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According to a new report commissioned by IBM , geographies and generations differ greatly in the frequency and impact of financial fraud , as well as their attitudes towards fraud detection and the institutions responsible for protecting them from bad actors .
The 2022 IBM Global Financial Fraud Impact Report also found that as global consumers have moved nearly exclusively to credit card and digital payments , US citizens have been victimised more regularly than all other countries surveyed in the report , costing American consumers an average of US $ 265 per year in fraudulent financial charges made by unauthorised third parties .
“ Financial fraud and cyberthreats are a growing menace to global financial institutions and their clients , increasing the need for companies to accelerate preventative measures to stay ahead of sophisticated criminal activity ,” said Shanker Ramamurthy , Managing Partner , Global Banking and Financial Markets , IBM .
“ As the global economy ’ s evolution towards a cashless society continues at breakneck speed , banks and other financial institutions must continue to invest in modernising their infrastructure and bolstering critical talent to meet the challenges they face from bad actors .”
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According to the report , when it comes to fraud on a global scale , American citizens are the most frequent victims of debit card fraud of all the countries surveyed . Americans also registered a large percentage of instances when it comes to being victims of credit card fraud , banking fraud or digital payment fraud , when respondents were asked about their experiences using digital payment apps including PayPal , Venmo and Square .
American respondents also spent the most time trying to recover money lost due to fraudulent charges .
However , US credit and debit card users reported the second lowest amount of
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money lost on fraudulent charges out of the countries surveyed . Only Japan reported a lower amount of losses over the last 12 months , while Germany , by far , was the most victimised country , with respondents losing more than three times the total financial amount of the second most victimised country ( Singapore ).
Across all countries , respondents believe banks are the financial institution most responsible for preventing fraud , when asked about their experiences using payment networks including Visa and Mastercard .
In most countries , consumers see banks as the most responsible financial institution for preventing fraud , with a higher percentage in Brazil , while in Japan , payment networks were the financial institutions most likely to blame . In China , respondents registered the highest percentage of consumers who think government regulators are most responsible for preventing fraud .
As the global economy ’ s evolution towards a cashless society continues at breakneck speed , banks and other financial institutions must continue to invest in modernising their infrastructure .
In the US , nearly one-quarter of all respondents ( 22 %) are not confident in their bank or credit card ’ s ability to handle fraudulent charges or suspicious activity , not nearly as much as Japan , where almost one half of respondents claim to not have faith in their financial institutions . www . intelligentciso . com
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