Tagged: fraud prevention

October 6, 2022 @ 4:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

During the pandemic, online grocery orders “rose by more than 50% and are expected to rise further this year,” according to McKinsey research. More than ever, people “make day-to-day purchases online, choosing quick commerce merchants that offer speed and convenience.” As people open new accounts… Read More

August 31, 2022 @ 10:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

MX is now a Nacha Preferred Partner Program for Risk Management and Fraud Prevention. In becoming a Preferred Partner, MX joins a select group of innovators that Nacha recognizes for offering products and services that align with Nacha’s core strategies “to advance the ACH Network.”… Read More

August 12, 2022 @ 10:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Fraugster, a payment intelligence company, has been selected by epay “to pilot AI payment fraud prevention services.” epay is “a full-service payment provider” and the digital payments processing business segment of the financial technology solutions and payments provider Euronet Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ: EEFT). epay’s worldwide… Read More

July 27, 2022 @ 10:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Equifax (NYSE: EFX) is expanding its global footprint in digital identity and fraud prevention with “a definitive agreement to acquire Midigator LLC, a provider of post-transaction fraud mitigation solutions.” With the rise of global ecommerce sales, “expected to hit $5.5 trillion in 2022, transaction disputes… Read More

June 28, 2022 @ 8:20 am By Omar Faridi  |  

With its innovative tech, Provenir provides an AI-powered decisioning platform that can “assess risk in areas like identity, credit, and fraud.” The company prides itself on working with established partners, such as SEON who are able to “provide groundbreaking technology that can be incorporated within… Read More

May 9, 2022 @ 8:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Lithuania-headquartered remote ID verification and fraud prevention firm, iDenfy, teams up with Credex, the automated lending platform for point of sales financing. As noted in the update, iDenfy’s full-stack ID verification should enable a fast and secure lending experience for Credex’s clients. The COVID-19… Read More

April 19, 2022 @ 8:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Seon, a startup that’s focused on assisting Fintechs like Revolut with addressing online fraud, has secured $94 million in capital, in order to implement various tools for preventing sanctions evasion by Russia. The London-headquartered firm secured the funding via an investment round that was led… Read More

April 7, 2022 @ 4:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Advanced Fraud Solutions (AFS), a provider of deposit fraud detection software, has announced that it has been “picked by Hyosung to strengthen its U.S.-based ATMs and kiosks against deposit fraud.” Hyosung, a manufacturer of ATMs worldwide, will “integrate TrueChecks® – the industry’s … check fraud… Read More

January 30, 2022 @ 8:00 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

As the company enters its tenth year in operation, digital bank N26 has grown and adjusted with, the times. The company was founded in 2013 by Valentin Stalf and Maximilian Tayenthal and launched their first products in 2015. In 2016 they secured a full European… Read More

December 1, 2021 @ 10:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

ACI Worldwide, an international provider of real-time payments and virtual payment software services, has introduced its Network Intelligence Technology as a key part of ACI Fraud Management. The tech allows banking institutions, processors, acquirers, and networks to complement fraud prevention strategies by enabling them to… Read More

October 28, 2021 @ 9:43 am By Omar Faridi  |  

dLocal, a tech-first payments platform that enables enterprise merchants to connect with  consumers in emerging markets, has introduced its latest developments for risk management. The first product in the stack is Smart Defense, which is described as an advanced, custom-built solution that combats fraud by… Read More

October 19, 2021 @ 10:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Jumio, the provider of AI-enhanced end-to-end identity verification, eKYC and AML solutions, announced another solid quarter, with new business growing over 130% in Q3 2021 from Q3 2020. As mentioned in a release shared with CI, this growth coves the globe and several different industries,… Read More

October 7, 2021 @ 9:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Veriff is focused on continuing its global expansion with a new Barcelona-based tech hub. The Veriff team writes in a blog post they’re coming to Barcelona and that their new hub will open soon, and they’re currently looking for talent in the Catalan city. As… Read More

September 15, 2021 @ 9:48 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

FinScore, the Philippines-based alternative credit scoring provider, has partnered with Welcome Bank (Rural Bank), a Philippine subsidiary of Korea’s Welcome Financial Group, to improve the latter’s fraud prevention methods. Welcome Financial Group currently operates the fourth-largest savings bank in assets and 12 other subsidiaries in… Read More

September 12, 2021 @ 10:27 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Fraud prevention company SEON is partnering with GBG APAC, a digital identity services provider, to strengthen online fraud prevention for banks, Fintechs, and digital banks across the Asia Pacific region. SEON’s technology is fully integrated into the GBG Intelligence Centre and the alliance will combine… Read More

August 16, 2021 @ 8:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Vesta, the only “instant, end-to-end” transaction guarantee platform for making online purchases, recently revealed that it has been chosen by Bukalapak, which is one of Indonesia’s biggest tech firms. According to a release, Bukalapak will be leveraging Vesta’s extensive fraud prevention solution “to maximize approvals… Read More

August 12, 2021 @ 4:59 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Fraud prevention firm SEON has hired Otto Toth, former CTO of digital news outlet The Huffington Post and SVP and chief mobile innovation officer at AOL. The news comes shortly after the company secured €10 million ($12 million) Series A investment and opened new regional… Read More

July 8, 2021 @ 2:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW), an international provider of real-time payments and digital payment software applications, reveals that it has teamed up with Swedbank, a leading issuing and acquiring bank in the Nordic and Baltic regions. The company has contributed to a 55% decrease in payment… Read More

June 8, 2021 @ 10:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

With fraudulent activities on the rise and malicious actors becoming a lot smarter and more sophisticated in navigating online systems, it has become quite critical for payments and financial services providers to make sure they’ve got the right cybersecurity measures in place to combat online… Read More

May 20, 2021 @ 9:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Instant money transfer Fintech Spoko.app reveals that it has teamed up with Sumsub, an ID verification firm that claims to offer bank-grade security. Through their partnership, Spoko.app will aim to enhance fraud protection and lower average user verification time down to a minute, in order… Read More