Fraud prevention stories
Targeted email scams are pushing payment redirection fraud losses higher as Australian firms lose more than AUD $166.8 million.
End-of-financial-year deadlines are giving criminals a timely opening to steal credentials and financial data from Australians, Proofpoint says.
Customers can now access advice on branded web domains as phishing and impersonation risks push more firms to tighten online controls.
Android users will be warned when a saved contact's call appears spoofed, as Google moves to curb rising impersonation scams.
AI-driven fraud is pushing healthcare, government and carmakers to tighten identity checks as remote transactions spread worldwide.
Singapore merchants will get a faster online checkout as Juspay brings Mastercard Click to Pay to the city-state and wider Asia-Pacific region.
Policy debates over open banking and digital identity will be shaped by two seasoned fintech executives taking top roles at FDATA.
Fraud and AML teams can now plug external AI tools into SEON's data layer, helping analysts work from unified risk signals without manual exports.
Australian finance teams face mounting losses as 62 per cent of respondents reported fraud-related damage in the past three years.
Banks using ebankIT can now trigger extra checks when fraud risk rises, after AI-driven impersonation exposed gaps in one-off onboarding checks.
Merchants using the platform saw transaction approval rates rise by 2.6% in the first quarter, as AI pinpointed decline causes across entire data sets.
Merchants and banks are demanding better payment reliability as The Power 50 names 40 companies and 10 figures in its 2026 ranking.
Tighter oversight is pushing card sponsorship beyond market entry, with RS2 arguing firms now need stronger controls over processing, fraud and settlement.
Guest shoppers could face fewer checkout steps as merchants using Ecommpay can now surface Apple Pay and Google Pay earlier in the process.
Boards are being warned to assess AI risk as well as opportunity, after new demand from executives prompted the course expansion.
Bad addresses can waste spend, skew analytics and undermine compliance as firms move email verification from clean-up to core infrastructure.
AWS customers can now buy 1Kosmos software more easily as identity security demand grows amid phishing, account takeover and AI impersonation risks.
Backed by HM Treasury, the plan could give millions safer ways to let trusted helpers oversee everyday spending without losing independence.
Credit unions and community banks gain extra protection as Eltropy embeds voice, device and fraud checks amid rising AI-driven impersonation risks.
Trust is now a commercial issue for insurers, as Consumer Duty and wary customers push them towards transparent AI and fairer claims handling.