NZ Herald
Banking Ombudsman warns new Government faith in banking sector eroding due to growth in scams
29/02/2024
New Zealand Banking Association chief executive Roger Beaumont welcomed calls for digital platforms to remove fake websites, which were often at the start of a chain of events leading to scams. “Banks have got the ball rolling on the anti-scam centre by targeting mule accounts. Involvement from government and other sectors would take the anti-scam...
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Stuff
Victim Support says banks wrong to blame scam victims
25/02/2024
New Zealand Banking Association Te Rangapū Pēke chief executive Roger Beaumont said: “Banks are often at the end of a chain of events that makes up a scam, which could have started with fake websites, emails, texts or phone calls. Liability for any losses depends on what happened.”
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NZ Herald
Confirmation of payee – ‘A simple step that will stamp out bank scams’ – gets a step closer
20/02/2024
“Getting confirmation of payee designed, built, and implemented across the banking industry will be determined by a number of factors, including agreeing an account name and number matching solution, and ensuring it can be delivered by our retail banks. The solution will also need to comply with privacy law and banks’ obligations to protect customer...
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Stuff
Quiz: How safe are you from scams?
16/02/2024
“Online scams are growing, and fraud has become a significant factor in our lives, mirroring the rise in online activity. We call them digital ram raids; they’re robberies, and the only difference is the thief could be sitting in a darkened room in another part of the world.”
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Farmers Weekly
‘Valuable’ advice fund coming to an end
25/01/2024
NZ Banking Association chief executive Roger Beaumont said the farm business advice support fund has been successful in providing farmers with financial advice.
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NZ Herald
Netsafe teams up with Akahu, Dolla for payee confirmation as banks linger
11/01/2024
“We’re looking at options for a confirmation of payee service to enable anyone making an online payment from one bank account to another to check the name of the account they are paying. We are investigating the technical ability to do this, along with privacy and information-sharing considerations.”
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Stuff
What a year of Banking Ombudsman decisions on scam complaints taught us
03/01/2024
On December 20, the Banking Association said work on an anti-scam centre was progressing, and banks were now focusing on sharing additional information to help identify and reduce fraudulent payments to mule accounts.
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NZ Adviser
Anti-scam centre to be established to capture scams and frauds
20/12/2023
The New Zealand Banking Association said banks are often involved in a chain of events that make up a scam, noting an approach that involves multiple sectors could improve the protection of customers against scams.
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Interest.co.nz
NZ banks promise more details on implementation of a confirmation of payee service in April
20/12/2023
Bank lobby group the New Zealand Banking Association says pledges made by the industry in September to combat scams and fraud against bank customers are progressing, with work now “live” on reducing fraudulent payments to mule accounts, and moves underway to establish a national Anti-Scam Centre.
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NZ Herald
NZ banks announce update on fight against scammers, crackdown on ‘mule’ accounts
20/12/2023
“The first phase of work is now live and is focused on sharing additional information to help identify and reduce fraudulent payments to mule accounts. Banks were already sharing some information on money mules, but the new phase of work will increase the speed and amount of information being shared.”
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