Enabling check deposits via mobile apps has revolutionized banking—reducing costs and increasing convenience while becoming an essential service that customers have come to expect. However, it creates unique vulnerabilities that require sophisticated detection strategies to balance fraud prevention with convenience.

This report examines the current state of mobile deposit fraud, evaluates real-time fraud prevention strategies, and provides insights to help financial institutions optimize their mobile deposit channels while effectively managing fraud risks. It is based on findings from a survey of 60 fraud prevention professionals at U.S. financial institutions that Datos Insights conducted in Q1 2025.
Clients of Datos Insights’ Fraud & AML service can download this report.
About the Author
Jim Mortensen
Jim Mortensen is a Strategic Advisor in Datos Insights’ Fraud & AML practice, covering identity, fraud, and data security issues. Jim has been in the financial services industry for over 30 years, delivering fraud prevention, identity verification, and credit underwriting solutions to top-tier financial institutions both domestically and internationally. Through his experience in the industry, he has developed a substantial...
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Trace Fooshee
Trace Fooshee is a Strategic Advisor in the Fraud & AML practice at Datos Insights, covering fraud and data security issues. Trace has been leading business transformation initiatives for over 20 years. He started his professional career in Singapore, where he focused on delivering process automation solutions for banking and securities clients by way of workflow and document management-based transformations....