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Fraud Fighters Focusing On Better P2P Security

PYMNTS

This immediacy means that, once initiated, the payments are virtually irrevocable. One of the most effective tools that apps can deploy against [P2P fraud] is MFA, which requires users to enter secondary validation measures — such as emailed security codes or biometric fingerprint scans — in addition to their passwords,” per the Playbook. “One

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Fighting Scams and Authorized Push Payment Fraud in the US

FICO

Scammers have identified that the immediate and irrevocable nature of payments through the P2P apps means that if a consumer can be tricked in payment, they can’t claw it back. Enable multifactor authentication (MFA), avoiding text or email for one-time passcode sharing whenever possible.