OrboNation Blog
In the third annual edition of its “The Best Bank for You” report, Kiplinger identifies top picks among national, regional, and internet banks, as well as credit unions, that offer the best combination of high rates, low fees, and a customer-friendly focus. Many of these institutions are customers of OrboGraph, so it’s is great to…
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We’ve previously noted that the healthcare market is becoming more “retail-like” as consumers desire the ability to shop around for the best possible price tag in an environment dominated by high-deductible healthcare programs. On June 24th, President Trump signed an executive order that he says will make price comparisons easier in the healthcare marketplace, and…
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An article from Digital Transactions finally quantifies the relationship between payments fraud and terrorism! Startling facts in this report show that, outside of pure fraud losses, there is a crucial national security component to fraud prevention. Information-security firm Terbium Labs, in its “The Next Generation of Criminal Financing: How Payment Fraud Funds Transnational Crime” report,…
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OrboGraph’s development and deployment of our own Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning technologies called OrbNetAI and this year’s OrboGraph Technology Conference theme — 2019: The Year of AI and Modernization — make it clear that we are no strangers to the new frontiers opened up by Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning technologies in our sector.…
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For all the upbeat and optimistic talk about Artificial Intelligence and its emerging role in the banking industry (not to mention healthcare), it’s certainly well worth taking the time to examine the issues of ethics and privacy as they relate to deployment of these new tools. David Lott, a payments risk expert in the Retail…
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PYMNTS.COM takes a look at the implementation of Artificial Intelligence solutions in Financial Institution fraud departments — or, rather, the stunning lack thereof: AI systems are unique, can process large volumes of data in real time and can “learn” to quickly identify suspicious financial activity. Yet, few FIs leverage this technology in their anti-fraud efforts…
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CNBC reports that J.P. Morgan is paying more than $500 million for the medical payments technology firm InstaMed, a bold move into the $3.5 trillion market for U.S. health-care spending. It is the lender’s largest takeover since buying Bear Stearns and the bank assets of Washington Mutual in 2008, according to people with knowledge of…
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Last week’s OrboGraph Conference theme in Charlotte, NC was 2019: The Year of AI and Modernization, and the attendees were treated to a variety of presentations by and interactions with experts on various aspects of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) – – the Deep Learning topics that are of vital importance to any…
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HealthcareDive takes a look at changes and trends it anticipates in the coming year, mainly due to political ripples from Washington (for instance, a judge’s declaration that the Affordable Care Act is no longer constitutional) and emerging consumer preferences. Their snapshot of a few big trends for the payer and provider crowds to watch for…
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We’ve noted here before that there is a Millennial and sub-Millennial generation for whom checks are a bit of a novelty. Still, they will need to use checks more than they may expect or desire, so it’s important that they learn how to use them properly. Fraud is becoming easier and easier to overcome in…
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