Independent Banker

MAY 31, 2022

Fraud and cyber attacks are on the rise, and at great expense to the industry. Community banks have a choice about addressing the problem: Remain vulnerable or be vigilant. Here are some ideas for strengthening fraud defenses. Fraud and cybercrimes continue to increase, causing challenges for community banks.

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Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

As more customers moved online, fraudsters took advantage of new and increasingly inventive opportunities to commit remote authentication fraud. Experts say community banks can use education, biometrics and solid cybersecurity practices to fight this growing area of crime. Examples of remote authentication fraud. Online U.S.

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Independent Banker

OCTOBER 1, 2022

“The knowledge we have cultivated over years of circumventing attacks means that we have a depth of understanding about cyber and data security that the general population doesn’t—and those are lessons we can share.”. When it comes to fraud, you don’t know what you don’t know, and what you don’t know can greatly influence your bottom line.

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Abrigo

AUGUST 27, 2021

COVID-19 creates new opportunities for fraudsters Fraudsters have taken advantage of COVID-19-related fraud schemes with the influx of money from government stimulus and vulnerable individuals. Takeaway 1 COVID-19 has sparked new fraud schemes, and cyber-enabled fraud is on pace to reach new highs. Current State of Fraud.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 23, 2020

The Clearing House’s RTP finds expansion within the community bank arena, while abroad, the Bank of Thailand is planning its own infrastructure development to accelerate B2B payments. Federal Reserve has introduced a new effort to combat payments fraud. RTP Gains Community Bank Traction. In the U.S.,

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 18, 2021

With a second Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) on the way, small businesses have yet another chance to secure much-needed financial relief. government's inability to curb the risk of fraud that emerged during the first round of PPP funding. Homeland Security investigators. Homeland Security investigators.

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Abrigo

JUNE 13, 2022

Elder fraud prevention and education Learn strategies for recognizing and reporting elder fraud and exploitation. . Takeaway 1 Elder abuse, exploitation and fraud continue to rise as the baby boomer generation ages. Takeaway 3 Education and reporting are key to preventing this type of fraud, so know your state's policies. .

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Abrigo

JANUARY 13, 2021

High-risk transactions identified To combat PPP fraud, the SBA Office of Inspector General (OIG) has collaborated with the U.S. Takeaway 2 To thwart PPP fraud, the SBA has collaborated with the U.S. Takeaway 3 The OIG has made recommendations for more effective oversight controls related to 2020 PPP fraud. Combatting Fraud.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Fraud continues to increase in many areas, despite extensive attempts to bring it to heel. Retail fraud attempts have doubled year over year, for example, while account takeover (ATO) fraud losses recently hit $14.7 billion , and phishing attacks now comprise 30 percent of all fraud attempts. billion to $7.2 million USD).

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 21, 2018

Before the liability shift in 2015, the industry-wide prediction was that the onset of EMV would reduce occurrences of counterfeit card fraud in-store, but that the industry should expect to see a spike in card-not-present (CNP) fraud as fraudsters moved to easier targets. The Consumer As A Frontline Against Fraud.

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Independent Banker

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Building trust in your institution has a lot to do with technology, from implementing strong data security practices to humanizing your online customer interactions. But for most community banks, building a trustworthy brand isn’t a conscious effort. But for most community banks, building a trustworthy brand isn’t a conscious effort.

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Abrigo

JULY 16, 2021

Takeaway 2 Regulations haven't been written, but there are steps community financial institutions can take now to prepare. Currently, the accompanying regulations have not been written, so what should community financial institutions take away from these priorities now? financial system and national security. financial system.

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Abrigo

JULY 10, 2020

Community banks and credit unions partnered with their communities to help families and businesses through these unprecedented times , causing spikes in consumer fraud that must be faced head on. According to the new advisory , t wo fraud typologies are trending: imposter scams and money mule schemes. Learn More.

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Elder financial exploitation and elder fraud are rising at an alarming rate as they continue to be serious crimes in the United States. An increase in financial crime and fraud against the elderly is expected to continue to climb as the baby boom population (those born before 1964) age. The under-reported and growing crime.

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PYMNTS

JULY 15, 2020

Judges dismissed a civil suit that alleged Wirecard of fraud weeks after the company filed for insolvency in a Munich court. The judge also found that the involvement of the Mauritius’ Emerging Markets Investment Fund (EMIF) was not a reason to suspect fraud. “As Still, this is not the end of troubles for Wirecard.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 9, 2019

In other security news, phone numbers can provide a treasure trove of information about a consumer who is trying to open an account with an online merchant, onboard to an online service or sign up for a new banking account. billion: Approximate cost of SCA noncompliance for the European online community. who possess phone numbers.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Cloud-based platforms are particularly juicy targets for digital fraud. File hosting service Dropbox is devoting substantial efforts to its fraud prevention measures, seeking to protect its more than 600 million users — who have 400 billon stored files, and upload 1.2 billion files each day. billion files each day.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

ProfitStars , the Jack Henry & Associates division that provides risk management solutions for financial institutions, announced its latest fraud tool on Wednesday (Sept. According to ProfitStars, more than 2,500 community and regional banks offer online bill payment to their retail and small business clients through iPay Solutions.

