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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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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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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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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

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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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Mastercard Scam Merchant Monitoring Program (SMMP)

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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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Managing AI Employees: Lessons for Fraud Leaders

In an era where payments fraud rings move faster than traditional detection systems can adapt, scaling analytical capabilities with AI

Maya Fudim / June 21, 2026

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Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) for cash

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Top 5 Things Law Enforcement Wants in SAR Reports

One might never read about a Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) in the news. Instead, you might hear about a successful

Urriolagoitia Miner / June 14, 2026

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Billing Identity Theft: When Healthcare Providers Become Victims

Healthcare fraud is usually focused on how the providers perpetrate the theft and less on how they are also victims

Randall Casciello / June 7, 2026

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Agentic Commerce Disputes: A Fraud Window Left Open

The credit card networks just opened the door to agentic commerce and agentic commerce disputes; they left the fraud window

Ben Herut / May 31, 2026

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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?

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

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

With SMMP, Mastercard Makes Refunds as Dangerous as Chargebacks

Managing AI Employees: Lessons for Fraud Leaders

Top 5 Things Law Enforcement Wants in SAR Reports

Billing Identity Theft: When Healthcare Providers Become Victims

Agentic Commerce Disputes: A Fraud Window Left Open

Instant Payments, Instant Losses: A Data.

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Evil Bananas: How Organized Crime Feeds.

When AI Detects Fraud, What Human.

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