Banesco USA customers can now look for Zelle® in their BanescoMobile banking app to send money to friends and family, wherever they bank in the U.S. Money sent with Zelle® goes directly from one bank account in the U.S. to another, using only a recipient’s email address or U.S. mobile number. Funds are typically available within minutes when both parties are already enrolled with Zelle®.
Zelle soars with $806 billion transaction volume, up 28% from prior year 120 million consumer and small business accounts used Zelle® in 2023
With an estimated 5 million checks per week being distributed to taxpayers, here are a few things to keep in mind.
A computer consultant sells his list of more than 700 synthetic identities to two Florida men to steal millions from COVID-19 relief programs. Synthetic identity fraud is the fastest growing financial crime in the U.S. and fraudsters are capitalizing on existing blind spots with traditional fraud risk models. Verify Identity is a new account opening tool built with ID Confidence, a Synthetics Indicator and Verify SSN to help stop bad actors from entering the system.
In 2021, A 74-year-old Washington veteran was sentenced to 25 months in prison for stealing his brother’s identity and collecting his disability checks for more than 30 years. Plot twist: the brother was reported missing in 1989 and what happened to him remains a mystery.

A Texas car and motorsports entrepreneur orchestrates a scheme to check kite $114 million, fooling investors and his business partner that he’s running a thriving business.

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An executive at a religious financial institution is tempted to live a double life: empower the customers wanting to find their purpose or steal from the institution that helps them do so. A story of embezzlement, deceit and fraud.

by Eric Foust

 

The COVID-19 pandemic spurred large corporations and small businesses alike to double-down on their plans for adopting real-time payments. It also created a prime opportunity for financial criminals. Indeed, faster payments mean...