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Abrigo

MAY 8, 2024

You might also like this webinar, "The check's in the mail: Understanding and preventing check fraud." Many financial institutions have been using artificial intelligence (AI) for years, particularly in supporting cybersecurity and anti-fraud efforts. How banks and credit unions use genAI today Short supporting copy.

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PYMNTS

JULY 16, 2019

Regional banking firm KeyCorp disclosed a massive instance of fraud on Tuesday (July 16) that could potentially cost $90 million, according to a report by CNBC. In a K-8 filing, KeyCorp, which is based in Cleveland, said the fraud involved a “business customer” and that it was discovered “on or about” July 9. Shares fell on the news.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 3, 2019

A new study has revealed that retailers will lose around $130 billion in digital CNP (Card-not-Present) fraud between 2018 and 2023. A layered FDP (Fraud Detection & Prevention) solution naturally helps directly preventing fraud, but it also offers major gains in terms of recovering potentially lost revenue through false positives.

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Abrigo

JANUARY 17, 2024

Takeaway 2 AML staff should recognize human trafficking red flags and know their customers well to help detect suspicious activity in their communities. One issue that hurts people and communities everywhere is human trafficking, and January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month.

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BankInovation

JANUARY 30, 2023

Credit unions and community banks are looking to digital communications platform Eltropy to strengthen call center authentication and ultimately reduce fraud as voice-cloning tools and advanced AI present more opportunities for fraudsters within financial services.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 20, 2019

Despite the efforts of law enforcement and the financial community, bad actors are on track to steal more than $35 billion in just the next five years. Fraud prevention tech has to scale. Clean’ and ‘Friendly’ Fraud are Neither. That’s “clean” fraud. vs. the FinTechs.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 23, 2019

SWIFT’s decision to open up the registry also reflects the growing threat of fraud in corporate payments. Below, PYMNTS explores the latest cases of business payments and financial fraud bogging down businesses large and small this holiday season. Canada, Mexico, Sweden, Australia and South Africa.

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PYMNTS

MAY 8, 2020

And the challenges — particularly the security challenges — existed both for the digitally native firms that suddenly found their services in-demand and rapidly scaling, as well as the Main Street SMBs that were forced to make the great digital leap forward. “I We can give them that,” Cohen said. A New Landscape.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Yet, each of these strategies to modernization is a double-edged sword, exposing a bank — and, thus, its partners and customers — to a new breed of fraud risks. PYMNTS’ latest Digital Banking Tracker examines the latest trends and initiatives from the banking community to continue pressing forward into the future of financial services.

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PYMNTS

MAY 12, 2020

In the mad dash to secure Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funds, small businesses have faced confusion, anxiety and often a lack of clarity as to when they would receive capital – if at all. The process was chaotic for the lenders, too, creating greater potential for fraud amid an unprecedented SMB stimulus effort.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 18, 2019

While some larger financial institutions (FIs) have joined the platform, regional community banks and CUs account for 85 percent of Zelle’s participants. Amy Hsu, vice president of product and research, recently spoke with PYMNTS about how the CU makes its members’ Zelle transfers both seamless and secure. A P2P Balancing Act.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

The city of tomorrow ought to be a community that will never be completed, but will always be introducing and testing and demonstrating new materials and systems,” Page noted at an industry event in 2019. “A If you don’t cover security from the very beginning, then it becomes very difficult to protect it,” said Cerrudo.

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Perficient

AUGUST 1, 2022

The scam allegedly involved thieves impersonating members of the popular Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) NFT collective, along with the Okay Bears NFT community, which has upward of 150,000 followers on Twitter, to steal usernames and passwords to obtain NFT ownership.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 17, 2018

EMVCo , the global technical body that facilitates the worldwide interoperability and acceptance of secure payment transactions, announced late last week that it published the EMV 3-D Secure Protocol and Core Functions Specification v2.2.0. The EMV3DS version 2.2.0 The EMV3DS version 2.2.0

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CFPB Monitor

JULY 19, 2022

On July 13, 2022, the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, Subcommittee on National Security held a hearing entitled “Protecting Military Servicemembers and Veterans from Financial Scams and Fraud.” Malini Mithal testified that the FTC received over 200,000 reports of military fraud in 2021, totaling over $267 million in losses.

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Abrigo

JULY 27, 2023

Would you like other articles on fraud and AML/CFT compliance in your inbox? Using regtech in banking With new federal regulatory and compliance challenges like the CFPB rule on the horizon, more and more community financial institutions are exploring regtech in banking and finance. What is regtech? Talk to a specialist to learn more.

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Abrigo

JULY 27, 2023

Would you like other articles on fraud and AML/CFT compliance in your inbox? Using regtech in banking With new federal regulatory and compliance challenges like the CFPB rule on the horizon, more and more community financial institutions are exploring regtech for banks to enhance their processes. What is regtech?

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PYMNTS

JUNE 29, 2020

Connie Ngo , CertiK’s marketing manager, told CoinDesk in an email that the companies agreed “it would make sense to formally partner with one another as a public promise of Hdac’s focus on security and a symbol of CertiK’s ability to support larger enterprise-level solutions such as Hdac’s.”

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Securities and Exchange Commission ( SEC ) on Friday (Nov. 13) civilly charged former Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf and Carrie Tolstedt, ex-head of Wells Fargo’s Community Bank, with allegedly misleading investors in connection with the bank’s unauthorized accounts scandal. Stumpf agreed to settle the charges by paying a $2.5

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