eeCheck Featured in am730: AI Fake CVs Are Here — How Can Banks Guard Against “Bad Apples”?
eeCheck was featured in the am730 Express section of am730, with CEO Leo Ma sharing his perspective on AI-assisted recruitment fraud and the importance of verifying candidates’ credentials.
Published on 29 September 2026, the Chinese-language article, “AI假履歷殺到 銀行點防「壞蘋果」？” — translated as AI Fake CVs Are Here — How Can Banks Guard Against “Bad Apples”? — examines the challenges that increasingly convincing false documents and fabricated employment histories create for employers.
Verifying Information at the Source
The article highlights how AI tools can be used to fabricate academic certificates, employment histories and even websites for fictitious employers.
Leo notes that the quality of falsified documents has improved, making visual inspection increasingly unreliable:
“We can no longer rely on visual inspection alone.”
Leo Ma, CEO of eeCheck. Translated from the Chinese quotation published in am730.
His central message is the importance of verifying information at its source. For employers, this means checking qualifications with the relevant educational institutions and employment histories through credible former-employer channels.
Addressing the “Bad Apples” Problem
The article also discusses the banking sector’s “rolling bad apples” problem: individuals with misconduct histories moving between employers without their past conduct being identified.
It highlights Hong Kong’s Mandatory Reference Checking (MRC) Scheme and the role of conduct-related reference checks in helping financial institutions make better-informed hiring decisions.
Background Screening Matters Beyond Banking
Leo also points out that smaller businesses need to pay attention to recruitment risk. A problematic hire in a position with significant financial responsibility can have serious consequences for an organisation with limited resources.
For eeCheck, the practical message is clear: employers should make verification part of their recruitment process and tailor background screening to the responsibilities and risks of each role.
Read the Original Article
The original Chinese article is available in am730’s full digital print edition for 29 September 2026. Look for the am730 Express item titled “AI假履歷殺到 銀行點防「壞蘋果」？”.
Read the am730 Print Edition — 29 September 2026
Related reading: Cross-sector Reference Checking Arrangement (Phase 3A): A Practical Guide for Banks and Insurers
