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YouTubers Standing Up to Check Fraud

September 20, 2023

YouTube offers a great platform for educating the public Anti-fraud videos are revealing scammer tricks Has the “Dark Web” met its match? YouTube’s reach and availability make it a great platform for education — particularly in a society where many simply use a search engine like Google to answer any questions they may have. In…

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Bit Builders, Inc. Delivers Turnkey Image Fraud Detection with OrboGraph

September 20, 2023

Integration of OrboGraph’s OrboAnywhere Fraud Module with Bit Builders’ NextGen Digital Banking offers stand-alone platform Burlington, MA, September 20, 2023 – OrboGraph, a global leader in check and payment processing automation, has proudly announced a business partnership with Bit Builders, Inc., creators of the NextGen Digital Banking platform. The collaboration provides an industry-leading platform financial…

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The Enterprise World: OrboGraph Featured in “Most Trusted Banking Tech Solution Providers in 2023”

September 19, 2023

OrboGraph is featured on the cover of Enterprise World magazine Checks have become a leading target of fraudulent activity The story highlights OrboGraph’s powerful tools designed to fight check fraud We are pleased to announce that OrboGraph — along with its OrbNet AI and OrbNet Forensic AI — has been featured in The Enterprise World’s…

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Washington Post: “Checks Are Dead”…Not So Fast!

September 18, 2023

Source: Washington Post This proclamation comes from reporter Andrew Van Dam in a recent article from the Washington Post (reposted on MSN for those who are not subscribers to WP). In a few years, comically oversized foam-board novelty checks will be the last remaining evidence of a 20th-century icon, as the paper check goes the…

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Check Fraud: Stolen Checks Open the Door for Identity Theft

September 13, 2023

Checks are a storehouse of information for fraudsters Identity theft can be aided by check information There are steps consumers can take to avoid identity theft via checks In an overview of the ins and outs of check fraud, Experian points out that this type of fraud won’t necessarily impact your credit. However, they warn…

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Check Baking: More Dangerous Than Check Washing?

September 12, 2023

A new YouTube video by Debra Richardson, who specializes in providing vendor process guidance to avoid fraud, fines, and bad vendor data, identifies a particularly pervasive form of check fraud called check baking. She explains that whereas “whitewashing” checks entails erasing and replacing information on a check, check baking involves taking a picture of a…

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Financial Crimes: FIs Need to Improve Fraud & AML Response Times

September 5, 2023

The US accounts for a huge percentage of global money laundering Online check fraud communities have contributed A very large percentage of money laundering cases go undetected Financial crimes encompass all payment channels for financial institutions. Unfortunately, many FIs still continue to silo different facets, including AML and check fraud. While this separation enables operations…

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OrboNation Newsletter: Check Processing and Fraud – August 2023

August 31, 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.

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PYMNTS.com: AI Reduces Loss Shares of Annual Sales to Fraud by Nearly 50%

August 30, 2023

Artificial Intelligence is major topic across all industries. We are seeing AI performing remarkable feats — everything from automating processes to creating new pieces of art. In contrast, there are those individuals who are utilizing AI for nefarious purposes. PYMNTS.com discusses how, the world of banking, AI offers the same sort of conundrum. While AI…

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ACAMS: FIs Pivoting to New Tech as Fraudsters Overcome Traditional Check Fraud Detection Strategies

August 29, 2023

Recently, Fred Williams — reporter and journalist for the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS) — reached out to several check fraud experts, including OrboGraph’s own Chief Strategy Officer, Joe Gregory. For those not familiar with the association, ACAMS is a leading international membership organization dedicated to providing opportunities for anti-financial crime (AFC) education,…

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