Fraud stories
Exposed logs show viewers of pirate football streams were steered towards offshore betting sites, raising privacy and fraud risks ahead of the 2026 World Cup.
Existing phishing and fraud tactics are becoming faster, cheaper and harder to detect, raising the risk for large organisations, ReliaQuest said.
Enterprises running SAP may gain around-the-clock protection as the partners target ransomware, fraud and staffing gaps in ERP security.
Merchants face harder-to-trace disputes as AI and agentic commerce complicate payment trails, Chargebacks911 said after new fintech data.
Major sporting events are giving fraudsters fresh ways to scrape data, hijack tokens and abuse APIs in genuine betting apps.
Senior payments executives will debate fraud, instant transfers and AI-led commerce as Europe faces pressure to reduce dependence on non-European rails.
Payment providers risk losing sales as four in ten UK shoppers abandon purchases when security checks delay or fail at checkout.
The name-checking service is now helping avert scam losses and mistaken payments, with more than 150 million checks completed in its first year.
About 11 million UK adults could use autonomous AI for money management, raising fresh concerns over fraud, control and market concentration.
Stressful milestones like buying a home or job hunting are leaving Australians most exposed to scams, a TrendLife study found.
Small businesses face rising scam losses and AI-driven fraud as the association urges mandatory reporting and tougher platform obligations.
Consumers could gain stronger protections and easier data sharing as Ottawa opens consultations on bank fraud and open-banking rules.
Automated graph-based checks saved Curve about USD $12 million in fraud losses in 2025 as it mapped linked accounts, devices and cards.
Customers using instant and cross-border payments will gain real-time fraud checks as the firms seek to curb risk across faster money flows.
Nearly six in ten Londoners have seen more scam attempts in the past year, with social media fraud and AI-made ruses fuelling concern.
Fraud losses could fall if banks, merchants and regulators align on earlier intervention, Ecommpay says in a new report.
Fraud checks and customer service will be sped up as Lloyds Banking Group adds more than 1,000 AI jobs and retrains staff.
Banks must shift to real-time, networked defences as organised scams now move money through customer-authorised payments in minutes.
One in three daily AI users say explicit images of people they know are acceptable, as confidence in online evidence and scams worsens.
UK merchants will soon be able to sell via AI chatbots as Stripe broadens cross-border payments, pricing and fraud tools for overseas trade.
