Joel Carvalhais

With over 12 years of experience in risk strategy and operations, Joel excels in defining risk prevention strategies and managing fraud on a day-to-day basis. His expertise spans banking, acquiring, eCommerce, payments, and ethical hacking. He is driven by the thrill of identifying abnormal behaviors and catching fraudsters. Currently, he works in Product to channel his experience into delivering top-notch products with the most helpful features. His goal is to become an integral part of our customers’ toolkits.

Illustration showing money leaving a customer's digital wallet and into a criminal's palm in real-time. For article on 7 Examples of Real-time Payment Frauds and How to Prevent Them

7 Examples of Real-time Payment Frauds and How to Prevent Them

The ability to move money in seconds instead of hours or days is what makes real-time payments so appealing. Unfortunately, it also comes with a risky side effect: the threat of real-time payments fraud and scam losses.

Joel Carvalhais
10 minutes •

A Card-Not-Present Fraud Prevention Guide

Fraudsters are flying high on card-not-present fraud attacks, which are estimated to result in $28 billion in losses by 2026. Banks need a strong card-not-present (CNP) fraud prevention strategy to help keep eCommerce safe for customers and their bottom lines.

Joel Carvalhais
6 minutes •

Illustration showing legitimate payment card (in green) against several cloned cards (in purple) - for article on card cloning fraud

What Is Credit Card Cloning Fraud: How to Detect & Help Prevent It

Do you know where all your credit cards and debit cards are? The easiest way to confirm is to look ...

Joel Carvalhais
8 minutes •

Illustration showcasing the seven types of instant transfer fraud: App Fraud, ATO Fraud, CEO Fraud, Mandate Fraud, Money Mule Fraud, Payroll Scheme Fraud, and Phishing.

7 Types of Instant Transfer Fraud to Worry About

Instant transfers allow customers, as the name suggests, to move money in seconds instead of days. While this capability opens new ...

Joel Carvalhais
9 minutes •

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