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Business Email Compromise: Tracing the Lineage of a $50B Fraud Problem

August 21, 2023 by Verafin

Across the financial industry, few scams are as notorious as Business Email Compromise (BEC), and for good reason. The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has announced that since 2013 losses attributed directly to BEC surpassed $50B, representing a nearly 6300%... 

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A Look Inside the Cloud: Wire Fraud Trends Impacting Your Customers

June 15, 2023 by Verafin

Criminals are prolific and persistent in their attempts to defraud their victims. At Verafin, we know the first step in protecting financial institutions from these pervasive threats is understanding how, to whom and where fraud is occurring as criminals evolve... 

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From the Cloud: Deep Insights into Wire Fraud Trends

March 15, 2023 by Verafin

Payment fraud is a challenge that is pervasive in the financial industry, and a threat to financial institutions of all sizes. As the talk of a liability shift for consumer-related payment fraud gains momentum within regulatory spheres, additional pressure is... 

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Fraud Trends and Technology 2023

January 30, 2023 by Colin Parsons

Looking to the past can help us determine the course for the future. This is an important lesson for financial institutions looking to protect themselves and their customers from fraud. Financial institutions are facing a magnitude of fraud schemes, each... 

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Fraudsters Focusing on Higher Value Wire Scams

January 18, 2023 by Verafin

Payments fraud is an increasingly complex threat to financial institutions and consumers alike. As wire fraud attempts surge against individuals, especially for seniors, there is a growing debate surrounding mandatory victim reimbursements for Authorized Push Payment (APP) fraud. With a... 

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Fighting Fraud with the Verafin Cloud

September 30, 2022 by Verafin

The industry leader in financial crime management, Verafin is offering trends and benchmarking statistics for wire fraud and related scams – allowing for unparalleled insight into new and emerging trends. We have gathered insights into key fraud trends by analyzing... 

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Preventing Payments Fraud Loss: The Power of a Consortium-Based Approach

September 8, 2022 by Verafin

Payments fraud is changing, and financial institutions are facing major challenges effectively managing the growing volumes of legitimate and fraudulent transactions. Meanwhile, fraudsters are focusing their efforts on Authorized Push Payment (APP) scenarios such as Business Email Compromise (BEC), and... 

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Rising U.S. & International Wire Fraud Threats

July 29, 2022 by Verafin

The high dollar value and irrevocable nature of many wire transfers make them inherently risky and a prime target for criminals. With fraudsters unrelenting, financial institutions must remain informed of growing wire fraud threats, both domestically and internationally.  Our experts... 

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Preying on the Vulnerable

July 8, 2022 by Verafin

In the fight against financial crime, change is perhaps the only constant. As financial institutions implement more robust controls against schemes such as wire fraud, criminals respond by evolving their tactics and increasing efforts against more vulnerable customer segments. In... 

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Wire Fraud Insights: The Looming Threat of Business Email Compromise

May 24, 2022 by Verafin

Today’s payments ecosystem is rapidly evolving, driven by customer demand for greater speed and convenience, and the financial industry’s digital transformation. This change has also presented opportunities for financial crime — fraudsters are exploiting wire payments with Business Email Compromise... 

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