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Fraud refund proposal slammed


Plans to reduce the amount victims can reclaim from banks have met with criticism

Richard Young

Posted 05 September 2024 | JoTS Online


Content Tags:  Updates|Consumer Goods and Services|National


UPDATES: Which? has condemned the Payment Systems Regulator’s proposal to cut the reimbursement cap for authorised push payment fraud victims from £415,000 to £85,000, warning that high-value scam victims could be abandoned.

The Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has proposed to reduce the planned amount that fraud victims are entitled to reclaim from their banks from £415,000 to £85,000, in a move that has met with consternation from consumer group Which?

The regulator is conducting a consultation on its decision to reduce the threshold for reimbursements, with new rules designed to protect fraud vict...

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