Our consulting engagements with financial institutions and the product vendors that support them expose us to innovations, issues and concerns that often times are (or will soon become) universal to the industry. Our whitepapers and newsletters represent our efforts to assist our clients and the industry to understand the developing landscape, to anticipate potential problems and to ensure that the most cost-effective decisions are made.

Our white papers are available to our clients and prospective clients, free of charge. Please click here to order copies.

â–?Remote Deposit Capture and Its Unintended Fraud Consequences: With accelerated change in the industry, the risk of creating new dangers increases dramatically as criminals discover vulnerable spots in new processes. While Remote Deposit Capture helps resolve some processing issues, it unintentionally creates others that must also be recognized and addressed.

â–?The Baby in the Bathwater: Image-Based Fraud Prevention: When payments move from paper to electronic completely, appropriate methods of customer and payment authentication should also be in place. As paper-based security features and manual processes have become untenable options for fraud detection and prevention, image-based verifications have evolved that replace and improve upon these options in a cost-effective manner.

â–?Beyond Compliance: Integrating New Regulations into Your Risk Management Practice: Regulatory changes are intended to push financial institutions towards better risk management practices, however financial institutions often achieve compliance without totally protecting themselves from the exposures regulations are attempting to address. Financial institutions should use compliance mandates as an opportunity to implement fraud prevention improvements and achieve compliance objectives at the same time. This report, produced in collaboration with The Santa Fe Group, can be downloaded free of charge (registration required) through: The Santa Fe Group.  

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