#OrboIntelligence Check Fraud Resource Hub
Your centralized resource for primary and secondary research, industry trends, and 3rd party reports.
Welcome to the #OrboIntelligence Check Fraud Resource Hub
Over the past 3 years, the banking industry has seen a meteoric increase in check fraud -- even with a decrease in check volumes. Traditionally the industry relied on the ABA Deposit Account Fraud Survey as the primary resource for data and trends on check fraud. However, today there are a wider range of resources available with a new report being published virtually every month.
To better serve the industry, OrboGraph not only executes its own research, but is taking a leading role in consolidating these materials into a centralized hub. In the fight against check fraud, the more information that is readily available, the better outcomes we as an industry can achieve.
We hope you find this hub to be beneficial. Please email marketing@orbograph.com if you would like to suggest/add additional resources or reports.
Research and Reports
Key Findings From the Annual Federal Reserve Financial Services Financial Institution Risk Officer Survey (2024)
2024 AFP Payments Fraud and Control Survey Report
National Survey: U.S. Consumers Happy with their Bank, Applaud Banks' Fraud Protection Efforts
PYMNTS.com and ACI Worldwide Report: 34% of Big Tech and FinTechs Lost Customers Over Fraud
BlueVoyant Report: Checking Out: How Cyber Threat Actors Use Physical Checks to Commit Fraud
Thomson Reuters Institute: Suspicious Activity Reports Surge: 2023 Filings Expected to Set Another Record
Videos and Podcasts
Podcasts: Modernizing banking technology ecosystems to drive revenue and efficiency
Podcasts: Exploring the Impact of RDC on Financial Institutions and their Account Holders
CBS News: Amid surging mail theft, post offices failing to secure universal keys
BAI Podcast: Fraud activity is increasing – how to protect your institution and customers
FBI Retired Case File Review Podcast: Tim Gallagher – Fatal Fake Check Fraud
PaymentsJournal Podcast: With Check Fraud on the Rise, Financial Institutions Must Implement More Effective Solutions
ABA Banking Journal Podcast: Podcast: New tools for arresting rising tide of check fraud
News, Articles, and Blog Posts
- New FTC Data Show a Big Jump in Reported Losses to Fraud to $12.5 Billion in 2024 -- Read the article →
- Open Banking And The Future Of Innovation In Financial Services -- Read the article →
- Audit finds that USPS is not doing its part in helping prevent mail theft in Sacramento -- Read the article →
- A Vision For The Future Of Customer-Centric Branch Banking
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- BAI: Revolutionizing customer experience in banking with data analytics and AI -- Read the article →
- Finovation Focus 2025 (Finovifi) - Read the magazine →
- How to Strengthen your Organization’s Money Mule Strategy -- Read the article →
- Spotting the Red Flags: 10 Warning Signs of Check Fraud Every Community Banker Should Know -- Read the article →
- New infographics provide advice for identifying money mules, check fraud -- Read the article →
- ABA: Practice Safe Checks -- Read the article →
- The 10 Most Important Banking And Financial Technology Trends That Will Shape 2025 -- Read the article →
- Top Insider Warns About New People Joining US Postal Service - They're Not Here to Deliver Mail -- Read the article →
- Banking tech alliance drafts enterprise AI adoption guidelines -- Read the article →
- Top financial services trends of 2024 -- Read the article →
- We Analyzed $485M in Stolen Checks. Here's What We Found -- Read the article →
- Fraud Consortiums: A Double-Edged Sword for Fintechs in the Fight Against Fraud -- Read the article →
- Deepfake: How the Technology Works & How to Prevent Fraud-- Read the article →
- AI Increases Fraud Risk, Fintechs Say -- Read the article →
- Millions of Dollars in Tax Refund Checks Are Getting Stolen -- Read the article →
- Claude.AI New Analysis Tool Is Fraud Fighter Power-Up -- Read the article →
- Can Digital Check Deposit Survive in the Face of Rising Fraud? -- Read the article →
