PYMNTS

OCTOBER 8, 2018

B2B payments innovators and Warren Buffet have something in common: They are both obsessed with rails. Making B2B Payments Rails Hot. Today, a host of innovators are making B2B payments rails sexy again too. Last Thursday in New York, we had that debate, live, as part of the closed-door B2B Payments Summit hosted by PYMNTS.

B2B

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 30, 2016

Mike Vigue, vice president, product strategy, cyberfraud and risk management at B2B payments firm Bottomline Technologies , warns that ongoing use of paper checks, fraudulent emails and general ignorance of cyberthreats will continue to place businesses — and their payment activities — at the center of thieves’ targets.

Checks

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Unlike traditional [business email compromise (BEC)] attacks, which are starting to raise red flags with financial institutions, payroll diversion attacks eliminate the interaction with banks because it is a direct deposit instead of a wire transfer,” said Crane Hassold, senior director of threat research at the firm in January.

FBI

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

In Ireland, police are sounding the alarm on the threat of B2B payments fraud after multiple businesses lost hundreds of thousands of dollars to business email compromise (BEC) scams. Hassold provided a public comment on the vendor email compromise scam. Meanwhile, in the U.K.,

Business Email Compromise

PYMNTS

APRIL 14, 2017

The Association for Financial Professionals (AFP) came out with some scary statistics this month: B2B payments fraud is not only on the rise, but at its highest levels ever since the AFP began recording this information. With that in mind, it may not be so surprising that check fraud has increased, he said. “I

AFP

Nanonets

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

One of the advantages of EFT is that it's relatively quick - payments can be processed and transferred within a few days. EFT is also typically cheaper than other methods of payment (such as wire transfer), and it's a convenient way to make recurring payments (such as monthly bills).

Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT)

Nanonets

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

One of the advantages of EFT is that it's relatively quick - payments can be processed and transferred within a few days. EFT is also typically cheaper than other methods of payment (such as wire transfer), and it's a convenient way to make recurring payments (such as monthly bills).

Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT)

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

Employees certainly need more training to be able to detect a business email compromise (BEC) when they see one. Here’s the problem: The professional who falls victim to eInvoice scams like the business email compromise is, more often than not, a C-Suite executive. Additional Attacks Putting the Enterprise at Risk.

Scams

PYMNTS

JULY 25, 2018

If the Business Email Compromise (BEC) scam isn’t on the radar of every corporate finance executive, it certainly should be. While the continued strength of BEC scammers may not come as a surprise, the research finds that the scam no longer only reigns in targets with a request for wire transfer.

Scams

PYMNTS

JUNE 12, 2019

Among these new services, the top focus is real-time payments (55 percent), followed by same-day ACH (44 percent) and blockchain-based networks (35 percent), according to Bottomline Technologies’ 2019 B2B Payments Survey. Wire transfers can be steered toward fraudsters’ bank accounts.

Accounts

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 18, 2017

judge has sentenced a Nigerian man to three years and five months in prison for his role in a business email compromise scam. Reports said Adindu was arrested in 2016 and allegedly carried out business email compromise scams between 2014 and 2016. The sentence follows charges by the U.S.

Scams

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Paper checks for domestic suppliers, wire transfers for international ones. The Association for Financial Professionals (AFP) released its 2016 Electronic Payments Survey earlier this year and found that use of paper checks in B2B payments actually rose 1 percent compared to 2013 levels.

Accounts

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 15, 2018

It’s a twist on the business email compromise (BEC) scam that typically involves scammers emailing business owners and seeking payment via wire transfer, ACH or paper check. “No legitimate business or utility will call you and ask you to make a payment using a Green Dot card,” AG Frosh said in a statement.

Ransomware

PYMNTS

AUGUST 3, 2016

According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation , cyberscams attacking businesses, known as the Business Email Compromise, has led to $3.1 One Business Email Compromise scam in particular resulted in $15.4 billion in attempted stolen funds across 79 countries. On Tuesday (Aug. million stolen, according to reports. China and Europe.

