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“Check cooking” is on the rise Florida’s Attorney General has issued a warning Initial investment for deposit fraud is surprisingly low Florida’s Attorney General, Ashley Moody, recently issued a warning about a digital check manipulation or “check cooking” scheme where fraudsters alter stolen checks to change the payee and payment amount. The warning comes in…
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Like many clubs or societies, fraudsters have a language all their own Some slang terms are obvious, while others are very oblique A valuable online Fraud Glossary resource is growing by the day People who share a common hobby or vocation often have a “lingo” of their own that they use to streamline communication and…
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Over half of bank execs polled are concerned about dependency on legacy technology The same execs have a positive outlook for 2024 Less than 8% of the execs polled expect to reduce their tech spending in the coming year Monitor Daily reports on a survey of over 100 bank executives which found concerns about dependency…
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The latest Frank on Fraud blog explores Scam Interdiction, a practice that is currently in use all over the world and may be coming to the US. Simply put, Scam Interdiction is the use of AI and other tools to pause or decline suspicious transactions in real-time before any money is lost. Frank on Fraud…
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The Dark Net is emerging as a supplier for fraudsters Dr. David Maimon shares his insights into the Dark Net ecosystem A proactive approach to rising fraud cases is recommended OrboGraph’s Joseph J. Gregory and Dr. David Maimon recently discussed the Dark Web or Dark Net, which is becoming the supermarket for fraudsters looking for…
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“In-person banking is fading away.” Wall Street’s biggest bank would beg to disagree. Bankingdive.com reports that banking giant JPMorgan Chase plans to expand its branch network significantly over the next few years, aiming to open over 500 new branches focused on underserved areas, according to a statement seen by Reuters and The Wall Street Journal. Some other banks…
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Check fraud is not new — it boomed in the 1970s By 1977, banks responded with multiple anti-fraud tactics Are there lessons modern financial institutions can learn from the ’70s? FrankonFraud takes us back to the days of cable TV, eight-track tapes, and leisure suits – the 1970s. The 1970s were hard times in fraud.…
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Another new report sees fraud growing Complexity of fraud has increased as well Cost has become the main obstacle in defending against fraud FeatureSpace — creator of Adaptive Behavioral Analytics, Automated Deep Behavioral Networks and ARIC Risk Hub, the most powerful and open technology to combat fraud and financial crime — just released a…
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As a global leader in check fraud detection and prevention, we at OrboGraph understand the growing concerns credit unions have regarding check fraud. With various fraudulent schemes continually adapting, it’ss essential for credit unions to keep up with the latest techniques and measures in detecting and combating check fraud. As senior executives in the fraud…
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Not long after we saw Elon Musk’s X (ex-Twitter) make moves into payments, Visa has successfully completed its acquisition of Pismo, a global cloud-native issuer processing and core banking platform, for $1 billion in cash. Earlier reports said Visa was competing with at least one other firm to acquire Pismo. The collaboration aims to offer clients…
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