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Banks Reported 84% Increase in Check Fraud from 2021 to 2022 — According to US Treasury FCEN

February 14, 2023

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…

Collaborating with Core Processing Providers & Fintech Critical for Banking Digital Transformation

February 9, 2023

Banks and credit unions recognize that they need to modernize Key to modernization is collaboration Product and data silos, outdated infrastructure, and a risk-averse culture are obstacles The Financial Brand cites a recent report from the Federal Reserve that delineates three types of digital banking experience partnerships being sought by banks and credit unions seeking to…

59% of FIs Experienced Increase in Overall Fraud Rate

February 7, 2023

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…

LinkedIn: Keeping Up with #CheckFraud in the New Year

February 3, 2023

New Year, New Fraud — and #FraudFighters continue to spread awareness through social media such as LinkedIn. Check out the latest #CheckFraud posts: View the post on LinkedIn → View the post on LinkedIn → View the post on LinkedIn → View the post on LinkedIn → View the post on LinkedIn → View the post on LinkedIn →

Paper Checks: Why Individuals Still Use Them

February 2, 2023

Digital payments are all the rage — convenient, quick, and accepted almost everywhere. However, Yahoo!Life reports that in GOBankingRates’ Best Banks 2023 survey of 1,000 Americans, they uncovered some counterintuitive results: 22% of respondents said they still write checks at least once a month. And surprisingly, of these respondents, the largest percentage belonged to those…

How Artificial Intelligence is Changing the Face of Fraud Detection

February 1, 2023

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…

Credit Unions and Community Banks: Financial Fraud to Watch for in 2023

January 31, 2023

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…

OrboNation Newsletter: Check Processing and Fraud – January 2023

January 30, 2023

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.

The Check is in the Mail: 2023 Tax Filing Season is Upon Us

January 26, 2023

Tax season has arrived, meaning checks will be going to and from the IRS Many file electronically, but a huge amount of refunds go out via paper check Personal checks are also mailed to the IRS and therefor become vulnerable Tax filing season is upon us, and that means — after a bit of frustration…

OrboAnywhere Version 5.0 Released with OrbNet AI Free Read

January 26, 2023

Handwritten and printed payee recognition expands product capabilities, new GPUs also certified Burlington, MA, January 26, 2023 – OrboGraph, a premier supplier of check processing automation and fraud detection software and services, announced the release of OrboAnywhere Version 5.0 to business partners in December 2022. Version 5.0 delivers major architectural modernization and is applicable to…