Modernizing Omnichannel Check Fraud Detection

Check fraud is growing ahead of other types of fraud Banks using only legacy fraud detection systems are falling behind Integration of legacy and image analysis systems brings greater success in fraud detection In a new video at FraudToday.io, Trace Fooshee, strategic adviser with Aite-Novarica Group, discusses strategies and tools to detect check fraud, and…

Check fraud is rising Banking consumers demand “money mobility” Adding “money mobility” means increasing the risk of fraud As we’ve noted here frequently, check fraud is on the rise. In fact, PYMNTS.com notes that you can enter the search term “check washing” into any search engine and see a substantial number of headlines that have…

Postal carriers are being robbed for checks and “arrow keys” The USPS has outlined reforms Many feel that postal carrier security is not being addressed strongly enough One of the more horrific wrinkles in the check fraud phenomena is the rise in actual physical attacks on United States Post Office carriers by assailants looking for…

Popular messaging platforms like Telegram are aiding fraudsters Telegram allows fraudsters to stay hidden behind aliases and encrypted messages “Walkers” are recruited to carry out in-person transactions with fake checks Many industry experts agree that check fraud has grown 3X from its pre-pandemic levels. We now have data to confirm the continued upward trend of…

Fraud is costly and pervasive In addition to outgoing payments, incoming payments are subject to fraud Companies deploying digital security solutions are seeing results As our blog’s readers know all too well, fraud is on the increase, and getting more sophisticated. As noted by PYMNTS.com: Fraud is both costly and common. In the last two…

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You are likely seeing more and more news stories and posts on social media talking about the emergence of artificial intelligence as a potential replacement for actual human creativity (in fact, AI has been, evidently, generating an endless Seinfeld episode for more than a month now). While these dubious feats get much of the mainstream…

Fraud in 2021 increased over 70% compared to 2020 Perpetrators are taking advantage of government programs Financial institutions need to be prepared for the predicted fraud-attempt onslaught An article at Credit Union Times by Rene Perez, Director of Financial Crimes Solutions Sales and Financial Crimes Consultant at Jack Henry, opens with a startling statistic: In…

In the UK, “Challenger Banks” are becoming popular Inflation was once the primary threat to Challenger Banks Fraudsters are turning their attention to potentially unprepared Challenger Banks Challenger banks — small, recently created retail banks that compete directly with the longer-established banks in the UK, sometimes by specializing in areas underserved by the “big four”…