Scams

PYMNTS

JANUARY 18, 2019

Unlike traditional [business email compromise (BEC)] attacks, which are starting to raise red flags with financial institutions, payroll diversion attacks eliminate the interaction with banks because it is a direct deposit instead of a wire transfer,” said Crane Hassold, senior director of threat research at the firm.

Business Email Compromise

PYMNTS

MAY 4, 2016

That can mean fraudulent payments made using a business credit card, a compromise of payroll systems or unauthorized ACH and wire transfers. According to researchers, small businesses lost an average of more than $12,000 in 2015 due to back-office fraud. Collectively, analysts said the financial impact amounted to $3.1

Security

PYMNTS

JULY 20, 2016

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has been targeting the Business Email Compromise for years, warning companies to be aware of fake supplier emails and invoices requesting firms to wire funds. The email requests a wire transfer for goods or services, with a convincing enough note to not raise suspicion, and then, payment is made.

FBI

PYMNTS

MARCH 12, 2020

Today, we put that information in bank-to-bank wire instructions. Again, Reuter highlighted the opportunity for open banking frameworks and data sharing via API to facilitate access to data in real time without compromising the trust or security of customers and their information.

RTP

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

Scammers deploying the Business Email Compromise (BEC) scam have proven no company, regardless of size and industry, is immune to this crime. Reports in The Art Newspaper say BEC scammers seem to have a new favorite target this time: art galleries. Attackers are doing the same when galleries make payments to artists, reports added.

Scams

PYMNTS

APRIL 30, 2018

Fraudsters can automate the process by which they infiltrate email accounts and learn to speak like a CEO or CFO to initiate a fraudulent wire transfer, a scam known as the business email compromise (BEC). More than a fifth of companies said they cannot detect ACH or wire fraud before it leaves their companies.

Email Compromise

PYMNTS

JANUARY 9, 2019

Among the most prevalent is the Business Email Compromise (BEC), a type of social engineering attack that received significant attention last year. “Wire transfer fraud is of particular concern for corporate treasury,” the company wrote. Furthermore, so far, corporate adoption of faster payment tools is limited.

Faster Payments

PYMNTS

JANUARY 16, 2020

The business email compromise (BEC) scam is a cybersecurity threat to businesses of all sizes, and the financial and security implications of a successful attack aren’t isolated to its target. Unfortunately, Sadler noted, it often doesn’t matter whether a fraudster is requesting a wire transfer or wire card payment. “It

Business Email Compromise

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 8, 2020

According to cybersecurity experts, email scams rise during the holidays, with business email compromise (BEC) an especially concerning scam. The FBI also noted that this scam can often be coupled with other types of fraud, sometimes coming in the form of BEC in which a scammer requests a wire transfer or other payment be made.

FBI

PYMNTS

JUNE 14, 2018

Business identities can be used to open card accounts, initiate wire transfers or commit tax fraud. . “Small business identity theft – stealing a business’ identity to commit fraud – is big business for identity thieves,” warned NCSS CEO Mary Ellen Seale in a statement. What to Do About It.

Identity Theft

PYMNTS

JUNE 20, 2016

This week’s B2B Data Digest focuses on the flux and flow of managing cash. Cybercrime involving email scams are on the rise, as businesses and their AP officials receive these fraudulent emails that seemingly request legitimate money transfers by posing as a corporate executive or a supplier requesting payment. Like in the U.S.,

Email Compromise

Stax

JULY 9, 2024

EFT payments are transactions between the sender and receiver that transfer funds electronically from the sender’s bank account to the receiver’s. This can include peer-to-peer payments, and business-to-business (B2B) or business-to-customer (B2C) transactions. There are several EFT payment types that we’ll discuss in this post.

Electronic Fund Transfer Act (EFTA)

Nanonets

MARCH 22, 2024

Nanonets empowers teams to streamline workflows without compromising on advanced features or usability with AI-powered data extraction, extensive integrations, and an intuitive user interface. Secure B2B payments: Enables electronic vendor payments with multiple methods, custom workflows, and real-time status visibility. GL Coding 3.5

Automation