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.
Join the Fed at Nacha Smarter Faster Payments 2025
Representatives from across the Federal Reserve will be in New Orleans April 27-30 for the annual Nacha Smarter Faster Payments conference. Explore the many opportunities to connect on timely and innovative payments topics.
Leveraging the ScamClassifier Model for Check Scams
Fraudsters often leverage fraudulent paper checks to help perpetrate scams. Learn how the ScamClassifier(SM) model can assist in identifying the root cause of the fraud that occurred due to a scam.
Around the Fed, Cross-Border Payments, Event Summaries, Faster Payments, Payments Efficiency, Payments Security
Highlights from 2024 Fall Events
Federal Reserve Financial Services frequently attends industry conferences to engage with the ecosystem on advancing the speed, security and efficiency of payments. Read highlights from key events this fall.
Leveraging Two Models to Help Fight Fraud and Scams
The Federal Reserve’s video tutorial explains the connection points between the FraudClassifier(SM) and ScamClassifier(SM) models and how to use them together to analyze incidents.