How Cogent Bank uses Unit21
$400K
“Prevented $400K+ of customer fraud loss”
As published on unit21.ai. Captured by usedby on Oct 7, 2026.
What happened
Cogent Bank uses Unit21's Dark Web Monitoring and transaction monitoring to detect exposed customer checks before they clear, reducing check fraud from alterations, counterfeits and stolen mail. The alerts are managed in a queue and also help the bank persuade customers to enroll in Positive Pay.
Summary written by usedby from the source page, in English. The figures are those of Unit21 and Cogent Bank, not ours.
- 98%“98% of checks found had not yet been cleared”
- 49 of 50“In fact, 49 of 50 checks flagged were stopped before loss, saving us over $400K in losses.”
- 12-month“12-month lookback to reveal historical exposure”
The solution integrated seamlessly with existing systems and delivered daily alerts on exposed checks, enabling the bank to intercept fraud before checks cleared — ultimately preventing over $400,000 in losses.
With Unit21, monitoring the dark web, we’ve stopped over $400K in check fraud loss. This provides us with a whole new level of customer trust.
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