Fraud stories
Home Affairs urges Australians to tighten privacy settings as fresh data shows scammers can exploit public profiles, passwords and account recovery clues.
Sydney skincare founder says chargeback scams have stripped tens of thousands from her AUD $500,000-a-year brand as fraud pressure builds.
Foreign banks in Australia face pressure to tighten anti-money laundering checks after AUSTRAC found weak reporting, blind spots and money mule exposure.
Real-time data quality helps financial institutions spot risky business clients, flag sanctions links and cut fraud without slowing checks.
Experian unveils Agent Trust framework to verify AI agents and consumers in digital purchases, as Visa, Cloudflare and Skyfire join rollout.
UK financial firms are adopting AI faster than they can police it, with Zango warning that the sector lacks a shared governance standard.
SAS adds a private-preview supply chain agent and other AI tools, backed by USD $1 billion investment, for manufacturing, retail and finance.
1Cover deepens Adyen partnership across Australia and New Zealand, cutting payments costs and streamlining insurance transactions for customers and staff.
Gr4vy unveils Agentic Development Kit to help merchants sell inside ChatGPT and other AI platforms without overhauling their payment systems.
Ecommpay urges eCommerce overhaul as fraud report says current controls miss social engineering, distort competition and leave merchants exposed.
Opia widens promotion protection for brands as volatility, inflation and fraud fears push marketing teams to seek tighter budget control.
World Cup guide urges banks to spot scams and trafficking as tournament travel, ticket demand and online activity heighten fraud risks.
FIS and Anthropic team up on Financial Crimes AI Agent for banks, aiming to cut anti-money laundering checks from hours to minutes.
Visa widens AI payments testing in Canada, enlisting BMO, CIBC, RBC, Scotiabank and TD to trial agent-initiated transactions with real cards and merchants.
TISA supports digital ID plans to cut friction in financial services, but urges ministers to set strong safeguards against fraud and privacy risks.
Loop launches AI-powered suite for retailers to reduce returns, spot fraud and automate order edits, backed by data from 200 million shoppers.
UK firms shift to multi-channel customer chats as RCS traffic jumps 174% and agentic AI gains ground amid fraud concerns.
Brokers reveal odd claims, from a cow-caused crash and a cannabis farm to a robot mower dumped in a golf club water hazard.
GSMA says Japan must accelerate 5G standalone rollout, close a growing grey digital divide and tighten online security to lift productivity.
UK trails US in deepfake threat ranking as identifAI flags X as main spreader and political manipulation as the top use case.
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