Fraud Trends & Technology 2023

January 22, 2024 by Colin Parsons

Fraud never sleeps, and neither should financial institutions. As digital technology continues to develop new and faster ways to move money throughout the financial system, fraudsters are evolving to find new ways to intercept that money and commit their nefarious... 

Big Data Reveals $26M Surge in Business Fraud

November 27, 2023 by Verafin

In the eyes of a criminal, fraud is just a money game. But for the countless American businesses targeted each year by bad actors and Business Email Compromise (BEC) scams, the impact is far greater, from lost livelihoods to reputational... 

A Ruthless Scam

September 26, 2023 by Verafin

A prominent virtual currency investment scam, with the demeaning label “pig butchering,” is creating significant financial and emotional harm for countless victims around the world – criminals defrauded victims of more than $2 billion USD in 2022. Known as financial... 

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%... 

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... 

Inflection Points: 5 Key Trends for Payments Fraud

June 5, 2023 by Verafin

The financial industry has entered a period of significant challenge and opportunity in payments. With the increasing focus on frictionless customer experiences and introduction of new payment rails such as TCH RTP and FedNow, money is moving faster than ever... 

Banking on Deceit: Billions Lost to Cybercrime & Authorized Push Payment Fraud

April 21, 2023 by Colin Parsons

“Today’s cyber landscape has provided ample opportunities for criminals and adversaries to target U.S. networks, attack our critical infrastructure, hold our money and data for ransom, facilitate large-scale fraud schemes, and threaten our national security.” – Timothy Langan, Executive Assistant... 

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... 

Fraud Trends and Technology 2022

January 30, 2023 by Colin Parsons

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...