Sanction Scanner Blog

FedNow settles in seconds and can't be reversed, collapsing the fraud detection window from hours to milliseconds. Learn how instant payments change fraud risk, the fraud types targeting these rails, and the pre-settlement controls every US institution now needs.

Application fraud happens before any customer history exists, making it one of the hardest fraud types to catch. Learn how synthetic identities, first-party fraud, and bust-out schemes slip through onboarding and the detection stack that stops them.

Use Sanction Scanner directly in Claude to review screening cases, check matches, and manage risk decisions through a secure connector.

APP fraud tricks victims into authorizing their own fraudulent payments, making it harder to detect and recover than traditional fraud. Learn the common scam types, why real-time payment rails make it worse, and how to detect APP fraud before funds disappear.

A clear guide to the AML alert investigation workflow, from triage to SAR filing, with the documentation and decision standards examiners expect to see. When does an AML alert become a SAR? Learn more about the investigation documentation standard, common investigation pitfalls, and case management tooling in “AML Alert Investigation Workflow: From Alert to SAR Decision” article. 

With Nacha's 2026 fraud monitoring rule live and US cybercrime losses at $16.6B, fraud monitoring has changed. A complete guide for banks, fintechs, and payment institutions.

Pig butchering generates more reported losses than traditional romance scams and it crosses fraud, AML, and sanctions all at once. Learn the five-stage scam lifecycle, the red flags that separate victims from mules, and how to detect it before the funds disappear.

Fraud detection in banking has moved from batch to 200ms. A guide to the modern banking fraud landscape, cross-rail monitoring, internal threats, and the Nacha 2026 rule.

Fraud and AML convergence (FRAML) explained: What it means for your compliance program, the benefits, challenges, and how to start converging.