Australia can learn from the UK's experience by making banks pay for scam losses

  • Written by: Muhammad Al Mamun, Senior Lecturer in Finance, La Trobe University
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British banks will soon be required to reimburse customers who fall victim to authorised push payment fraud – where a scammer convinces you to authorise a payment, generally by masquerading as a legitimate business or person.

The new rules from the UK’s Payment Systems Regulator are intended to incentivise all businesses...

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