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#Regular Columns

Issuer-Side Chargeback AI: The Other Half of the Chargeback Arms Race

Visa announced six new dispute resolution tools on April 1, and three of them were not built for merchants at

Ben Herut / August 14, 2026

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#Regular Columns

Instant Payments, Instant Losses: A Data Science Approach for the Era of APP Scams

For years, banks fought fraud by answering a main question: Is the person initiating this payment really who they claim

Maya Fudim / August 9, 2026

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#Regular Columns

Evil Bananas: How Organized Crime Feeds Europe’s Drug Habit via Cocaine Smuggling

Ecuador: Squeezed into Fruit-based Cocaine Smuggling Fruit, especially bananas, is notoriously perishable. They require refrigeration for the long journey from

Urriolagoitia Miner / August 3, 2026

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#Regular Columns

When AI Detects Fraud, What Human Job Roles Will Be Left?

What Will Fraud Professionals Do in an AI-Driven World My teenage daughter has always been interested in my work. Over

Maya Fudim / July 30, 2026

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#Expert Interviews

AI’s Real Edge in Fraud Prevention Is Reaction Cycle Speed, Not Smarter Models

Chen Zamir has spent the past two decades helping fintechs fight fraud from PayPal to serving as the CTO and

Ronen Shnidman / July 25, 2026

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#Regular Columns

Insurance Fraud: It Starts With the Lack of an Identity Check

Most people see insurance fraud as a time-of-claim problem not an identity check issue. A collision staged by bad actors,

Randall Casciello / July 22, 2026

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Informal value transfer system (IVTS) through clothing purchases

#Regular Columns

Informal Value Transfer System (IVTS): How to Launder Money Without Transactions

A History of Hawala and ‘Flying Money’ Many centuries ago, early human traders moved goods back and forth between China

Urriolagoitia Miner / July 16, 2026

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#Explainers

What Does Being AI-Native Really Mean?

The software solutions market has seen over the past year a proliferation of companies and platforms that claim to be

Ronen Shnidman / July 4, 2026

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Mastercard Scam Merchant Monitoring Program (SMMP)

#Regular Columns

With SMMP, Mastercard Makes Refunds as Dangerous as Chargebacks

Mastercard’s Scam Merchant Monitoring Program (SMMP) becomes enforceable on July 24, 2026 for every card-not-present merchant. Most of the coverage

Ben Herut / July 1, 2026

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#Expert Interviews

Darwinium CEO: What Happens When 95% of Your Traffic is Fraud?

Alisdair Faulkner is the co-founder and CEO of Darwinium, a comprehensive agentic security and fraud prevention platform to protect against

Ronen Shnidman / June 28, 2026

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Issuer-Side Chargeback AI: The Other Half of the Chargeback Arms Race

Instant Payments, Instant Losses: A Data Science Approach for the Era of APP Scams

Evil Bananas: How Organized Crime Feeds Europe’s Drug Habit via Cocaine Smuggling

When AI Detects Fraud, What Human Job Roles Will Be Left?

AI’s Real Edge in Fraud Prevention Is Reaction Cycle Speed, Not Smarter Models

Insurance Fraud: It Starts With the Lack of an Identity Check

Informal Value Transfer System (IVTS): How to Launder Money Without Transactions

What Does Being AI-Native Really Mean?

With SMMP, Mastercard Makes Refunds as Dangerous as Chargebacks

Darwinium CEO: What Happens When 95% of Your Traffic is Fraud?

Issuer-Side Chargeback AI: The Other Half.

Instant Payments, Instant Losses: A Data.

BioCatch acquired by Visa for $2.4B

Evil Bananas: How Organized Crime Feeds.

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