Of all of the valuable consumer assets that fraudsters like to steal, loyalty or rewards points or cash is becoming a favorite.

The shift from person-to-person deposits to digital options – including mobile, ATMs and RDC – has created new challenges to fraud prevention efforts.

Magecart attackers steal credit card or bank data directly from the checkout pages on e-commerce websites and resell them on the dark web, says PerimiterX's Ameet Naik.

The consumer bureau alleges the Providence, R.I., bank mismanaged billing error claims over a six-year period. Citizens Bank says it is “puzzled and disappointed” by the agency’s action.

It seems the payments industry is once again pushing liability to the merchants with no plans to hold anyone else along the payments ecosystem accountable for ensuring that viable solutions are available, says the Merchant Advisory Group's John Drechny.

Some fraudsters pose as loan applicants and submit doctored video or photos of property and assets to scam lenders they won't see in person. Firms like Elevate Funding and Credibly are fighting back.

For banks and other financial institutions to survive and thrive in the age of mobile payments and e-commerce, they need to continue to enhance their mobile apps with more innovations, tighter security features and more time-saving capabilities.

For banks and other financial institutions to survive and thrive in the age of mobile payments and e-commerce, they need to continue to enhance their mobile apps with more innovations, tighter security features, and more time-saving capabilities, says Informa Financial Intelligence's Gina DeCorla.

The concept can enable chargeback abuse, and if this “blind-eye” approach continues to dominate, the bad behavior will only get worse, says Chargeback 911's Monica Eaton-Cardone.

After a decline, fraud has recently spiked. But there are measures companies can take to stay ahead of the crooks, says Nvoicepay's Alyssa Callahan.

New smartphones have subtle differences that require more complex security solutions, says Fingerprints' Ted Hansson.

Criminals will react to the EU legislation by changing their modus operandi, says Nets' Sune Gabelgard.

The ransomware attack chain uses a number of methods to infect an organization's systems, which can easily bypass an entire organizational security framework in seconds, according to Exabeam's Richard Cassidy

Sophisticated attacks will show lower volume in many cases but attempt to emulate user behavior, says NuData Security’s Robert Capps.

Open banking and identity services are both still evolving to meet the needs of the new digital economy. These communities will need to connect at the hip to prevent fraud, avoid identity theft and to deter other financial crimes, like money laundering.

Data privacy regulations may be improving, and tech companies may now be forced to be more transparent about their practices, but the fact remains that vast quantities of personally identifying information are already out in the wild, says TRUSTID's Patrick Cox.

Fraudsters can attack multiple individuals with the same scam, knowing that the details won’t be shared. Sharing the details of a scam takes that advantage away, says The ai Corporation's James Crawshaw.

Comerica Bank won another five-year contract from the Treasury Department to run the prepaid Direct Express card program despite criticism of how it handled past fraud cases and customer service blunders.

Akin to the democratization of computing power through personal computers, the growing use of AI will continue to fuel new products and services in payments and have a significant impact on society. But AI will also introduce tremendous challenges due to its potential use by threat actors, says Visa's Paul Fabara.

Granting a third party access to a bank's systems in exchange for more advanced technology can help prevent fraud, but it can also attract cyberattacks.