Synthetic identity fraud losses rose to an estimated $20 billion in 2020—spiking sharply from an estimated $6 billion in 20161. One of the fastest growing financial crimes in the U.S., synthetic identity fraud is now one of the nation’s leading...

New synthetic identity fraud detection combines predictive scoring with rules-based solutions.

Digital account openings are increasing, with 37% of all checking account applications coming through the digital channel in 2022 according to research by Aite-Novarica. But as the industry is shifting to digital, so are fraudsters. Aite’s research...

The term “Digital Identity” has been popularized to link a consumer to his or her transactions online.
Once the receiving financial institution (FI) has validated an incoming Zelle® payment against all applicable velocity, fraud, and account disposition checks, funds will be transferred to the recipient’s banking account.
In a recently published study, over 40% of FIs in every category with the exception of the largest FIs already offer some type of second chance account.
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Are your identity verification tools keeping up with today’s quickly evolving threats like synthetic identities and helping your financial institution deliver a great applicant experience with minimal friction?

If there’s room for improvement, this...

Like most industries, financial institutions (FIs) have gone digital. Consumers are increasingly taking advantage of banking from their mobile device or laptop for the convenience of making payments, applying for loans, sending money to friends...

Over the past year-plus, your institution has likely—out of necessity—accelerated your shift to digital.

If you’re like many financial institutions, the pandemic-driven pivot to digital exposed critical gaps in your account opening processes. Aite...

An executive at a religious financial institution is tempted to live a double life: empower the customers wanting to find their purpose or steal from the institution that helps them do so. A story of embezzlement, deceit and fraud.
Our industry-leading identity verification solution allows FIs to expand their customer base with confidence while also mitigating risk and fraud.

by Eric Foust

 

The COVID-19 pandemic spurred large corporations and small businesses alike to double-down on their plans for adopting real-time payments. It also created a prime opportunity for financial criminals. Indeed, faster payments mean...