13 Oct 25 @ 13:42

Financial fraud has always been a moving target. From cheque fraud to phishing, criminals consistently adapt their methods to exploit weaknesses in the financial system. Yet in 2025, the contest... read more

13 Oct 25 @ 12:36

Zelle has entered 2025 with unprecedented momentum, reporting 2 billion transactions and nearly $600 billion in payments during H1 2025. The network, operated by Early Warning Services, recorded double-digit growth... read more

14 May 25 @ 10:46

A new global fraud report from Revolut has cast a stark spotlight on the persistent role of social media platforms – particularly those owned by Meta – as enablers of... read more

24 Mar 25 @ 09:24

Worldpay has announced its acquisition of Ravelin, an AI-native fraud prevention platform based in London. This strategic move will expand Worldpay’s portfolio of value-added services, equipping merchants with advanced fraud... read more

11 Feb 25 @ 12:01

New Year, new news. Some good news, purveyed by Ravelin, on fraud of all things. Since when is fraud news ever good news, I hear ye cry. Well, when it... read more

31 May 24 @ 13:41

Nearly 70% of the 600 fraud-management, anti-money laundering, and risk and compliance officials surveyed in a new report, AI-focused fraud and financial crime, say criminals are more adept at using... read more

02 May 24 @ 10:16

Current approaches have kept fraud at bay: but serious new threats in the digital channel plus digital growing as a proportion of the economy means we need a rethink. James... read more

02 May 24 @ 10:01

In a recent feature, we questioned Europe’s current approach to cross-border payments. Now the P20 consortium has published a white paper that confirms and amplifies our editorial position: as real-time... read more

14 Dec 23 @ 16:24

New figures released by Europol show that criminals are adept at exploiting new payment technologies for financial gain. In an attempt to match such levels of criminal ingenuity, financial institutions... read more

14 Aug 23 @ 15:20

The relentless storm of bad news about fraud won’t stop. Whether it’s this month’s JD Power survey claiming one in three Americans suffered debit card fraud last year, news from... read more

06 Jun 23 @ 12:59

With more than a third of online shoppers (35 percent) having been a target of fraud over the past year and more than 100,000 consumers in the UK alone falling... read more

05 Apr 23 @ 09:56

Recent weeks have seen a slew of bad news about the ongoing scandal of rising payments fraud – especially in the online environment. According to LexisNexis Risk Solutions and Oxford... read more

05 Apr 23 @ 09:49

UK financial services organisations are collectively spending £34.2 billion each year on financial crime compliance (FCC), according to the latest True Cost of Compliance report from LexisNexis Risk Solutions. This... read more

16 Feb 23 @ 16:40

On January 11, 2023, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced to the House of Commons (UK parliament) that a net £10 billion was now acknowledged to have been lost to... read more

16 Feb 23 @ 16:40

As the year turns and the dust settles on the crypto crash, it might be tempting to think crypto’s over. But think again: as of January 3, 2023, more than... read more

16 Feb 23 @ 16:13

New research shows 43 percent of financial services organisations expect the cost-of-living crisis to increase the risk of financial crime and fraud over the next 12 months, as scammers target... read more

29 Dec 22 @ 04:06

Here’s some good news: fraud is going down. Or at least, the number of companies affected by fraud has decreased slightly since 2018, according to a new PwC study. However,... read more

24 Oct 22 @ 11:51

The ‘return to normal’ from the pandemic in 2021 was uneven across the continent due to variances in vaccine rollout, resurgence of COVID infections, and policies regarding retail, travel and... read more

26 May 22 @ 09:18

As fraud attempts and cyber-security incidents continue to rise, more and better Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions are being touted as the solution. But does AI deliver on its promise? Two... read more

21 Apr 22 @ 09:43

In the context of huge global rises in online fraud attempts and straight-out thefts via digital scams, crypto has been hailed as a safe, secure and fast means of transferring... read more