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Ingo CEO: Technology Plays Defensive Role Against Mobile Deposit Check Fraud

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Even before the pandemic — and the stimulus bills that sent trillions of dollars via check into consumers’ (and not a few fraudsters’) hands — the alarm bells were tolling. that check scams were on the rise. Overall, check fraud is costing banks billions of dollars annually, noted Edwards.

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How ‘Pandenomics’ Will Drive Mobile Check Deposits

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“Pandenomics” may usher in a new age for mobile check capture and deposits. In fact, we might not go back to the bank in person at all unless we have to, say, sign and notarize a mortgage document or cash a (paper) cashier’s check. Does Growth In Mobile Texts Portend Growth In Mobile Checks?

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DadeSystems: Mobile Deposits Must Serve The Middleman Too

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Checks may not be elegant, but in the absence of a card reader dongle, they’ll get the job done. He probably accepts cash and checks. And he probably brings that stack back to the office at the end of the day — or perhaps every couple of days — to do a big batch of deposits all at once. He’s got a repair guy on the way.

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Mitek Powers Mobile Deposits For American Cancer Society

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Mitek, a mobile capture and identity verification software company, announced Wednesday (Jan. 4) the American Cancer Society is licensing and integrating Mitek’s Mobile Deposit and MiSnap products into its mobile fundraising app. That saves participants from having to mail in checks.

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Paper Checks, COVID-19 And The Flaw With Analog Relief Payments

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During a White House press conference Tuesday, (March 17), Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told reporters of the administration’s intention to get relief funds into consumers’ hands as quickly as possible. We’re looking at sending checks to Americans immediately. Americans need cash now and the President wants to get cash now.

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Getting Stimulus Funds To Those Who Need Them — Without The Paper Check

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If ever there was a time to kill the check, that time would be now. The remaining tens of millions, those who do not have direct deposit payment information on file with the IRS … will have to wait for the proverbial (paper) check in the mail. They steal checks. That’s about 70 million Americans. Growth in Prepaid.

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CANCAN Teams With WorldFirst Payments Platform; Westpac Launches Mobile Deposits

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In addition, Alipay payments spiked at international destinations during a public holiday in China , and Australia’s Westpac is giving its customers the ability to make mobile check deposits. And the use of Alipay mobile payments jumped at international destinations during a public holiday in China , ZDNet reported.