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Zelle: The Role Of AI In Stopping COVID-Related P2P Payment Scams

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In this month’s Preventing Financial Crime Playbook, Armistead explains how artificial intelligence (AI) can offer a bird's eye view of suspicious transactions and stop fraudsters from exploiting legitimate customer vulnerabilities. Developments Around The Financial Crimes Space. trillion a year. More than 58 million pounds (about $74.8

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FinCEN Files Show Banks’ ‘Whack-a-Mole’ Battle Against KYC/AML

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Department of Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) show that several of the largest global banks moved money on behalf of scores of individuals and enterprises involved in criminal financial activity. As BuzzFeed reported, “laws that were meant to stop financial crime have instead allowed it to flourish.

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Secret Double Octopus Reports Investment From SC Ventures

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With over $1 trillion lost to financial crimes globally every year, advanced technology will be needed going forward, PYMNTS writes. The solution will come through more advanced methods like multifactor authentications that do away with the reliance on passwords.

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Fraud and Financial Crime 2020: Child ID Theft and More

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I am going to keep looking forward – especially when it comes to 2020 predictions for fraud and financial crime. A better question may be: why have fraud and financial crimes used siloed technology for so long? There is an estimaged 85% overlap in the technology used by fraud and financial crime compliance teams.

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Deep Dive: How Biometrics Help Telecommunication Companies Fight Onboarding Challenges, SIM Swap Fraud

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This negative experience is due to a number of factors, including ineffective communication, unclear directions on how to access their devices, and tedious processes when setting up their accounts that often require multiple password entries and multifactor authentication (MFA) setup. SIM Swap Fraud Plagues Smartphone Users.

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Deepfakes Threaten To Become The New BEC Scam

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This multifactor authentication strategy can be as easy as walking down the hall to meet face-to-face with the chief financial officer, yet with teams still working remote, the process has migrated to the phone or video chat. One seemingly real enquiry to change bank account details can — and often does — mean millions of dollars lost.

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Deploying A Multilayered Fraud Prevention System During The COVID-19 Pandemic

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Financial institutions (FIs) are no strangers to financial crime, with fraudsters continually targeting them and their customers for money and data. These financial crimes are perpetrated using various techniques, and no one-size-fits-all defense can block them all. Understanding the Scope of Financial Crimes.