June 26, 2025 - The emergence of sophisticated fraud risks like Fraud-as-a-Service (CaaS) and synthetic identity fraud presents significant challenges for banks and financial institutions (FIs). These threats are constantly evolving, leveraging advanced technologies like AI and machine learning to bypass traditional security measures. To implement robust protection, banks and FIs must adopt a multi-layered, proactive, and continuously adaptive approach. Here are key measures banks and FIs are implementing: I. Combating Fraud-as-a-Service (CaaS): CaaS involves criminals offering tools and infrastructure (like hacking tools, phishing kits, ransomware) to other criminals, effectively democratizing fraud. To coun...
June 24, 2025 - Blockchain technology is making significant strides in employment verification, moving beyond a theoretical concept to practical applications that...
June 23, 2025 - The lawsuit involving an Ohio search company named OPEN (Online Professional Electronic Network...
June 23, 2025 - The Transparency Gap: A Challenge for Court Data Providers in the Screening Industry Court data providers play a critical role in the backgroun...
June 21, 2025 - In today's competitive and regulated hiring landscape, comprehensive pre-employment background screening is not merely a best practice; it is a...
June 20, 2025 - Vendor Transparency in the Background Screening Industry: A One-Way Expectation In the pre-employment screening industry, background screening...
June 16, 2025 - Investigations are underway into a "major data breach" of the New South Wales Online Registry after 9,000 sensitive court files, includin...
June 15, 2025 - Alberta More Than Doubles Court Search Fees The Alberta government has hiked a raft of court fees — including more than doubli...
June 13, 2025 - The emergence of sophisticated fraud risks like Fraud-as-a-Service (CaaS) and synthetic identity fraud presents significant challenges for banks an...
June 02, 2025 - Why CRAs in Pre-employment Background Screening Tell Their Wholesalers That We Don't Pay You For your Clears. We pay You For Your Hits. &nb...
June 02, 2025 - Wholesaler’s Say “It’s Not the Hits , It’s the Volume” The wholesaler's problem is if their quantity of reque...
May 29, 2025 - Most of us have encountered criminal background checks when applying for a job. The practice has become so common that it seems like the norm. Howe...
May 20, 2025 - The Canadian Legal Information Institute (CanLII) has taken the makers of an AI chatbot to court over what it says is a violation of its ter...
May 20, 2025 - While it might seem counterintuitive to consider pending cases, as they haven't resulted in a conviction, there are several reasons why they ca...
May 13, 2025 - Les Rosen's "Behind the Screens" is a podcast series that offers an insider's perspective on the background screening indus...
May 08, 2025 - Similar to the U.S. system, criminal activity in Mexico falls under either federal or state jurisdiction, but the Mexican system classifies crimina...
May 06, 2025 - What more should a Credit Reporting Agency (CRA) do for criminal record checks other than using a trusted source and reporting their findings?...
May 01, 2025 - In most court record systems - Where it is determined that the individual’s name cannot be divided into two parts, the name as...
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