Despite a severe drop-off in check use, 61% of consumers continue to write paper checks and continue to face the threat of check fraud, says Abrigo, a financial-crime prevention and risk-management services provider. Released Tuesday, Abrigo’s survey of 1,059 U.S. consumers also found that 45% of respondents reported being a …

Payments fraud takes many forms, forcing banks and processors to adopt fresh tactics. But sometimes the technology to prevent fraud can be expensive enough to wipe out any near-term expectation of return.  Early Monday, Oracle Corp. launched Oracle Financial Services Compliance Agent, a platform it says can leverage artificial intelligence …

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More than half the U.S. companies polled in a recent survey—56%—said they were the target of at least one business-to-business payment-fraud attempt in 2022, with paper checks the leading fraud type. Furthermore, 43% of companies said they had been targeted more than once, and 12% said they had been targeted …

Five years after its launch, the Zelle person-to-person payments service continues to boost payment volumes for one of its founders, Bank of America Corp. BofA reported Monday that its second-quarter P2P Zelle transaction volume hit 239 million, up 26% from 189 million payments a year earlier. The value of the …

Mobile-payment solution provider Bank Shot has added support for digital-check acceptance in the real-estate market. The new feature will enable consumers to initiate an earnest-money or rent payment via a digital check. In addition, real-estate brokers, title companies, and property managers can use Bank Shot to pay realtor commissions. Bank …

Sports stadiums and entertainment venues continue to be a major focus for Shift4 Payments Inc. On Tuesday, the processor announced it will provide payment processing and online ordering for food and beverage concessions, as well as retail sales, at Nashville’s Nissan Stadium, home of the National Football League’s Tennessee Titans. …