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Cracking the Code of White-Collar Crime with Sumsub

Fintech News

The battle against financial crime is an ever-evolving challenge requiring expert knowledge, cutting-edge technology, and continuous learning. As white-collar criminals tirelessly innovate their methods to commit financial crimes, the question arises: How can one step ahead in this high-stakes game?

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FinovateEurope 2025: Fighting Financial Crime in the Digital Era

Finovate

What can the financial services industry do to better educate their clients about the challenge of financial crime? Before joining the financial services industry, Littlechild was a specialist in white collar crime, investigations, and compliance at Ropes and Gray.

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Businesses Get Wary Of Trade-Based Money Laundering

PYMNTS

According to Jonah Anderson , a partner in the white-collar crime practice of law firm White & Case, trade-based money laundering was always a likely alternative as traditional forms of the crime became harder to pull off.

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Financial Crime: Technology can Transform Compliance

FICO

In September 2019, Fico and Visma announced their partnership to Offer SaaS Anti Financial Crime Solutions in Western Europe. I also manage the partner channels and programs for our financial crime compliance solutions. In this excerpt from that article, Jürgen elaborates on the importance of compliance. .

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Employers Must Protect Whistleblowers: Current Workplace Attitudes Mean Nearly 50% Fear Consequences

The Fintech Times

Jim Lucier, CEO at Medius “White collar crime is on the rise and no organisation is safe. Of the 504 financial professionals surveyed by Medius, 47 per cent said there wasn’t enough protection for whistleblowers. Employees are the last line of defense against fraud but confidence to report suspicious activity is declining.

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Singapore’s Central Bank Helping Police Investigate Wirecard

PYMNTS

Singapore’s Commercial Affairs Department (CAD), the white-collar crime unit, has been probing Wirecard’s Singapore operations for 16 months, the news service reported. “In

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Know Your Customer (KYC): What It Is and How to Comply

Stax

That’s a lot of money being exchanged—and also provides a huge amount of possibility for financial crime. Financial crime can take on several faces, including (cyber) fraud, cryptocurrency scams, and money laundering—and companies offering financial services can lose out on serious bucks. billion for its role in financial crime.