What’s New With New Account Fraud?
New account fraud, which may occur during digital account openings, is a growing threat that can harm financial institutions and their customers.
Explore the Future of Payments at Fall Events with the Fed
Join Federal Reserve Financial Services this fall at upcoming conferences, where industry professionals will be engaging around the momentum for instant and faster payments adoption, fraud trends, payments standards, and more.
On-Demand Webinar Highlights Evolving Fraud Landscape and Anti-Fraud Tools
Hear about the evolving fraud landscape, the Federal Reserve’s payment security initiatives, as well as tools and resources in this on-demand webinar.
Federal Reserve Unveils Two Online Toolkits for Scams and Check Fraud Mitigation
Newly released toolkits on scams and check fraud mitigation support education and increase awareness, enabling the payments industry to better identify and fight these prevalent forms of fraud.
The Federal Reserve’s FraudClassifier Model Marks Five-Year Anniversary
The model’s expanding global adoption represents progress in building a more fraud-aware, resilient and connected payments ecosystem.
Federal Bank Regulatory Agencies Seek Comment to Address Payments and Check Fraud
Three bank regulatory agencies request comment on potential actions to help mitigate risk of payments and check fraud.
User Insights: Strengthening Scam Mitigation with the ScamClassifier Model
One year in, user feedback shows the ScamClassifier(SM) model is a powerful tool for fraud prevention across the payments ecosystem, driving targeted detection, better internal education and smarter scam response.
Around the Fed, Cross-Border Payments, Event Summaries, Faster Payments, Payments Efficiency, Payments Security
Engaging on Innovation: Highlights from 2025 Spring Conferences
The Federal Reserve engaged on innovations and trends that are transforming the payments industry this spring.
Addressing Deposit Fraud Using Both the ScamClassifier and FraudClassifier Models
Individuals can be deceived or manipulated with fraudulent check deposits. Learn how these schemes work and how to detect check scams using the ScamClassifier(SM) and FraudClassifier(SM) models.
Romance Scams: Another Look at Check Fraud Using the ScamClassifier Model
Learn how fraudsters target unsuspecting victims through relationship and trust scams to carry out check fraud – and how the ScamClassifier(SM) model can be leveraged for more robust prevention and customer education.