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55 money laundering fines issued in 2021 totaling approximately $1.6 billion in value Contextual Risk Management is a holistic approach Now is the time to begin implementation In a recent article from Compliance Week, Editor in Chief Kyle Brasseur reviews the AML fines levied to to banks in 2021. According to the Kroll’s Global Enforcement…

There are many types of commercial payments fraud hitting organizations Checks are leading the pack Check fraud incidents have declined by 8% since 2019 The new episode of Truth In Data from PaymentsJournal features information on the types of commercial payments fraud that are afflicting organizations — and they find that, while declining, checks are…

It’s no secret – check fraud is on the increase Organized fraudsters have made check fraud an industry Fraudsters make up in VOLUME what they can’t accomplish in QUALITY John Zollinger, Executive Vice President and Director of Commercial Banking at Home Bank, joined the Discover Lafayette podcast to discuss ways you can stay vigilant to…

2021 saw a 41% increase in attempted fraud There are multiple causes for the increase DATA will be our weapon against further fraud NICE Actimize recently released “The 2022 NICE Actimize Fraud Insights Report,” which identifies and analyzes the leading fraud threats and patterns that impacted leading global financial institutions in 2021. The report makes clear…

IDology’s annual fraud report is eye-opening There has been a surge in fraud related to the pandemic In fighting and preventing fraud, customer service must be balanced IDology, “the trusted leader in digital identity verification and authentication,” has released their eighth annual fraud report, entitled The Beginning of a New Chapter: COVID, the Rush to…

While effective, the AI “black box” needs to be uncovered A closed environment invites errors and suspicion Explainable AI provides a solution In a recent blog post from Brighterion — a Mastercard company (founded in 2000 and acquired by Mastercard in 2017) that provides real-time artificial intelligence technology to 74 out of the 100 of…

IBM’s latest move into fraud protection AI is the key component These tools allow a switch from fraud detection to fraud prevention IBM and Morning Consult just released a new study: 2022 IBM Global Financial Fraud Impact Report, providing data from six countries on fraud activities being experienced along with identifying the types of payments…

Digital payments like Zelle are becoming more and more popular Fraud via digital is near-instantaneous, making it almost impossible to stop Banks often do not or cannot return digitally stolen funds Digital payments are becoming more and more popular. You can pay for that haircut or pizza almost instantly with the touch of a button…