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'Like Wildfire:' Rising check fraud pits small banks against big banks

American Banker

A 50% growth in losses from check fraud last year is pushing bankers in Illinois to ask regulators for a joint supervisory guidance and tougher enforcement of large banks' "know your customer" compliance.

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Illinois Adds Facial Recognition To Driver’s ID Applications

PYMNTS

Among the proposed methods, facial recognition has long been a pie-in-the-sky solution, but Illinois is the latest state to show that there’s a future in the tech. The Chicago Tribune is reporting that Illinois is set to add facial recognition services to its driver’s license application process. ”

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Fintech Deals to Watch: Fall Festivities

Gonzobanker

CSI partnered with Dragonfly for treasury management and with Hawk AI for fraud and anti-money laundering solutions. Cloud software provider Intapp acquired Paragon Data Labs , an employee compliance software solution provider. Sardine , a fraud detection platform solution provider, raised a Series B round from Visa and ConsenSys.

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FTC announces $10 million settlement with auto dealerships for alleged unlawful add-on charges and discriminatory conduct

CFPB Monitor

The stipulated order requires the dealerships to pay $9,950,000 to the FTC to provide monetary relief to consumers, and $50,000 to the Illinois Attorney General Court Ordered and Voluntary Compliance Payment Projects Fund.

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Easy Ways BSA Officers Can Get Their Required Training

Abrigo

Ongoing training is at the very heart of a satisfactory Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering (BSA/AML) compliance program in financial institutions. 16 in Chicago, Illinois Oct. Fraud Prevention. Cost for these regional meetings is $100, and dates and locations are: Sept. 5 in Richmond, Virginia Oct. 21 in Houston, Texas Nov.

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Ways to detect and prevent money mules

Independent Banker

Here’s how two community banks are protecting their customers from falling victim to fraud. Mainly, the instances [of money mules] consisted of unemployment benefits fraud and were identified through our anti-money laundering [AML] detection system,” says Marlena Taglieri, the $7.7 Fighting fraud through education. Source: FBI.

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17 Of The Biggest Startup Frauds Of All Time

CB Insights

Below, we take a look at some of these frauds and the lessons they can teach entrepreneurs hoping to launch their own products, companies, and funds. Zenefits skirts compliance regulations. Mozido’s fintech fraud fiasco. Virgin Hyperloop One’s utopian vision derailed by fraud. Table of contents.

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