Articles

How GIACT Approaches Risk Management & OFAC Compliance
Compliance
How GIACT Approaches Risk Management & OFAC Compliance

When the United States implements sanctions against a country or a group of individuals, domestic companies are required not to do business with the bad actors. From narcotic traffickers to suspected terrorists, belligerent states to authoritarian governments, there are many individuals and groups that companies are barred from dealing with.

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Verifying Account Identity in the Age of Real-Time Payments
Identity
Verifying Account Identity in the Age of Real-Time Payments

NACHA, the Electronic Payments Association overseeing the ACH network, changed its Operating Rules governing account ACH payments. According to the rules, originators of WEB debit entries are required to use a “commercially reasonable fraudulent transaction detection system” to screen for fraud.

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Identity
Fraudsters Find New Bank Stomping Grounds

The good news in the world of fighting fraud and cybercrime is that, by the numbers, the battle against the thieves has been shown to be tipping toward the white hats. As GIACT EVP David Barnhardt noted in a recent conversation with Karen Webster, overall fraud dropped 15 percent between 2017 and 2018.

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Why Real-Time Payments Need Real-Time Trust
Payments
Why Real-Time Payments Need Real-Time Trust

It can be a moment of anxiety, worry and mistrust: that moment when a digital payment is sent into what was once called the ether. Will the funds end up in the right bank account? Will fraudsters hitch a ride? Those and other questions can vex people involved in the transaction — and keep them glued to paper-based payments until the questions can be answered to their satisfaction.

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