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Hawk Raises $56 Million in Series C Funding to Help Banks Fight Financial Crime

Finovate

AI-powered anti-money laundering (AML) company Hawk has raised $56 million in Series C funding. Hawk , a company offering AI-powered anti-money laundering (AML), screening, and fraud prevention solutions, has secured $56 million in Series C funding. This drives up the cost of fighting financial crime.

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4 Trends Shaping How We Combat Money Laundering In Asia Pacific

Fintech News

The Asia-Pacific (APAC) region faces significant challenges in combating money laundering due to its diverse economies, large volume of cross-border trade, and varying levels of regulatory enforcement across different countries — the trends of money laundering in Asia Pacific are constantly evolving.

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Unified Action Needed to Address Both Domestic and Cross-Border Fraud Risks Reveals Nasdaq Verafin

The Fintech Times

As cross-border transactions grow in Europe, the cloud-based financial crime management technology solutions provider, Nasdaq Verafin has revealed that these payment channels are opening up more passageways for fraud to take place, as $194.9billion was moved across borders in 2023; more than a quarter of the total fraud figure in 2023 ($750billion).

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SNEAK PEEK: Unveiled: 2024 Key Financial Crime 360 findings

The Payments Association

SNEAK PEE K: Unveiled: Key Financial Crime 360 findings July 16, 2024 by Payments Intelligence LinkedIn Email X WhatsApp What is this article about? The findings of the Financial Crime 360 survey, focusing on the challenges, prevalent fraud types, and strategic responses across various sectors. Why is it important?

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Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act examined: A guide to avoiding failure-to-prevent fraud measures

The Payments Association

It highlights new corporate responsibilities, significant penalties for non-compliance, and the businesses need to implement strong fraud prevention measures to protect their financial and reputational standing. Firms must be required to have fraud prevention policies in place and demonstrate their effectiveness.

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CSI, Featurespace Team Up To Fight Money Laundering

PYMNTS

CSI) is partnering with Featurespace to advance a new cybercrime solution to fight money laundering. As criminals relentlessly target financial systems, organizations require cutting-edge technology for fraud detection and risk management,” said Kurt Guenther , CSI’s group president of business solutions. “By

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Preventing Future Fraudsters After Five Convicted for £500,000 Shell Company Money Laundering

The Fintech Times

Five people, including convicted fraudster Neale Rothera , were sentenced for their involvement in a fraud and money laundering scheme which cost banks over £500,000 earlier this week. But with the money unrecoverable, how can this type of situation be avoided in the future?