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One would think that, with digital payments becoming more and more pervasive, we should expect the check fraud threat to begin shrinking. Unfortunately, that is not the case. As reported on the Minnwest Bank website, a 2022 survey of businesses revealed the following: 63% of businesses have reported check fraud activity, topping the list of…

Fraud is on the rise Incidents of fraud cost money – and customers Partnering with third partner AI and machine learning solutions are most often the best answer We all know that fraud can and does cost businesses revenue. However, the findings detailed in “The Next Chapter in Fraud: Using AI to Unveil Payments Intelligence,”…

Postal theft warnings are now in mainstream media Sending checks via mail can be done safely by following certain guidelines Banks need to rise to the challenge as check usage is still common While most in the banking industry are aware of the growing mail theft problem in the US targeting paper checks, many in…

As students of check fraud know, getting one’s hands on a stolen or counterfeit check is “only half the scam.” No matter how nicely a fraudster has replicated a check, it’s not “money” until it is deposited, however briefly, into a bank account that the financial institution considers legitimate. A bank drop refers to the…

Machine learning is a vital tool in spotting and preventing fraud Two primary approaches deployed by Machine Learning: Unsupervised and Supervised Learning The best solution for most FIs is a properly configured combination of the two Jeremy Chen, senior director of product management at DataVisor, explores the growing need for adoption of machine learning technologies…

Forbes reports on the roles of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in revolutionizing the process of signature verification in the banking sector. Despite increased digitization over the last decade, most organizations continue to rely on signatures as the primary method of transaction authentication. Signing checks, authorizing documents and contracts, approving transactions, and validating activities are…

Speaking at this year’s FraudCon 2023, Dr. David Maimon, a professor and Next Generation Scholar in the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies’ Department of Criminal Justice & Criminology at Georgia State University, provided attendees with the latest data and schemes on check fraud from the dark web. As you may remember, Dr. David Maimon…

Fraud continues to rise AI is a tremendous tool, but not a “silver bullet” The “character” of a specific institution may determine if they can transition quickly The latest BAI podcast features Greg Kanevski of ServiceNow discussing the impact of rising fraud on financial institutions and steps they can take to better shield themselves and…