article thumbnail

What Check Fraud Can Teach Banks About Preparing For The Instant Payments Future

PYMNTS

But it’s an outlier that, according to the FBI, has racked up more than $18 billion in losses last year in the U.S. The Ingo app lets consumers take a picture of a check and get instant, irrevocable access to those funds instead of standing in line at their bank or check casher. There is no option to extend availability.

article thumbnail

Why It’s Time To Shut Down Cryptocurrencies

PYMNTS

Bitcoin’s innovation — anonymity and irrevocability — have taken the friction out of crime. The FBI reports that some $28 million in losses were reported to them in 2016, triple what they say they saw in 2015. It’s hard to imagine a money launderer or terrorist emailing the FBI to let them know they were hacked and lost money.