Global Banking & Finance: COVID-19 and the rise in card fraud: biometric payment cards can help banks fight back
The frequency of debit and credit card fraud has risen to unprecedented levels since the start of the pandemic. Even as many national economies falter from coronavirus, and millions of citizens struggle with job losses and debt, fraudsters haven’t stopped. Quite the opposite, in fact. It seems many have taken advantage of the disruption caused during the crisis to aggressively pursue fraudulent transactions.