This report provides insight into the scams targeting Australians in 2024 and highlights the impact of combined efforts by government, law enforcement, community sector and industry to combat these financial crimes. This is the second Targeting Scams Report produced by the National Anti-Scam Centre since its establishment on 1 July 2023. The National Anti-Scam Centre’s […]
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Australian banks launch new defence in battle against scammers
Australian banks have today unveiled their latest scam fighting technology, with the launch of Confirmation of Payee – a new name-matching service designed to help protect customers from being tricked into sending money to criminals. Banks have invested $100 million in this new technology which is a key initiative of the sector’s Scam-Safe Accord – […]
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How Confirmation Of Payee Is Putting The Brakes On Scams
Scams are costing Australians billions each year and the pressure is mounting on banks and mutuals to continuously step up their defences. That’s the goal of the 2024 Scam-Safe Accord, a new industry framework led by the Australian Banking Association (ABA) to reduce scam losses and improve customer protection. A key ABA recommendation is the […]
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Confirmation of Payee
Confirmation of Payee A layer of protection for payments. In this section In this section What is Confirmation of Payee? Confirmation of Payee is a security feature designed to reduce mistaken and fraudulent payments. The service matches the bank account details entered by a payer with the account details held by the recipient’s bank and displays […]
Development of industry Confirmation of Payee Solution
Australian Payments Plus (AP+) has resolved to work with NPP Participants to deliver a Confirmation of Payee service for payments made using BSB and Account numbers. Confirmation of Payee will help reduce certain types of scams that involve misdirection of payment to an account that does not belong to the intended payee as well as […]
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