identity authentication
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Economic downturns have long been a catalyst for fraud. During tough times, the vulnerabilities of...
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Let’s face it—the car rental game is under siege. Fraudsters are stepping up their tactics, and no...
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The countdown is on! IGA 2025 is set for March 31 – April 3, 2025, at the San Diego Convention...
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Data leaks are no longer isolated incidents; they’ve regretfully become a recurring headline in the...
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No one wants to face a significant loss, especially in the equipment rental industry where the...
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You might be asking yourself; do I really need to pay for another service? Sometimes it seems like...
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The reality is identity fraud has and will continue to rise. Over recent years, we have seen...
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In today's digital age, hiring a contractor for home improvement projects has become easier than...
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Recent trends in fraud have created the imperative to authenticate the identity of your customers...
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Fraudsters are becoming increasingly sophisticated in their methods, making it ever more essential...
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Car theft has been a persistent issue for decades, causing significant financial losses and...
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In the fast-paced world of real estate, it's essential to stay one step ahead of fraudsters.Real...
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PALIDINDMV, a Driver’s License (DL) data verification check spanning 40 states, is now available as...
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IDscan.net recently released a report, Fake ID Report 2023, which reveals crucial insights into the...
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What is a Notary Public?
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Fraudsters continue to use various nefarious methods to defraud liquor businesses and consumers...
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Keep your liquor store on the right side of law enforcement.
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Underage drinking. We all know it’s a problem, but how prevalent is it really? According to the USA
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A customer walks up to your front desk. They flash an ID and hand over a credit card displaying the...
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To stay competitive in the Auto Rental Industry it is essential that the renting process is fast,...
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A new March 29, 2022 report by Javelin Research revealed that identity fraudsters continue to steal...
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“Buy online, pickup in store” (BOPIS) has become ubiquitous. According to an article by Digital...
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One of the most vital questions that confront managers of public-facing operations today concerns...
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Just how prevalent is Credit Card Fraud today? The Federal Trade Commission’s Annual Data Book of...
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Here’s a real-life scenario that one of our customers described to us - The shipping yards operated...
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When you think about the selfie, your first thought likely is not about how useful it can be in the...
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What to do when they win! ID authentication should be a fundamental step anytime a “qualifying...
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Incidences of Identity-Theft Related Cargo Theft are on the rise
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As our world continues to shift further into the realm of the internet, so do our buying habits. A...
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Online gaming had been growing steadily over the past 10-15 years, but the COVID-19 pandemic threw...
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The customer standing in front of you seems like a safe bet; they have an ID document with a photo...
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In the restaurant biz, CCPs or "Critical Control Points" are key individual steps in the food...
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Incumbent banking institutions have emerged out of the pandemic to a landscape scattered with...
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As of this writing in June 2021, fraud and cyber crimes are running rampant and unabated throughout...
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Trust what we cannot see? The best security might be completely invisible and hands-off to us, with...
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Countries around the world are designing ever-more intricate (and beautiful!) UV security features...
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At this point, the concept of identity theft has thoroughly pervaded our popular lexicon and...
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As of this writing in early March 2021, COVID19 vaccine deployments have given society a proverbial...
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Ah, the Selfie. Equal parts necessary vacation documenter to cringe worthy "maybe that wasn't such...
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Cashiers and Tellers Report Unable to “Feel” whether Money is Real or Not During our twenty years...
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Information up-to-date as of April 24, 2019.
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When it comes to assessing your risk of identity theft and fraud, being digitally compromised in a...
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Several weeks ago, we began getting calls from a few clients asking us whether specific versions of...
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You know it’s important to protect your business against fraud, but how do you protect your...
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The California DMV released its Real ID-compliant driver license and identification (ID) card on...
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If you are in noncompliance with Form I-9 requirements, your business could pay a rather hefty...
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Many states are changing driver's license and identification card designs in next two years - which...
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I found the below article so compelling, and so important as it relates to the current environment...
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How the release of personally identifying information (PII) of nearly half the US population should...
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• TABLE OF CONTENTS •Equifax Hack: The FactsHow Criminals Can Use This Stolen DataIdentity...
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Retailers are on course to lose more than $70 billion globally to remote “card-not present” (CNP)...
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• TABLE OF CONTENTS •Remote BankingMobile Client Onboarding is the Next FrontierMobile Identity...
