#fraude bancario
This archive brings together reporting on schemes designed to drain accounts, steal credentials, and manipulate transactions through digital, mobile, or phone-based channels. It also covers phishing campaigns, malware, identity spoofing, and defensive measures affecting banks, fintechs, and users across Latin America.
BCRA Tightens Controls on Instant Transfers
Argentina’s central bank will use public data to build per-person fraud risk scores for instant transfers.
Sep 10, 2026 · 2 min
BCRA launches anti-fraud score for transfers
Communication A 8473 sets risk scoring for electronic payments, with deadlines, traceability and data safeguards for banks.
Sep 10, 2026 · 3 min
Argentina BCRA tightens fraud controls on transfers
The Argentine central bank issued Communications A 8471 and A 8473, adding new obligations and a public fraud score for instant transfers.
Sep 9, 2026 · 3 min
BREEZE COMET Expands Attacks on Brazil Payments
BREEZE COMET is hitting financial and payments firms in Brazil and running hundreds of fraudulent transactions in 24 to 48 hour bursts.
Sep 3, 2026 · 5 min
Latin America sees bank fraud tied to deepfakes
Banks and users in Latin America face impersonation, deepfakes and caller ID spoofing, with fraud attempts and official alerts.
Aug 30, 2026 · 3 min
Chile CMF sets SFA rules, Atena sandbox date
Chile’s CMF sets October 2026 for the Atena regulatory sandbox and adds technical requirements for Open Finance participants.
Aug 30, 2026 · 3 min
Mexico banks warn of unauthorized charges
Banamex, BBVA Mexico, Santander, Banco Azteca and Banorte urged customers to watch for unauthorized charges and account access.
Aug 11, 2026 · 2 min
Brazil: Fraud and Identity Cases Rise
Brazil is seeing more impersonation scams, stolen phones and false public records, with bank losses reaching billions of reais.
Aug 11, 2026 · 2 min
Argentina digital banking fraud rises
Fraud complaints and related amounts rose in Argentina’s banking sector in H1 2026, according to the central bank.
Aug 11, 2026 · 2 min
Brazil banks face more digital fraud
STJ rulings may help victims recover losses, while a TCU audit says PCC and Comando Vermelho ran digital fraud tied to state benefits.
Aug 5, 2026 · 3 min
Chile tightens customer authentication for transfers
Chile’s CMF is enforcing stronger customer authentication for transfers and digital payments, as fraud and identity theft risks rise.
Aug 5, 2026 · 2 min
Argentina: AI Fraud
Synthetic voices, fake faces, bank vishing, and no clear protocols to detect deepfakes are already shaping the local threat picture.
Aug 2, 2026 · 3 min
Colombia sees 188% rise in account takeovers
Sumsub found a 188% jump in account takeover attempts in Colombia, driven by a 77% increase in deepfakes.
Aug 1, 2026 · 2 min
Latin America bank fraud jumps 155%, BioCatch says
BioCatch raised its regional social engineering surge to 155%. In Argentina, Catamarca and Buenos Aires report new virtual scam signals.
Aug 1, 2026 · 5 min
Mexico Fraud Complaints Rise 31.5%
Fraud claims in Mexico hit 5.2 billion pesos in Q1 2026, with banks paying or resolving 2.2 billion pesos for users.
Jul 11, 2026 · 2 min