Checkmate: Ending the Centuries – Old Check Fraud Problem

November 19 at 12:30 PM - 01:30 PM EST

Check fraud has remained a mainstay of criminal fraud tactics for hundreds of years. Yet, after centuries of technological advancement, reliance on this legacy payment... 

Colin Parsons on the Future of Check Fraud Detection

October 14, 2025 by Nasdaq Verafin

Despite the meteoric rise of digital payments, check fraud remains a persistent and costly challenge for financial institutions. In 2023 alone, over $20 billion was lost to check fraud in the United States. To understand why this legacy threat continues... 

Tactics Exposed – Understanding Check Fraud Typologies

As a financial institution, your customers’ checks are susceptible to fraud — and criminals know it. Whether they’re altering the details, forging an endorsement or... 

A Picture is Worth a Thousand Frauds

Global check fraud is a $26.6B problem, and 80% of those losses occurred in the Americas. However, many suspicious check fraud typologies can be identified... 

Forged Endorsement: The Signature Aspects of the Crime 

February 27, 2025 by Nasdaq Verafin

Checks stolen from the mail and fraudulently endorsed accounted for 20 percent of the check fraud reported in FinCEN’s recent Financial Trend Analysis. Known for its unsophisticated methodology, stolen checks deposited with a forged signature are incredibly difficult to identify... 

2024 Fraud Trends & Technology

Product Expert Corey Lynch and Head of Product Marketing for Fraud Susan Park explore the financial crime management challenges of 2024, fraud trend considerations for... 

2024 Fraud Trends & Technology

Originally Presented: December 11, 2024

In this special session Product Expert Corey Lynch and Head of Product Marketing for Fraud Susan Park explore the financial crime management challenges of 2024,... 

Check Fraud: Imitation is the Greatest Form of Forgery

November 26, 2024 by Nasdaq Verafin

In today’s digital age, the old saying, “a picture is worth a thousand words,” takes on new meaning, especially in the realm of check fraud detection. Fraud investigators recognize checks as the payment method most susceptible to exploitation — and... 

Consortium Analytics and Machine Learning: A New Frontier in Check Fraud Detection

July 11, 2024 by Colin Parsons

The financial industry has been tackling the issue of check fraud for many years using outdated technology and siloed approaches. With the increase in check fraud, estimated at over $26 billion in losses globally, we need a new solution that... 

Payments Fraud: Collaborating to Combat an Industry Challenge

Financial institutions are struggling to stay ahead of evolving scams on multiple payment rails, from wire to ACH, instant payments and check, with criminals leaning...