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With Same-Day ACH, You’d Better Have Same-Day Fraud Detection

PYMNTS

That doesn’t mean that fraud linked to ACH transactions is nonexistent, however. In corporate payments, while fraud is typically linked to wire and checks , the rise in Business Email Compromise (BEC) and account takeovers means ACH fraud is a growing threat, same-day or not. The risks, of course, are monstrous.

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Bottomline: AP Automation, APIs Pay Dividends For Buyers — And Their Suppliers

PYMNTS

Wardwell took note of the rising incidence of business email compromise (BEC) and other fraud attempts on businesses. Wardwell identified transformative technologies for AP such as artificial intelligence (AI), enhanced mobile capabilities and better fraud detection processes.

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Adversary-in-the-middle fraud: A growing concern for payments providers in 2025

The Payments Association

This access is often exploited for malicious campaigns, such as reading sensitive emails, altering mailbox rules, or initiating business email compromise (BEC) schemes to target external recipients in the victims network.