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PPP Fraud Puts Effectiveness of FinTech on Display

In March, the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) was initiated to provide loans to small businesses, as part of the comprehensive coronavirus stimulus bill (CARES Act). Through this program, $660 billion was authorized to support business owners keep up their payroll and other operating expenses. However, the scale of the program and lack of borrower scrutiny has attracted numerous fraudsters, including a NYC resident who was charged with a $20 million PPP and SBA loan fraud. In this report, we highlight fraud strategies such as “loan stacking” and the use of FinTech to address these problems.