# Visa Protect for Account-to-Account Payments

Enterprise-wide risk solutions to keep real-time payments (RTP) moving.

## Real-time can be a real problem for fraud and scams

Because immediate payments settle in near real-time, recovering fraudulent transactions is nearly impossible—hampering consumer confidence, slowing adoption and impacting revenue.

$ 55 B in online RTP scams worldwide¹

$55B

in online RTP scams worldwide¹

68 % of consumers received unsolicited communication they thought was part of a RTP scam²

68%

of consumers received unsolicited communication they thought was part of a RTP scam²

15 % of authorized push payment (APP) scam victims leave their financial institution³

15%

of authorized push payment (APP) scam victims leave their financial institution³

1. 2021; [https://thepaypers.com/expert-opinion/online-scams-have-become-a-global-epidemic--1260282](https://thepaypers.com/expert-opinion/online-scams-have-become-a-global-epidemic--1260282)
2. [https://www.fico.com/blogs/real-time-payments-survey-reveals-growth-usage-and-scams](https://www.fico.com/blogs/real-time-payments-survey-reveals-growth-usage-and-scams)
3. [https://corporate.visa.com/content/dam/vcom/corporate/products/documents/app-scam-whitepaper.pdf](https://caribbean.visa.com/content/dam/VCOM/corporate/products/documents/app-scam-whitepaper.pdf)

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## For instant payments, Visa is the answer

As a global payments leader, Visa provides a multi-financial institution and multi-network approach to monitor and prevent real-time payment fraud and scams.

### Advanced AI

Applied across billions of originating and receiving endpoints, and multiple instant payment networks.

### Sophisticated AI models

Help inform real-time payment decisions.

### Decades of experience

In proactive transaction scoring and network risk management.

## See how Visa Protect for Account-to-Account Payments evaluates risks effectively

- ### WHITEPAPER  Stay ahead of APP scams

APP scams are a growing threat on RTP networks— impacting both consumers and banks. See how Visa’s multi-network view can deliver actionable advice.

[Get the whitepaper (English)](https://caribbean.visa.com/content/dam/VCOM/corporate/products/documents/app-scam-whitepaper.pdf)

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### Pay.UK case study

Pay.UK partners with Visa in pilot to fight real-time payments fraud and scams

[See the results (English)](https://navigate.visa.com/europe/security/visas-new-ai-tool)

## News and resources

Learn how Visa’s risk solutions slow fraud and keep business moving for real-time payment operators.

### Insights to counter APP scams

Swift, simple reimbursement is often the deciding factor between staying with or switching banks.

- [View the infographic (English)](https://caribbean.visa.com/content/dam/VCOM/corporate/products/documents/app-scam-infographic.pdf)

### Instant payments fraud mitigation

As North America starts to adopt instant payments, fraud management needs to be top of mind.

- [Learn to address instant payments fraud (English)](https://caribbean.visa.com/content/dam/VCOM/corporate/products/documents/visa-b2b-rtp-whitepaper.pdf)

## Prevent scams and stop real-time payments fraud

See how with Visa Protect for Account-to-Account Payments.
