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Surprise, There Was a Lot of COVID Relief Fraud

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The IRS has announced via press release that Criminal Investigation (CI) has been busy investigating what could end up being almost $9 billion of fraud related to various COVID measures introduced four years ago. ” ERC was part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) enacted on March 27, 2020.

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Mastercard’s Ethoca On Helping Merchants Grapple With The Upcoming Chargeback Deluge

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A deluge of chargebacks is headed toward the payments industry, spurred by the coronavirus, as all areas of the global economy have been upended. The payments ecosystem, of course, is not and will not be immune to the seismic impact and aftershocks of the coronavirus. Purchases, events and trips are being canceled. “We Girding For Operational Churn.