Reduce the risks of unauthorized and fraudulent activities.
From mitigating unauthorized transactions to cybercrime prevention, securing corporate financial assets and information is a critical priority for all companies. Our wide range of solutions and insights can help detect and protect against fraud.
Access an interactive checklist of actions your business can take to help mitigate the risks associated with cyber fraud.
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As businesses achieve greater digitization in areas like payables, there may be more access points for cyber criminals to exploit.
ACH transactions reduce costs, speed up procurement processes and eliminate paperwork. But the ease and power of ACH can create the risk of unauthorized transactions and fraudulent debits.
Take greater control over ACH transactions and safeguard your accounts against fraud with ACHieve Access®. This powerful online tool enables you to:
ACHieve Access® is compatible with our online accessOPTIMA® application and is often used in conjunction with our Cash Concentration service.
As companies expand and add new locations and departments, the risk of unauthorized checks and electronic transfers multiplies. The key to stopping fraud in its tracks is to continually review real-time information and implement fraud protection tools in your daily and weekly operations.
Online account protection begins with accessOPTIMA®, our powerful web-based account management application. With accessOPTIMA, you get a comprehensive view of all deposits, checks, ACH and wire activity across all your accounts. You can also download account data that you may upload into your accounting system for reporting and reconciliation purposes; plus upload files from your ERP system for payments such as ACH, wire and checks.
Other account protection solutions available through accessOPTIMA include:
Additional services that can protect your accounts include:
Dual Signature Review is an effective control against external and internal fraud, and unauthorized remotely created drafts — giving you that extra assurance that only your dually signed checks will remain paid against your account. This service offers manual inspection of all checks exceeding the dollar amount threshold amount set by you. Any check(s) missing the required number of signatures or reflecting an unauthorized or suspicious signature, as compared to your maintained signature card, will automatically be returned and the funds will be credited back into your account the next business day.
Used alone or as part of a holistic fraud mitigation suite, Dual Signature Review is an efficient and effective tool with important applications for both small and large organizations:
Cybercrime, identity theft and fraudulent checkwriting cost companies billions of dollars every year. And the risks increase when payment authorization is spread across different departments or locations. Whether you or other employees pay by check or electronically via ACH, you can use our Positive Pay service to complement the internal security measures you take to ensure that only authorized payments are made from your account.
Choose from several different Positive Pay options:
For added protection, Positive Pay and Payee Positive Pay verifications can also be conducted at our branch locations.
Positive Pay is often used in conjunction with our Account Reconciliation, Controlled Disbursement and Cash Concentration services to provide a comprehensive solution for consolidating, monitoring, reconciling and safeguarding your accounts. You can get a consolidated view of all of these transactions and decisions online using accessOPTIMA.
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