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Jun 17, 2025 | Fraud Payments

Agencies request information on targeting payments fraud

ICBA applauded the federal banking agencies for announcing a request for comment on potential actions to help consumers, businesses, and financial institutions mitigate risk of payments fraud, with a particular focus on check fraud.

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May 28, 2025 | Payments Quarterly

Combating Fraud: One Attack at a Time

The numbers don’t lie: fraud losses are on the rise, with 61% of financial organizations reporting direct losses of over $500,000 in a 12-month period. In addition, 52% of mid-market organizations have pointed to an increase in attempted fraud events.

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May 28, 2025 | Payments Quarterly

ICBA Payments is Bringing Push-to-Card Payments to Community Banks

ICBA Payments is committed to ensuring that community banks keep pace with innovation in the payments space. When FedNow launched, ICBA Payments partnered with market leader, Pidgin, to ensure that banks had a community bank-minded option for instant payments.

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May 28, 2025 | Payments Quarterly

Weighing Your Card Options with ICBA Payments

For community banks and their customers, options are key. Just as no two communities are alike, no two community banks are the same, so we need the flexibility to create solutions that meet our customers’ needs.

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May 28, 2025 | Payments Quarterly

Seeing the Story Behind the Numbers: Introducing Eric Kirchner

Eric Kirchner joined the team in January 2025 as senior vice president, strategic finance. In this role, he contributes to the financial modeling and forecasting for all aspects of the ICBA Payments business. Eric offers insight into his duties, industry experience, and what he’s most excited about regarding the future of ICBA Payments.

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May 08, 2025 | ICBA Payments & TCM Bank ICBA Staff ICBA Staff

ICBA Payments and TCM Bank Welcome Kelly Kroskie as EVP of Digital Transformation

ICBA Payments, the payments subsidiary of the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA), today announced the appointment of Kelly Kroskie as executive vice president, digital transformation for the organization and its agent bank, TCM Bank N.A.

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