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How To Prevent Check Fraud

Business Banking Solutions Treasury Management Fraud Awareness

In this lively and informative discussion, security and financial sector panelists share insights into the prevalence of check fraud and ways to stop it from happening. This discussion focuses on:

The most common types of check fraud
Differences between check fraud attacks on businesses and consumers
The rise of digital payment types for business
How to implement fraud prevention best practices

Protect your business and personal finances from the most common fraud attacks, and get the latest news on how the financial sector is responding to fraud and proactively helping clients to manage new risks.

podcast video How To Prevent Check Fraud

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By Melissa Fellows, Treasury Management – Madison Market Leader Imagine that your neighbor experiences a home invasion, so you buy a security system. You are on alert the first few months, activating the alarm, setting lights on timers, and refraining from posting on social media when you’re gone. As time goes on, however, you slowly begin to let your guard down and then burglars strike. This happens at businesses every single day. The latest banking solutions to detect fraud are only as good as the weakest human link in your organization...

Featured Experts

Mark Meloy

Executive Vice President of First Business Financial Services Inc.

Mark Meloy serves as Executive Vice President of First Business Financial Services, Inc., parent company of First Business Bank. He has enjoyed more than 40 years of commercial banking, joining First Business Bank in 2000 where he held various positions, including Chief Executive Officer, President, and Executive Vice President.

Alicia Anderson

Vice President - Treasury Management of First Business Bank

Alicia Anderson brings more than 20 years of financial services experience to her role at First Business Bank and focuses on serving the needs of local businesses and not-for-profit organizations. As a Vice President - Treasury Management, her passion is to focus on deposit strategies, mitigating the risk of fraud, and creating efficiencies through process improvements to maintain a positive cash flow and improve the bottom line. This entails a comprehensive understanding of each company’s cash flow cycle, collecting receivables, processing payables, and managing and mitigating the risk of fraud. Her personal value propositions include: Banking transitions made easy | Responsive delivery of expectations | Committed to response and follow through!

Theresa Wiese, CRCM

Managing Director of Compliance & Risk Management of First Business Bank

Theresa Wiese, CRCM, manages the risk, facilities, compliance, and internal audit functions for First Business Bank, a wholly-owned subsidiary of First Business Financial Services, Inc. Previously, she managed deposit and loan operations as well as the client service teams for the Madison location. Among other things, Theresa’s responsibilities include the prevention, detection and mitigation of fraud, risk management, physical security, internal controls, and space planning.