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Check fraud is growing quickly While check usage is down, it is certainly not out Investments in check security can make certain financial institutions more valuable to depositors The latest episode of The PaymentsJournal Podcast features Steve Bartels, Senior Director of Solutions Consulting at Q2, and Brian Riley, Co-Head of Payments at Javelin Strategy & Research, explaining…
Check fraud and cyber fraud create a dangerous combination Financial institutions have seen check fraud double in the past year Knowing who to contact with a fraud claim is an important factor for banks being addressed The latest installment of the ABA Banking Journal Podcast features ABA’s Cybersecurity and Operational Risk VP Paul Benda and Certified…
Twitter – or X, which is its new name (and the subject of some “sign controversy” recently at X’s San Francisco headquarters) – has made it known they are entering the payments realm, having begun the process of applying for regulatory licenses and development of the software needed. This is no real surprise, as Elon Musk…
We recently posted a story from news station NBC10 of Philadelphia focusing on rising incidents of mail theft and physical assaults against mail carriers. As Frank Albergo — the National President of the Postal Police Officers Association and a speaker at the Check Fraud Roundtable in May in Charlotte — points out in the segment, it…
Mail theft and check fraud is a hot topic within the banking industry, and mainstream media has picked up on the trend. Publications and news stations across the US report daily on specific occasions when this occurs, and news station NBC10 of Philadelphia recently did a deep-dive via their 10 Responds feature on the problem…
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.
Rob Loethen takes a walk down nostalgia lane on the Jack Henry Fintalk web page, remembering a life-changing tool introduced when he was in grade school: I remember when my dad bought our family’s first calculator. It was from Texas Instruments, and the numbers glowed red as you entered your simple mathematical task. I thought…
AI and online resources have made fraud easier than ever Smaller financial institutions fear they lack resources to defend their customers Jack Henry FinTalk suggests approaches to the crisis A post at Jack Henry FinTalk notes that the growth and accessibility of technology has made banking easier for consumers, financial institutions, and businesses. Unfortunately, fraudsters…
A new report shows fraud is still increasing Digital transactions are far from immune Experts advise financial institutions to fight fire with fire As reported at The Banker, fraud prevention software company SEON recently published their 2023 Global Banking Fraud Index, wherein they report that the costliest fraud variety recorded last year — check, card,…
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) are all over the news lately — and for good reason. Almost every industry and endeavor can be touched by the existent and emergent tools that AI and ML make possible. And, as Finextra reports, the UK banking world is in step with the latest developments: The latest research…