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Modernizing Check Fraud Detection Blog

An informative blog series exploring payments fraud and image technologies used to fight financial crimes.

57% of Firms Uncover Fraud After Settlement
Most firms detect payment fraud after settlement, limiting their ability to intervene before funds move. Earlier verification and integrated workflows can improve payment integrity and reduce delayed-detection costs. OrboGraph applies layered detection to on-us and deposit fraud using transaction analysis, image forensics, rules, and analyst review. Payment fraud is often ...
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X9’s New Payment Fraud Forum Takes Aim at Fragmented Fraud Data
X9's new Payment Fraud Forum aims to create a common language for identifying, categorizing, and sharing fraud data across payment types. Fraudsters operate across payment rails, making fragmented data and inconsistent terminology a major industry challenge. Stronger fraud prevention will require shared intelligence, industry collaboration, and layered omnichannel controls. The ...
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Are Fraudsters Now Able to Hack USPS Electronic Locks?
USPS's electronic-lock initiative improves mailbox security but faces deployment and implementation challenges. New tools may raise the difficulty of mail theft, but they do not eliminate the risk of signal compromise or criminal adaptation. Banks should supplement USPS protections with technologies like Anywhere OnUs Fraud and Anywhere Deposit Fraud to ...
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Today’s “One-Shot” Customer Service Opportunity in the Bank Branch
Driving Consumer-Awareness on Check Fraud: America Saves Launches Awareness Campaign
America Saves & America's Credit Union launch check fraud awareness campaign to help banks educate customers on check fraud Campaign includes ready-to-use blogs, videos, graphics, emails, and checklists support outreach across customer and employee channels. Customer awareness strengthens layered fraud prevention by helping people identify and report suspicious activity earlier ...
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Citizens 2026 Payment Trends Report: 67% of Midsize Business are Concerned About Fraud
Midsize businesses are modernizing payments while checks remain part of the mix. Real-time monitoring, AI, and layered controls are reshaping fraud prevention. Financial institutions can help stop suspicious checks before customers lose funds. How are midsize business leaders feeling about fraud in 2026? According to Citizens' 2026 Payment Trends Report, ...
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OrboNation Newsletter: Check Processing and Fraud – July 2026
Download PDF Copy of the Newsletter Checks Aren't Going Away. And That's Not a Bad Thing. Every few years, someone in the payments industry declares the paper check dead. And every few years, the data disagrees. According to a study from the Atlanta Federal Reserve, as much as 83% of small firms ...
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Money Mules: The Human Layer Powering Check Fraud
Money mules are a critical operational link in fraud and money laundering, including check fraud. Many mules are recruited through social media and job scams, and some do not realize they are committing a crime. Banks need connected intelligence, continuous monitoring, customer education, and layered check fraud technology to reduce ...
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How Fintechs and Financial Institutions Are Using AI to Fight Smarter
Fraud is moving faster as criminals use AI to scale attacks and exploit gaps in traditional controls. Fintechs and financial institutions are responding with layered AI strategies that combine identity verification, behavioral analytics, biometrics, and shared intelligence. Check fraud is a strong example of why AI matters because detection now ...
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Do Fraudsters Ramp Up Check Fraud Activities Seasonally?
Check fraud is seasonal, with the biggest spikes tied to tax season. While the administration has eliminate most check disbursements, the IRS continues to accept paper check payments Different technologies are needed to detect check fraud Fraud rarely stands still. It follows volume, behavior shifts, and operational blind spots. Even ...
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