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What is payment fraud? What faster payment systems mean for fraud prevention

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Payment fraud: What is it and why the payment system used matters Payments are evolving, and so are fraud tactics. Financial institutions must stay ahead by implementing proactive fraud detection strategies to protect their customers and mitigate losses. Key topics covered in this post: What is payment fraud?

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Fraud typologies all financial institutions should know

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Can your AML/CFT and fraud staff recognize these fraud typologies? The technology used to perpetrate financial crimes may be changing, but these common fraud typologies aren't going anywhere. This is a nearly 10% increase in complaints received and a 22% increase in losses and thats just fraud that was offically reported.

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How to prevent internal fraud at your bank or credit union

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How to prevent internal fraud at your bank or credit union Of the many fraud risks banks and credit unions face, one of the most costly comes from within the institution itself. Employees in positions of trust may manipulate accounts, conceal information, or abuse their authority for personal gain. billion in total losses.

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Crypto scams & crypto fraud detection for financial institutions

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DOWNLOAD WHITEPAPER Growing popularity What is driving the rise in crypto fraud? Takeaway 1 Crypto fraud is the newest and most favored field in potential financial gains for bad actors. As it becomes more integrated into our financial system and scams increase, crypto fraud prevention must be a priority. billion in 2020.

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Investment accounting compliance: How technology helps

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Meeting investment accounting and reporting requirements The right technology tools can help institutions manage investment accounting compliance and risk exposure across various investment types. Accurate and streamlined investment accounting supports overall risk management, particularly in areas like credit, market, and liquidity risk.

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Celebrating FinCrime Fighter Day: Honoring the heroes of financial security

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Their contributions are massive, and if you’ve ever worked with AML Officers and fraud professionals, you know just how vital they are. Every day, I’m reminded of the critical role the teams at our 2,500 bank and credit union customers play in anti-money laundering (AML), combating the financing of terrorism (CFT), and fraud prevention.

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Love and lies: How financial institutions can help prevent confidence scams

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Unfortunately, scammers take advantage of this time to exploit vulnerable individuals through confidence scams, one of the most prevalent and costly types of fraud in the U.S. billion of reported losses due to this type of fraud in 2023 and around 40,000 victims in the United States. Staying on top of fraud is a full-time job.

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