WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday said it has commissioned a third-party study into the costs and causes of payments fraud, following a recommendation of its own years-long examination of how to modernize the U.S. payments system. The Fed said it has commissioned the Boston Consulting Group to “measure fraud and associated costs…
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In Zelle’s national advertising campaign, the bank-run P-to-P network spotlights consumers paying a personal trainer, a babysitter and a neighbor. It sets an expectation that Zelle can be used like a credit card, and scammers have figured out how to exploit this trust. Experts suggest that Early Warning, which operates Zelle, needs to sharpen its…
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While Adobe Holiday Insights has predicted that the 2017 holiday season may be the first to break the $100 Billion mark in online sales, it’s not all good cheer for merchants. The larger volume of sales in November and December, especially around peak dates such as Black Friday and Cyber Monday, is always followed by…
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Richard Cordray is not going out meekly. A week before he is due to resign, the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau sent a letter to 29 chief executives at banks, credit unions and other financial companies, urging them to help consumers exert more control over credit cards, debit cards and other payment methods.…
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Not only is the holiday season the busiest and most profitable time of year for retailers, it’s also the most lucrative season for fraudsters. It’s easy to feel helpless. Fraudulent transactions and chargebacks can have a serious impact on your business: in 2016, e-commerce fraud grew by 31% during the holidays, costing merchants 7.5% of…
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