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PSR Reveals Huge Disparity in How Banks Approach to APP Fraud Claims

The Fintech Times

In 2023, Authorised Push Payment (APP) scams totalled just shy of £341million in the UK, with new research highlighting that reimbursement varies significantly depending on who consumers bank with. In the same year, victims reported 252,626 cases of APP scams – but not all reports resulted in refunds from their banks.

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UK Finance: Fraud is Down But Over £1billion is Still Stolen by Criminals – What’s Next for the UK?

The Fintech Times

However, in its latest report published today, the UK banking and financial services trade association announced that there was a four per cent decrease in the amount stolen to £1.17billion in 2023. Purchase scams accounted for 67 per cent of the total number of APP cases. While this is a step in the right direction, is this enough?

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