Payments fraud is a key issue for treasury professionals as it relates to disbursements. Because of the nature of companies’ disbursement activities, they will always be a target for fraud, both internal and external. Collaborating with partners; adopting robust processes, controls and audit trails; and educating employees can help protect against the risk of fraud. MORE.
AFP Payments Fraud and Control Survey
The 2024 AFP® Payments Fraud and Control Survey Report documents 80% of organizations were victims of payments fraud attacks/attempts in 2023. This is a 15-percentage point increase over the previous year. Over 500 treasury practitioners participated in this survey and their responses form the basis of this report. The survey, now in its 20th year, is underwritten by Truist.
2024 Payments Fraud and Control Survey
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Apr 23, 2024
4 Ways to Reduce Payments Fraud
A significant increase in fraud activity occurred in 2023 compared to the previous year, with a staggering 80% of organizations reporting being targeted by attempted or actual fraud attacks, according to results from the 2024 AFP Payments Fraud and Control Survey, underwritten by Truist. This statistic underscores the persistent and evolving nature of fraudsters, who remain relentless in their efforts to infiltrate payment systems.Learn More -
Apr 16, 2024
AFP Survey Finds 80% of Organizations Experienced Payments Fraud in 2023
Eighty percent of respondents report that their organizations were victims of attempted or actual payments fraud activity in 2023, according to the 2024 AFP Payments Fraud and Control Survey, underwritten by Truist.Learn More -
Nov 2, 2023
Reducing Payments Fraud in Treasury and A/P
The risk of fraud is never far from a treasurer’s mind, with ever more sophisticated cyber risks emerging alongside longstanding causes of fraud. Although banks do (or at least should) have their own fraud prevention and detection checks, these checks do vary significantly in utility and effectiveness. As a consequence, companies should assume as much responsibility as possible for fraud prevention and reduction by adopting a series of actions as part of their payment processes.Learn More
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Payments Fraud 2023/2024
As finance professionals, we must be ever vigilant against the schemes that could undermine our company or our career. In this series, we will cover the categories of fraud that we see around payments and provide some best practices on how to detect and prevent your company for unwittingly being caught up in one of these ploys.