If you’re one of the hundreds of millions of Americans who use payment apps, you’ve probably wondered which one is the safest (1). These apps make it easy to split expenses with friends, purchase ...

Paying bills, sending money to friends, and shopping online has never been easier. But as more consumers move their financial lives into digital spaces, scammers are finding new ways to take advantage ...

A customer shows you a screenshot claiming a payment is complete. A stranger asks you to scan a QR code to receive a refund. Another person sends a UPI collect request and urges you to approve it ...

Artificial intelligence is changing both sides of payments fraud. Fraudsters can use it to make impersonation attempts more ...

You're not alone if you tap to pay without thinking much about it. Most of us do. Someone smiles, asks if you can spare $20 for a good cause, holds out a card reader, and tapping feels faster than ...

Incognia launches a payment scam detection system using location intelligence and physical relationships to identify fraud before transactions are completed.

That Apple Cash payment you got from a stranger is not a mistake and the sob story they tell begging you to return it is just part of the con. Here's how to protect yourself.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Image Credit: Mercury News/X. PG&E customers have lost more than $211,000 to utility scams so far this year, with a new barcode ...

Travel scams can come in many forms, and some are easier to spot than others. In a June 2026 consumer alert from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on how to avoid travel scams, the government agency ...

New tap-to-pay scam depends on making sure rushed victims do not check how much money is really being charged or the business name receiving the payment, experts warn. According to a Better Business ...

Switzerland's financial sector and law enforcement formally established Pay Attent!on — a permanent national association for payment fraud prevention — earlier this month, unifying what had been ...