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Faster Payments Fraud Playbook

Stop authorized-push-payment scams and real-time fraud on FedNow® and RTP® — the typologies, controls, and response steps, in one page for your team.

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What’s inside

Six sections that take you from scam typologies to a documented response.

1 · Know the Scam Playbook

APP scams, impersonation, BEC, account takeover, money mules.

2 · Stop It Before It Sends

Risk scoring, limits, new-payee friction, scam warnings, holds.

3 · Catch It Coming In

Mule detection, mismatch flags, holds and returns.

4 · Use the Network Fraud Tools

FedNow® & RTP® negative lists, limits, Request for Return of Funds.

5 · Regulation & Liability

Reg E, the authorized-vs-unauthorized line, disclosures.

6 · People, Response & Recovery

Training, incident response, recovery, and tuning.

Built for banks, credit unions, and fintech partners on the instant-payment rails.

From the leading authority on payments education

Created by Kevin Olsen — AAP, APRP, AFPP, NCP, CHPC — drawing on three decades in electronic payments. Get the playbook and put it to work today.

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