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Fraud attempts affected an estimated $25.1 billion held in deposit accounts, ABA’s survey found, with $22.3 billion protected per the Banking Exchange Prevention was the equivalent of $9 for every $10 in attempted fraud, per Dodd Frank Update Attempted check fraud spiked 43% in two years, per PYMNTS.com The American Bankers Association’s (ABA) 2020 Deposit…
Read MoreABA reported a significant check fraud uptick in 2018 data B2B payments are still dominated by checks – leading to more opportunities for fraud – is it overrated? Assessing real-time, Positive Pay fraud systems with image can stop fraud at various stages of the workflow Corporate Payments Landscape: Checks Still Rule in B2B The Wall…
Read MoreFraud techniques are evolving and check fraud is often intertwined with other types. Anyone involved in fraud detection and prevention needs to stay up-to-date, and Fraud Magazine offers some useful information.
Read More2019 Federal Reserve Payments Study Reports 16B Checks Written It’s back! The 2019 Federal Reserve Payments Study, provides us new insights and metrics for the payment industry: Less Paper, More Fraud Attempts, More Fraud Drilling down to checks, we see that the estimated volume of 16B checks written may have declined by 7.2%. However, read…
Read MoreAs fraudsters continue to evolve their tactics, it is important to understand what acts of fraud are being committed and what actions banks are taking in order to combat fraudsters. These real-life examples provide much needed clarity into not only the acts of frauds, but also the types of perpetrators and their situations. From the…
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Read MoreWhile instant payment channels grow and multiply by the day, fraudsters remain interested in check fraud as a “reliable” form of illegal income.
Let’s look at the classic Fake Check fraud scheme, which has not lost popularity in spite of the growth of other payment channels.
Learn more about how as a by-product of EMV, check fraud rebounded, how market research provides many insights and learn more on how the majority of fraud professionals cite a need for tech investment to fight fraud.
Read MoreIdentify problematic use cases,
check fraud evolution, using independent data sources improves fraud predictions