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Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act examined: A guide to avoiding failure-to-prevent fraud measures

The Payments Association

The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023, specifically the “failure-to-prevent fraud” offence, and outlines how businesses can mitigate fraud risks. This article explores the key provisions of the Act, the risks businesses must address, and the steps required to mitigate potential liabilities.

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Merchant Underwriting: What It Is, How It Works, and Why It’s Important

Stax

Payment processors need to ensure they are working with reliable merchants who won’t expose them to undue risks, such as fraud, chargebacks, or regulatory violations. The primary purpose of merchant account underwriting is to mitigate risks for payment processors and credit card networks. Contact us today.

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Financial Crime 360 state of the industry report 2025

The Payments Association

Modern fraud prevention extends beyond loss mitigation itself. John Hamilton Co-founder, ChargebackStop "As deepfakes, evolving regulations, and cloud-native security converge, digital businesses must rethink risk with zero-trust frameworks, real-time threat intelligence, and strong AI governance.

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The Misunderstood Metric: A Closer Look at an Underrated Business Indicator

Finextra

Monitoring DBT trends allows companies to act early, whether by adjusting payment terms, diversifying their supplier base, or increasing due diligence. With better visibility into payment behaviors, businesses can shift from reacting to problems to actively managing financial risk. DBT offers a chance to be proactive.

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Securing Your Wealth: How Cybersecurity Affects Investment Decisions

VISTA InfoSec

As an investor, due diligence in cybersecurity involves examining several areas. Such due diligence is of interest to you as an investor because cybersecurity affects the following: Regulatory Compliance Businesses with strong compliance records are safer investments, capable of mitigating risks and sustaining growth.

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Understanding Risk Management Strategies as a PayFac

Stax

In this article, we’ll discuss what SaaS companies looking to become payment facilitators need to know about risk management strategies. PayFacs handle risk assessment, underwriting, settling of funds, compliance, and chargebacks which exposes them to greater potential risks. The due diligence doesn’t stop at onboarding.

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Understanding Risk Management Strategies as a PayFac

Stax

Not only must PayFacs safeguard themselves and their clients against potential threats like fraud or cybersecurity breaches but also ensure PCI compliance , customer due diligence, and adherence to card regulations. You should also have contingency plans or initiatives in place to mitigate the impact of a risk.