Growing home prices plus rising interest rates are putting a damper on mortgage lending, which pushes the market to seek out less qualified borrowers and increases the risk of fraud.

The hacks keep coming — most recently to Facebook and the federal government’s health insurance sites — and consumer trust in online security systems disintegrates along with them, according to a number of recent surveys.

Kam Wong has been accused of submitting requests for fake expense reimbursements when he ran Municipal Credit Union.

The vast majority of card fraud in post-EMV Australia affects digital payments, a trend that has prompted government action, expedited security projects, and financial pressure on banks from retailers.

Stripe’s expanding global profile has come with a growing security risk operation, which will now be overseen by former Google security expert Niels Provos.

The central bank found that the increase in noncash payments fraud from 2012 to 2015 was still just a small fraction of overall payments.

In hundreds of cases, the prepaid card program run by the bank allegedly sent users’ funds to fraudsters who had stolen their data. The security lapse has now caught the attention of the Democratic senator.

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It took about a day for Pennsylvania State Employees Credit Union to switch to the new system.

A California man who says he unwittingly helped Russia conduct a disinformation campaign on social media before the 2016 U.S. presidential election has been sentenced to six months in prison and another six months of home confinement.

For bankers and network providers, it’s a given that moving to a real-time payment system like Zelle will lead to an increase in fraud attempts. Here's a look at the ways they're fighting back.

Members can play an integral role in helping credit unions fight fraud, but only if they have the right training.

Collaboration between banks and fintechs still lags, hurting security initiatives such as an authentication hub.

Payment forms on e-commerce sites are the most common target for formjacking attackers, writes Robert Capps, vice president and authentication strategist for NuData Security.

Financial-crime risks, properly mitigated, are business opportunities. Fintechs that recognize this can gain a competitive advantage, according to Julie Myers Wood of Guidepost Solutions and Gemma Rogers of Fintrial LTD.

Gift card, reward points and payment information will continue to be exposed and available to whoever wants to purchase it. But it’s up to companies to implement security barriers that devalue this information, writes Don Duncan, security engineer for NuData Security.

Cryptocurrency platforms need to take precautions as the number of security incidents seems to be increasing, writes Gaurav Banga, founder and CEO of Balbix.