Fraud prevention stories
Windows users face session theft risk as MedusaHVNC lets attackers operate in hidden browser desktops using existing cookies and log-ins.
Earlier checks on contact details could curb fake reservations, cut chargebacks and free hotel staff before rooms are wrongly blocked.
Firms that treat DORA as a box-ticking exercise risk leaving critical supplier gaps that could hit operations, data and continuity.
Demand is rising for outside-in cyber monitoring as firms seek earlier warning of impersonation, leaks and fraud before systems are breached.
Banks and insurers could soon grant AI agents narrower, time-limited access to sensitive systems under Daon's new patent.
Most finance teams want AI in accounts payable to prove its worth before widening use, with only 39% ready to scale it.
Faster instant payments and AI-led commerce are exposing fraud and infrastructure gaps, forcing banks and merchants to bolster resilience.
Healthcare providers can cut fraud and account takeover risks on MyChart, while keeping patient sign-ups and recovery simple.
The rollout should ease support bottlenecks for sellers as the tool handles surges in game-release enquiries across 180 countries.
New licensing rules mean BNPL providers must verify identities and addresses more accurately or risk fraud losses and compliance breaches.
Better fraud screening has helped the Australian eCommerce group approve more genuine orders while cutting abuse losses by AUD $1.5 million a year.
Tighter fraud controls and easier integration are aimed at banks and corporate users as Citi becomes the first issuer to use the new tools.
Businesses will get tighter spend limits and transaction checks as Mastercard rolls out new virtual card controls, with Citi first to go live globally.
Approved AI agents can now create controlled virtual cards for company spending, targeting procurement, travel and advertising workflows.
Merchants in Brazil and Mexico can now tap widely used local payment methods through a single integration, boosting checkout conversion across Latin America.
More merchants are passing chargeback losses on to shoppers as dispute costs now exceed four times the value of transactions, a study found.
Banks are moving AI into live, regulated systems, putting pressure on software vendors to prove every instruction is authorised and auditable.
AI tools are speeding routine checks, but hidden business logic flaws and context-specific risks still need human testers to spot them.
Many firms have scaled back research, hiring and projects after HMRC tightened the UK's R&D tax relief rules, a survey finds.
Merchants could recover disputed revenue faster as the new service combines AI-assisted evidence gathering with human review and performance-based pricing.