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“Wrong Number” Text Message Scam: 244 Victims = $42.7M Stolen in One Week

August 23, 2022

If you get a “wrong number” text, it may be a scam attempt Text scammers are very patient “I want to say she waited 20 days and a thousand text messages before she got into investments.” Many times we hear about scams and scammers that do their work quickly and move on. They rely on…

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Will Cash Restrictions be Implemented in the US?

August 18, 2022

A report on the Globes website gives us a look at restrictions on cash payments in Israel that have been in effect since January of 2019. The law limits the use of cash in any transaction worth more than NIS 11,000 with a business and more than NIS 50,000 in a transaction between private individuals.…

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Under Scrutiny: FTC Sues Walmart for Facilitating Money Transfer Fraud — Costing Customers Hundreds of Millions

August 16, 2022

Walmart has a reputation as a “one-stop” shopping destination Toward that end, Walmart offers money transfer services Unfortunately, a lawsuit alleges they did not protect these transactions Walmart has enjoyed a reputation as the “one-stop” center for consumer needs, and, true to their reputation, they expanded into the money transfer space so their customers could…

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News Release: OrboGraph Acquired by Revenue Management Solutions (RMS)

August 16, 2022

Check Fraud and Recognition Solutions Business Will Continue to Run Independently Billerica, MA, August 16, 2022 – OrboGraph, a premier supplier of check processing automation, fraud detection, and healthcare payment electronification, announced today that Revenue Management Solutions (RMS), a provider of automated healthcare payments reconciliation services has acquired OrboGraph. Thompson Street Capital Partners (TSCP), a private…

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Businesses Need to Integrate SaaS to Modernize Payments

August 11, 2022

PYMTS.com reports on Cat (aka Caterpillar) — the manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines, and diesel-electric locomotives — providing a very good example of how, via their business planning and practices, “ye shall reap what you sow.” The moral of the story is that “patience is a…

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Fraud Rate Decreases 22.6% Since Last Year — But Fraud Cost Per Attempt Increases 13%

August 10, 2022

Fraud attempts are down At the same time, the COST of fraud has risen A multi-pronged tech approach by banks eliminates fraud opportunities American Banker reports that data suggest in the beginning of 2022, the number of fraud cases being reporting has decreased from previous two years — nearing pre-pandemic levels. While many may see…

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The Financial Brand: Quick Guide to Successful Digital Banking

August 3, 2022

At The Financial Brand, Jim Marous, industry influencer and CEO of The Digital Banking Report, and BK Kalra, Global Head of Banking and Capital Markets at Genpact, offer their four essentials for success in the digital banking space. One point they make early is that, while COVID certainly accelerated adoption, the digital banking revolution was on its way, pandemic or…

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Insikt Group Report: Fraudsters Conducting and Advertising Bank Fraud

August 2, 2022

A new study examines general bank fraud Fraudsters are overtly advertising “fraud lessons” Checks remain a prime fraud target In their new expansion of The Business of Fraud: An Overview of How Cybercrime Gets Monetized, Recorded Future’s Insikt Group® — Recorded Future’s threat research division, comprising analysts and security researchers with deep government, law enforcement,…

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OrboNation Newsletter: Check Processing Edition – July 2022

July 29, 2022

In case you missed it, over the past month, we have published incredible content on our OrboNation Blog and Modernizing Omnichannel Check Fraud Detection. Review the latest OrboNation Newsletter online or via PDF download.

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Payers & Providers Collaboration Needed to Modernize the Claims Payment Experience

July 28, 2022

According to McKinsey & Company, insurers are much closer to their vision of near-optimal claims processing in 2030 than they were just a few years ago. HealthPayer Intelligence reports that this means commercial health payers can expect the benefits of an integrated, digital claims payment process that benefits every stakeholder. A claims payment solution that…

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