- For banks to demonstrate value from tech and AI, they will need to reach beyond the CIO’s office -- Read the article →
- Commerce Bank launches innovative program to help protect customers from check fraud -- Read the article →
- Fidelity Investments Restricts Cash Management Accounts to Shut Down Fraud -- Read the article →
- Empowering US Regional Banks: How Progressive Modernization Can Spark a Revival -- Read the article →
- Checkmate: FAQs about Check Fraud with the Frontline Players on the Board -- Read the article →
- FIS Sees CFOs Moving From ‘Hindsight to Foresight’ -- Read the article →
- Comprehensive Positive Pay Definition, Benefits, and Insights for FIs and Business Accounts -- Read the article →
- AI And Banking: What Industry Leaders Should Consider As They Make Tech Investments -- Read the article →
- CrowdStrike Aftermath: Five Things You Need to Know -- Read the article →
- 75% of Companies Still Use Paper Checks Despite High Cost -- Read the article →
- Three in Ten Adults Have Been a Victim of Financial Fraud -- Read the article →
- Criminal schemes targeting U.S. seniors account for $3.4 billion in reported losses, FBI says -- Read the article →
- Only 0.47% of money laundering uses Bitcoin and crypto out of $5 trillion globally -- Read the article →
- Rage Against the Machine Thieves -- Read the article →
- Two Former Postal Workers Charged with Stealing U.S. Treasury Checks Valued at more than $4 Million from Kennedy Airport Mail Facility -- Read the article →
- How ID thieves are having new success stealing your bank deposits and checks -- Read the article →
- Better Together: Embracing Data Consortiums to Prevent Payments Fraud -- Read the article →
- 7 Postal Workers Charged with Mail Theft from Rhode Island Distribution Hub -- Read the article →
- One Nation Under Check Fraud: Exploring a Resurging Risk in the U.S Banking Industry -- Read the article →
- Four Steps to Better Check Fraud Protection -- Read the article →
- Drop in Check Volume Doesn't Mean Fraud Will Fall -- Read the article →
- Telegram Fraud & Cybercrime: A Rising Concern in 2023 -- Read the article →
- NICE Actimize 2023 Fraud Insights Report Reveals Attempted Fraud Transactions Have Increased By 92% Over Previous Year -- Read the article →
- SARs and fraud in 2024: Expect more — lots more -- Read the article →
- Outpace First-Party Fraud and Mule Activity -- Read the article →
- Epson Insights: Checks are Not Dead Yet: How Reimaging Check Capture and Processing Can Drive Cost Savings -- Read the article →
- PNC: How to Tell If a Check Is Fake Author -- Read the article →
- Writing Checks: Good for the Brain -- Read the article →
- Telegram Fraud & Cybercrime: A Rising Concern in 2023 -- Read the article →
- The FED: Drop in Check Volume Doesn't Mean Fraud Will Fall -- Read the article →
- PYMNTS.com: Instant Disbursement Can Stem the Tide of Check Fraud -- Read the article →
- CNN Report: AI is Uncle Sam’s new secret weapon to fight fraud -- Read the article →
- FrankonFraud: How Banks Solved The Check Fraud Boom Of The 1970s -- Read the article →
- FrankonFraud: It’s Fraud At Full Throttle – Our Predictions for 2024 -- Read the article →
- NY Times: We Can't Stop Writing Paper Checks. Thieves Love That. -- Read the article →
- NY Times: Stolen Checks Are for Sale Online. We Called Some of the Victims. -- Read the article →
- FrankonFraud: Profit Killer – Check Fraud Hits Banks Earnings Hard -- Read the article →
- Alogent: The Last Mile of Check Processing: A Hidden Financial and Operational Impact -- Read the article →
- Minnwest Bank: Check fraud in the digital age: Why it's still a threat to your business' bottom line -- Read the article →
- Forbes.com: Why You Should Be Worrying About The Rise In Check Fraud And Thieves Stealing Your Mail -- Read the article →
- Forbes.com: How AI And ML Can Revolutionize Banks’ Signature Verification Process -- Read the article →
- Washington Post: Paper checks are dead. Cash is dying. Who still uses them? -- Read the article →
- FrankonFraud: Auriemma – Check Deposit Fraud Is Up 385% Since 2021 -- Read the article →