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Understanding predicate crimes to money laundering

Jun 9, 2025

Predicate crimes to money laundering are a major global challenge. Learn how money laundering is perpetrated and gain a better understanding about the features of predicate crimes to effectively detect and disrupt these activities....
Fraud Prevention

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Trends and innovations in secure banking for 2025

Mar 28, 2025

By Brad Cranford
How to fight back against violations spanning credential stuffing, real-time payments fraud, impersonation scams, AI-generated abuses and more.
Fraud Prevention

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Proactively fight banking fraud to fuel growth

Mar 24, 2025

By Megan Pulliam
Forward-looking fraud controls at banks and credit unions can be a competitive differentiator.
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Banks can stop synthetic identity abuses by moving as fast as fraudsters

Aug 1, 2025

By Jimmy Roussel
By the time you finish reading this paragraph, a new synthetic identity may have just been created and approved by a financial institution somewhere in the world. Powered by generative AI, identity fraud is no longer a slow-moving threat. It’s...
Fraud Prevention

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It’s time for banks to treat SMB fraud as a priority, not an afterthought

Jul 29, 2025

By Jeff Scott
Small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs), the backbone of the U.S. economy, are increasingly susceptible to fraud. As this issue gains more national attention, owed in part to legislative and regulatory attention on scams, loan-abuse vulnerability, and other issues, banks have...
Business Banking / Fraud Prevention

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Fraud risk isn’t purely a financial issue for banks

Jul 15, 2025

By Shanthi Shanmugam
Fraud has long been a challenge in the financial sector, but today’s environment presents unprecedented risks. Record-high transaction volumes and a surge in first-party fraud are putting immense pressure on banks to do more with fewer resources, especially when it...
Fraud Prevention

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Evolving fraud threats demand a layered contact center defense

Jul 10, 2025

By Rahul Kumar
Fraud attacks on call centers are on the rise, with growth particularly significant in the financial services industry. For example, nearly two-thirds of financial‑industry respondents said that most account takeovers originate in call centers, according to a report from TransUnion. Criminals...
Fraud Prevention

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Collaborating to turn the tide against fraud in the financial sector

Jun 26, 2025

By Rob Woods
Consumer trust and institutional stability is under attack. Why? In a simple word: Fraud. Fraud is reshaping the global financial sector, introducing risks that extend beyond monetary losses. Sophisticated schemes such as authorized push payment (APP) scams, synthetic identity fraud and...
Fraud Prevention

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Beyond detection: An AI-powered approach to proactive fraud prevention

Apr 25, 2025

By Jason Abbott
Financial institutions (FIs) face an increasingly sophisticated and complex landscape of fraud threats with fraudsters using advanced technologies such as AI to bypass traditional security measures. FIs must rise to the challenge of ensuring robust fraud protection while simultaneously delivering...
Fraud Prevention

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Limiting the risky side of AI in financial services

Apr 16, 2025

By Greg Anderson
Artificial intelligence (AI) has permeated nearly every facet of our lives, from our phones to our internet searches and beyond. Banks and other financial institutions are no exception: By one count, 72% of these organizations have already adopted AI.As...
Fraud Prevention / Technology

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6 actions banks and credit unions can take to boost positive pay adoption

Apr 7, 2025

By Jeff Scott
Positive pay is a key tool for preventing check and ACH fraud.
Fraud Prevention

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Limit elder financial abuse through transaction monitoring and staff training

Mar 13, 2025

By Katie Kuehner-Hebert
From familial guilt-trips to threats of fines and romantic scams, banking teams must carefully navigate customer sensitivity and reporting requirements.
Fraud Prevention

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How anti-fraud leaders should address impersonation scams to protect outbound customer communications

Mar 11, 2025

By Maurie Munro
Call authentication, spoof protection and branded calls help FIs close off a vulnerable attack vector.
Fraud Prevention

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Fight financial fraud in 2025 with omnichannel, AI-driven identity verification

Mar 7, 2025

By James Bruni
Banks and credit unions can detect and deter crime without hurting the customer experience.
Fraud Prevention

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AI can take your AML sanctions and adverse media screening program back to the future

Mar 6, 2025

By Manish Chopra
Artificial intelligence empowers financial institutions to transition from periodic screening to a continuous, real-time monitoring approach.
Fraud Prevention / Technology

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Fraud protection: U.S. banks risk a red card at 2026 FIFA World Cup without taking steps now

Feb 27, 2025

By Frank Moreno
Domestic banks, payment processors and merchants could proactively speed up their alignment with global markets by adopting 3-D Secure and other authentication systems that reduce customer impact.
Fraud Prevention

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Defending against gen AI-driven fraud: Strategies for bank executives

Feb 25, 2025

By Venkatesh Balasubramaniam
A multi-layered defense is essential for banks against sophisticated AI-sourced fraud schemes that use deepfakes, voice cloning and document forgery.
Fraud Prevention

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Protecting sensitive financial information in the age of gen AI

Feb 21, 2025

By Iris Zarecki
Navigating privacy risks and data governance, while capitalizing on AI opportunities in banking, calls for smart and secure strategies.
Fraud Prevention

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Navigating the security risks of financial service SaaS apps

Feb 10, 2025

By Yoni Shohet
SaaS brings innovation and efficiency, but FIs must take steps to ensure that sensitive data is not vulnerable to misconfigurations, identity sprawl.
Fraud Prevention / Technology

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AI helps banking salvage speed and safety in fraud fight

Feb 6, 2025

Artificial intelligence reframes the debate over balancing customer expectations for quick and easy transactions and confidence in security.
Fraud Prevention / Technology

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Mitigating instant payments fraud in today’s rising threat landscape

Feb 3, 2025

By Amanda Crocker
Proactive vigilance and a broad view of your customer should drive an anti-fraud stance.
Fraud Prevention

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Banks must rethink the fraud protections they offer SMB clients

Jan 30, 2025

By Frank Moreno
With business reputations on the line, sophisticated bad actors call for a stronger response.
Business Banking / Fraud Prevention

Podcast

3 key focuses for the fraud front line in 2025

Jan 27, 2025

By Rachel Koning Beals, Jim Houlihan
On the BAI Banking Strategies podcast, learn from Paladin Fraud's Jim Houlihan about a wider front for attacks, a growing strategy by fraudsters to overwhelm regulators and new oversight priorities.
Fraud Prevention

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The essential role of AI in fraud prevention

Jan 21, 2025

By Eric Tran-Le
Fortifying limited resources against threats is a strategic imperative for regional and community financial institutions.
Fraud Prevention / Technology