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Identity Theft continues to rank as the fastest growing form of fraudulent crime A recent report by...
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Mobile Identity Authentication Many potential business-cases point to the desire to have an...
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Identity fraud is rampant. Just perform a Google search on the term and the evidence to support...
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Earlier this year, a car salesman in Houston was kidnapped while taking a prospective client on a...
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A criminal that has your information can take over your life in a variety of different ways: he...
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In our tech-based society, smartphones, tablets, and other mobile devices are central to our daily...
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Accurate identification papers are essential to safeguarding financial and legal transactions as...
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Recently, in Brooklyn, a man successfully made a $1,500 purchase using fake identification at a...
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Deep in the underbelly of the "Dark Web's" digital black market, identity fraud and counterfeiting...
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When an identity is stolen, the damage can extend far beyond the credit report of the victim. When...
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Loss prevention is a many-faceted practice these days. Gone are the times when cameras on the...
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At some point, every business should ask itself, “What is the easiest way to prevent fraud from...
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Does your business handle in-store credit applications? Are you verifying the identifications of...
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The New Year is bringing a change to the credit card industry. In the United States, credit card...
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The usage of fake IDs in an in environment like a Gentlemen’s Club typically is for underage...
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Warning:The following information is scary. Stop reading now unless you have a robust identity...
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We have written much on the subject of the Modern Face of Identity Theft, and howtechnological...
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Identity authentication is rapidly becoming an issue of great concern to the banking and other...
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Sharp Spike in Fraudulent Tax Returns Reported by IRS
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Our nuclear plants have become like mini-fortresses following 9/11. Concerns over attacks on land...
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This article was originally published on CBinsight.com The Best Way to really "Know Your...
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According to FBI statistics Identity Theft is the nation's fastest growing crime. Identity theft...
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In early June this year, we conducted a survey of banking and financial professionals, asking...
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In a survey of financial professionals conducted last month, FraudFighter discovered that a vast...
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Faced with the extraordinary challenge of trying to bring a financial services operation into...
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There are a number of ways to achieve compliance with anti money laundering regulations by...
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The Bank Secrecy Act or BSA requires a written Customer Identification Program (CIP) for client...
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At the heart of many acts of fraud lies the intentional misrepresentation of identity. When ORC...
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Most loss prevention and asset management personnel make the mistake of thinking that shrinkage...
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In a recent speech to the GOP faithful, Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney held up Arizona’s...
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The world has changed much since September 11, 2001. Awareness of how fragile our way of life can...
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In the past, fake ID’s have largely been associated with underage drinkers trying to get their...
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I n the ongoing war against identity theft, individual battles are constantly being waged and...
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“Extremely troubling,” is how one Arizona public safety officer described the small items in front...
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If you have followed the news at all lately, you have likely heard that financial institutions of...
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It is perhaps a sign of the times when the annual convention of anti-money laundering...
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Scenario:A financial institution is opening a new branch, and is starting a major local PR blitz...
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One of the biggest concerns of any financial institution – that is, any institution that routes...
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The last decade brought about a tumultuous change in financial institution regulations. Many...
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As if it weren’t already difficult enough to verify identity documents, now comes a new wrinkle in...
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Earlier this month, FraudFighter began providing advanced sample copies of our new Driver License...
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If you read Part I of our blog series on identity fraud you almost surely remember the sum totals...
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Two very important studies delving into fraud reports from 2010 were issued recently. The first, a...
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Rounding out our October spotlight on identity fraud and identity authentication, we have recently...
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In continuing our September Mortgage Fraud spotlight, this week we are talking about the...
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For anyone concerned about how mortgage fraud can affect them specifically, the LexisNexis...
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Earlier this week we discussed how financial institutions place improper focus on online identity ...
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International Law Enforcement Takes-Down a “Top 10” Site
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As credit cards continue to supplant cash and checks as the preferred method of payment, credit...
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In another great article on the National Retail Federation blogsite, Ellen Davis discusses return...
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Burden, or Benefit?
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Part 4 of a four-part Process for Setting-up a Red Flag Rules Compliance Policy UPDATING THE...
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Casino environments are beset by opportunities to experience losses from counterfeit fraud....
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Every day in the business world, organizations strive to be the best. They work to identify the...
