Facebook fraud becomes lightning rod

Banks and consumer advocates are taking social media to task, while Facebook tries to rein in fake profiles and scam ads.

By Shefali Kapadia • May 18, 2026

Judge fines payments processor Cliq

A federal court assessed a $6.5 million penalty over non-compliance in a 2015 Federal Trade Commission settlement but declined to appoint a receiver.

By Justin Bachman • May 18, 2026

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Payments industry seeks to keep pace with fraudsters

As losses from fraud in payments have climbed, companies are seeking new tools to combat illicit schemes.

By Payments Dive staff

The fight against fraud revs up

Maybe crusaders against financial fraud and scams can finally make some headway with help from Congress, the White House and Nacha.

By Lynne Marek • May 15, 2026

Judge combines Fiserv lawsuits

Shareholder complaints against the payment processor are closely related and should be adjudicated in a New York case, a Wisconsin federal judge ruled.

By Justin Bachman • May 12, 2026

Fed to launch roundtable to fight payment fraud

The Federal Reserve sees a rising threat of payment fraud and wants to collaborate with other agencies to stop it, a Fed Vice chair said.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • May 7, 2026

Harnessing AI to fight fraud

Payments players are tapping artificial intelligence to beat back fraud bolstered by AI, and Congress may provide an assist.

By Lynne Marek • April 28, 2026

Tactics to combat fraud and protect your business reputation

Businesses can adopt tools like tokenization to combat fraud and protect their reputations.

April 27, 2026

How EWA improves workers’ lives

Earned wage access “users are savvy managers of their money who value EWA products, use them responsibly, and have positive experiences,” writes a trade group leader.

By Sarah Mamula • April 17, 2026

Warren pounds X Money plans

Sen. Elizabeth Warren demanded information from billionaire Elon Musk about his plans to launch a digital wallet this month.

By Lynne Marek • April 15, 2026

Which Discover jobs are disappearing

As Capital One integrates the card business, it’s eliminating more than 100 application engineer jobs.

By Lynne Marek • April 13, 2026

Stablecoins to infiltrate market, investors say

The digital assets have a role within “hybrid” payment systems but can’t supplant some older systems, a QED Investors panel predicts.

By Justin Bachman • April 8, 2026

Global cyber fraud attacks rose last year

The rate of cyber fraud in transactions climbed worldwide last year, with fraudsters increasing their attacks on desktop computers, according to a report from LexisNexis Risk Solutions.

By Lynne Marek • April 6, 2026

The realities of managing a global workforce in Africa

The real challenge in Africa isn’t hiring - it’s moving money.

By Alicia Levine • March 30, 2026

Klarna struggles with loan loss accounting

With an assertive push into banking, the buy now, pay later pioneer has expanded consumer lending – along with growth in its loss provisions.

By Justin Bachman • March 26, 2026

Stablecoin use surges

The total transaction volume for the digital assets more than doubled in the past year, according to the asset management firm Macquarie Group.

By Patrick Cooley • March 20, 2026

Affirm outlines options if economic stress rises

The buy now, pay later player spelled out ways in which it could adjust its lending in the event U.S. economic uncertainty creates more stress for consumers.

By Patrick Cooley • March 19, 2026

Payments firms diverge on checks

Payment companies offered different ways to move past paper checks in comments to the Federal Reserve regarding plans to shift to digital alternatives.

By Patrick Cooley • March 16, 2026

AI drives global fraud surge

Losses to fraud and scams climbed 9.2% in 2025, with much of the increase attributed to bad actors leveraging artificial intelligence, said a report from Nasdaq's Verafin financial crime-fighting software unit.

By Patrick Cooley • March 13, 2026

Scam prevention requires ‘upstream’ focus: panel

“We need to bring in these social media companies at the point where [scammers are] first contacting consumers, to look at shared liability,” an AARP executive said at a Payments Dive event Wednesday.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • March 13, 2026

Social media blasted over fraud

The Consumer Federation of America estimates the annual cost of online scams at $119 billion, pointing to social media as a big part of the problem.

By Lynne Marek • March 12, 2026

Visa, Mastercard face U.K. challenge

“In seeking to reduce its reliance on Visa and Mastercard, the United Kingdom banking sector is justified, given the perceived risk that the two main schemes have too much control over the market,” a European executive says.

By Brian Gaynor • March 12, 2026

Fraud battle calls for cross-sector effort

As criminals adopt AI-enabled tactics, financial institutions need to consider data-sharing with other industries, fraud-fighting professionals contend.

By Justin Bachman • March 12, 2026

Global Payments feels Middle East impact

The payments services provider said the conflict in the Middle East is taking a toll as some of its airline customers are impacted.

By Lynne Marek • March 11, 2026

Cash-strapped homeowners tap BNPL

Researchers at the JPMorgan Chase Institute found that homeowners are most likely to use buy now, pay later tools when their bank accounts are low or their credit cards are maxed out.

By Patrick Cooley • March 11, 2026

Clarity Act stokes debate on crypto

The bill aims to identify which agencies should regulate digital currencies.

By Patrick Cooley • March 9, 2026