 37% of UK online shoppers admitting or considering refund abuse.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • 3 days ago

eCommerce

Merchants underestimate friendly fraud, Chargebacks911 says

Businesses risk wasting anti-fraud budgets, with a new report saying merchants may vastly undercount disputes caused by friendly fraud.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • 3 days ago

Risk & Compliance

Stakk completes USD $63 million ParaScript acquisition

The enlarged group now serves more than 300 enterprise customers and processes over 110 billion digital interactions a year across four regions.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last week

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Fraud prevention stories

Risk & Compliance

Eltropy launches verified texting for banks & credit unions

Verified profiles and richer message formats could help banks and credit unions curb impersonation scams as RCS reaches more US phones.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Today

Customer Experience

Smarsh names Alessandro Silva Chief Growth Officer

The new post is meant to unify Smarsh's sales and customer teams as the software group pushes further into regulated markets overseas.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Today

Malware

Google & Singapore launch anti-scam AI initiatives

Singaporean Android users may soon get real-time warnings as Google DeepMind and GovTech test on-device AI to spot scams without reading chats.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Yesterday

Phishing

One in three Canadians targeted by scam, survey finds

Banks and phone firms face pressure to do more, as 34 per cent of Canadians say they were targeted by a scam in the past year.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Yesterday

Digital Transformation

Texans Credit Union lifts digital users 42% with Alkami

The move has helped lift member engagement, with digital banking users up 42% and in-branch account opening now up to five times faster.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Today

Crypto

Coinbase helps Singapore police curb crypto scam losses

Crypto scam losses in Singapore fell 43% as police and Coinbase teamed up to identify more than 720 potential victims and stop S$18.9 million in losses.

By Mara Sugue • 3 min read • 2 days ago

Encryption

NAB rolls out encrypted mobile ID checks in Queensland

Selected Queensland customers can now verify their identity at NAB branches by sharing a mobile driver licence, cutting manual checks and document handling.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • 2 days ago