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How Banks and FIs Prepare For Emerging Fraud Risks
June 13, 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 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 counter this: Invest in Advanced F...
Why CRAs in Pre-employment Background Screening Tell Their Wholesalers That We Don't Pay You For you
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...
Background Scrrening Wholesaler's Say, "It's Not the Hits, It's the Volume"
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...
A Short History of Criminal Background Searches in Employment
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...
Canadian Legal Information Database Sues Company Behind AI Chatbot
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...
Pending Criminal Cases Can Be Useful For An Employment Background Check
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...
Let's Review Les Rosen's Behind The Screens Podcast Series
May 13, 2025 - Les Rosen's "Behind the Screens" is a podcast series that offers an insider's perspective on the background screening indus...
Mexico's Criminal Judiciary Explained in a Nutshell
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...
CRA's Responsibilities Reporting Criminal Records
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?...
How To Search For A Court Record When Only a Single Name (for instance, the given name is George and
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...
Cook County Circuit Court Clerk Reports Progress On Transparency Promises
April 28, 2025 - New Cook County Circuit Court Clerk Mariyana Spyropoulos released a progress report Monday claiming her team is already digging out from a backlog...
Ukraine's First Instance Courts - What Are They?
April 25, 2025 - The local courts are the courts of first instance in Ukraine for both civil and criminal cases. These courts are also referred to as: ...
The Hierarchy of the Panama Criminal Courts
April 25, 2025 - The hierarchy of the Panama Criminal Courts is structured in a three-tiered system: *1. Municipal Courts (Juzgados Municipales)...
All About Greenland Courts
April 17, 2025 - The Greenlandic court system has a three-tiered hierarchy: District Courts (Eqqartuussisoqarfik / Kredsret): These are the courts of first...
The Hierarchy of the Civil Courts in Germany
April 14, 2025 - The hierarchy of the Civil Courts in Germany, which fall under the "Ordinary Jurisdiction" (Ordentliche Gerichtsbarkeit), has a four-tier...
Perpetual Motion: The Case for Continuous KYC
April 11, 2025 - Last October, TD Bank was fined more than $3 billion after pleading guilty to violations of the Bank Secrecy Act and conspiracy to commit money lau...
Pricing - A Wholesale Court Record Researcher Asked a Great Question
April 09, 2025 - Imagine you are running a business in Canada that helps clients obtain court records. The initial step of confirming a record's existence is qu...
Criminal Record Checks Are The Most Important Feature of a Background Check
April 07, 2025 - From the standpoint of liability and cost to the company, the feature of a pre-employment background check that has been proven to be the most like...
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