A survey by American Banker indicates that check fraud is the top fraud concern for banks, especially smaller ones. This is driving spending to prevent it.

The ruling lets state Attorney General Letitia James continue arguing Citi should have reimbursed customers for wire fraud, though some claims were dismissed.

Industry players, regulators and law enforcement will need to work together in 2025 to ensure that as Americans increasingly rely on digital payments, the fraudsters trying to take advantage of them are kept at bay.

The order calls on federal agencies to support more forms of digital identity documents and could lead more states to adopt digital driver's licenses.

Digital transaction risk draws attention to dynamic CVVs for cards.

Since the pandemic, financial scams have surged dramatically. The solutions to rampant fraud are clear; what's missing is the urgency.

To effectively reduce fraud, banks must transition to proactive, integrated strategies encompassing robust risk management and asset liability management.

The U.S. suffers from a disproportionately large share of global credit card fraud. Bringing customer authentication methods up to standards adopted in other developed countries would solve much of that problem.

The payment company says machine learning is making progress in fighting card testing, which crooks use to determine how ripe a payment account is for theft.

New tools, new partnerships and a new focus on combating increasingly complex fraud schemes will take center stage in the new year. This could be a turning point in a long-running battle.

Not all banks and fintechs are on board with numberless cards, and some payment professionals question whether they are worth the cost.

This year, American Banker reporters dove deep into topics such as gambling addiction, Citigroup's rebuild, the Small Business Administration, fraud and monetary policy for its feature articles. Check out the most consequential articles of the year.

From mail theft to video games, a variety of trends shaped scams and fraud in 2024 — and made the schemes more expensive for everyone.

The holiday season presents online shopping and charity scam risks, and this year presents a novel threat of AI-assisted fraud. Here's how banks are helping their customers avoid these schemes.

Federal Reserve Gov. Michelle Bowman said Friday that regulators — chief among them the Fed itself — need to do more to combat check fraud, particularly the problem of smaller banks not being reimbursed by larger banks whose checks are altered.

The FDIC, OCC, NCUA and Fed each signed onto a letter that detailed strategies for mitigating financial crimes against older Americans.

In a report Tuesday, credit bureau Experian predicted that government identity systems could get an update in the coming year. Here's what else could happen.