Fraud & Security

Processor Repay Holdings Corp. said it has received an unsolicited, non-binding offer from Forager Capital Management LLC to buy Repay’s outstanding equity for $4.80 per share in cash. The share price stood at $4.11 at market close on Friday. The company said it will review the offer. The processor Nayax Ltd. said it will …

Early Warning Services LLC, provider of Zelle and Paze, launched Certos, a suite of products to help financial institutions counter fraud and expand financial access in the U.S. banking system. Digital-currency platform Binance has introduced Binance Chat, a feature in its app that enables cryptocurrency transfers, messaging, and other functions. MegPrime, a …

It’s a sobering condition of today’s payments industry that fraud is a persistent, pervasive, and unwelcome counterpart to legitimate transaction activity. Testifying to that is that 76% of U.S. organizations experienced attempted or actual fraud in 2025, says the Association for Financial Professionals’ 2026 edition of its Payments Fraud and …

As the number of U.S. consumers who have heard nothing at all about artificial intelligence continues to drop, organizations are preparing for the expected infusion of AI into everyday life. Payments companies are no exception. American Express Co. is releasing a software-development kit called Agentic Commerce Experiences to help consumers …

ATM maker and services provider NCR Atleos Corp. said it supports a New York state law that requires retailers and food establishments to accept cash for in-person transactions. Taking effect March 21, the law means these businesses cannot refuse cash payments and prohibits them from charging cash-paying customers higher fees. Nacha, the …

PayPal Holdings Inc. said its Payment Links are now available for Canva, a platform that enables users to sell videos, social posts, and presentations. Payment Links, which PayPal launched in September, allow users to receive money via text, email, or social media. Adyen NV introduced Intelligent Money Movement, which it says is …

Synthetic-identity fraud was the fastest growing type of fraud in 2025, accounting for 11% of total fraud globally, an eight-fold increase from 2024, says LexisNexis Risk Solutions’ annual cybercrime report. The explosion in synthetic identity fraud—which occurs when a criminal blends pieces of information belonging to multiple consumers to craft …

Helium Ventures said it has acquired Maroo Inc., a payments platform specializing in weddings and events and serving more than 13,000 businesses. Terms were not disclosed. Fraud-prevention platform Fingerprint said recommendations based on artificial intelligence are now available on its Suspect Score service, a move the company said improves detection accuracy. O Bee …

Payments provider Corpay Inc. said it has closed on the sale of its PayByPhone unit to Lightyear Capital. Terms were not announced. The deal will cut Corpay’s 2026 revenue by approximately $75 million relative to its February guidance, the company said, though it continues to project 10% organic revenue growth for the …

Fraud-detection service Sift said its Sift Global Network saw transaction volume increase 18% in 2025, though payment fraud attempt rates held at about 3.25%, despite new fraud opportunities arising from new payment methods emerging in the market. The company credits better transaction monitoring and controls. The digital financial-services provider SoFi Technologies Inc. has launched SoFi …