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Authorised Push Payment (APP) fraud is the most frequent co-covered peer, appearing in 1 of the 2 tracked stories. Source depth averages 2 original sources per story, versus 2.2 across the same-window beat baseline. The average consequence score is 5.5, matching the 5.5 beat baseline for this window.
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Authorised Push Payment (APP) fraud is the most frequent co-covered peer, appearing in 1 of the 2 tracked stories. Source depth averages 2 original sources per story, versus 2.2 across the same-window beat baseline. The average consequence score is 5.5, matching the 5.5 beat baseline for this window. banking accounts for 1 of the 2 tracked stories, while 1 other category carries the remainder. Which? appears in 2 tracked Finance stories from August 13, 2026.
Computed from the 2 stories linked to this entity, with beat comparisons drawn from all 41 Finance stories published in the same date window. Shares are omitted below five stories and comparisons below a twenty-story baseline.
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Other entities that clear the same relevance threshold in stories also covering Which?. Shared-story counts are live from our verified record — not editorial picks.
For banks and investors, Which?'s warning shows UK fraud refund frameworks are incomplete: authorised card fraud lacks the same reimbursement guarantees as unauthorised card fraud and APP fraud.
A new card-payment scam could leave UK consumers without automatic refund protection, as approved card payments fall outside existing fraud reimbursement schemes. The warning from Which? signals possible liability shifts for banks and regulatory scrutiny.
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