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FinCEN’s check fraud alert: Ten red flags you should know

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Ten red flags to help you identify check fraud A financial institution's guide to identifying mail-related check fraud. You might also like this webinar, "Proactive measures to protect against check fraud and fraud loss." Losses from check fraud total $18 billion annually, representing more than a million checks daily.

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Deep Dive: How Firms Can Avoid Costly Mistakes Come Tax Season

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businesses are likely already feeling tax season’s pressures. Filing is exhausting and complicated for individuals, and businesses experience those tax difficulties to a far greater degree. SMBs And Manual Tax Frustrations. Spring may seem far away, but U.S. That more-measured approach is not necessary, though.

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Alabama Tests Selfie Authentication To Fight Tax Fraud

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Identity company MorphoTrust USA looks to put a dent in tax fraud and theft by adding an additional layer of authentication security into the mix. The shift toward stronger authentication comes as tax season increasingly becomes the biggest holiday of the year for fraudsters. Magee, commissioner of the ADR.

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Security innovation hasn’t been enough to stop tax payments fraud

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Tax-related identity theft can be especially worrisome, not only for the monetary consequences it carries, but tax documents often contain highly sensitive information, like Social Security numbers, writes Paige Schaffer, president and COO of Generali Global Assistance’s Identity and Digital Protection Services Global Unit.

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KeyBank On Fighting APP Fraud During The COVID-19 Pandemic

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Fraud targeting digital banking users has been around as long as digital banking itself, but it has recently become more prevalent. The pandemic is exacerbating the problem, with a study finding that 22 percent of Americans were the targets of pandemic-related fraud attempts as of March. APP fraud is not a new occurrence.

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How Axis Bank Prevents Identity Fraud With Video-Based Onboarding

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Fraud Threats To Digital Banking. Another threat is identity fraud, in which bad actors will either steal an individual’s identity or forge a new one, and then use it to open new accounts or apply for fraudulent loans they have no intention of paying back. Identity fraud accounted for $16.9 Shetty explained.

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Making the Instant Payment Decision

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Most banks ignore instant payments or are still worried about fraud and research. 33% are still made via check that contains more than $8B of fraud per year. Check fraud is up some 84% and is only going to go up. This is another cash management-altering innovation. How Do I Control Instant Payment Fraud?

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