Stax

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

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.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

The director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), Kenneth A. Blanco, gave a speech at the 2019 Federal Identity (FedID) Forum and Exposition on Tuesday (Sept. One of the biggest problems, Blanco said, is account takeover. .

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The Fintech Times

OCTOBER 5, 2024

The booming popularity of neobanks following the pandemic saw people, both good and bad, flock to them, however, one notable name has failed to tackle financial crime and as a result is now facing a hefty fine from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). million in 2023. ” Is this enough of a punishment?

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PYMNTS

MARCH 24, 2017

Detecting financial crime activity is no longer a payments problem siloed by job title and sloughed off to payments professionals — it is an organizational effort. The crimes themselves can range from identity theft to falsification of corporation ownership to even simply doing business with criminals on a watch list.

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Seon

JUNE 27, 2024

Find Out More The use of AI in fraud is not limited to the digital space; it extends to financial crimes, money laundering, identity theft and other illicit activities. A-driven tools can analyze financial transactions, detect unusual patterns and facilitate money-laundering schemes.

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Seon

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

As neobanks evolve, the one downside of their innovation is that it opens up many new methods of attack for fraudsters, such as identity theft, fraud rings, and account takeover attacks. Identity theft: Scammers can commit identity theft by using methods like phishing and vishing to impersonate genuine users.

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PYMNTS

MAY 22, 2018

According to Bloomberg , Megan Butler, director of supervision at the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), said that banks have been wary of rolling out the latest technology to fight money laundering and fraud because they are afraid they will be punished by regulators if the new systems fail to identify any illegal activity.

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FICO

MAY 19, 2021

For many people, the word “fraud” evokes images of shadowy criminals using stolen identities and purloined credit card information to commit financial crimes. million students in the European Union (EU) at any given time, it’s easy to see why fraudsters target this lucrative group for both fraud and money laundering.

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FICO

MAY 19, 2021

For many people, the word “fraud” evokes images of shadowy criminals using stolen identities and purloined credit card information to commit financial crimes. million students in the European Union (EU) at any given time, it’s easy to why criminals target this lucrative group for both fraud and money laundering.

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Seon

JULY 10, 2024

These may include various types of fraud, such as identity theft, account takeover, payment fraud and application fraud. It focuses on monitoring transactions to identify and detect fraudulent activities related to money movement. Fraud transaction monitoring’s scope is narrow.

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FICO

MAY 19, 2020

History tells us that things like natural disasters, times of economic instability, and fears of recession or unemployment provide the perfect environment for increased fraud and financial crime. Improve our defenses, and refresh our operations handbook, to handle the increase in mule accounts for money laundering.

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Fintech News

JANUARY 27, 2025

eKYC or electronic know-your-customer refers to the use of digital technologies to verify the identity of a customer remotely. This process serves the same purpose as a traditional KYC protocol: to prevent fraud and identity theft while ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements.

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The Fintech Times

MAY 14, 2025

Issuer processing company Enfuce has unveiled a new compliance and security standard, dubbed ‘the Fortitude Pledge’, in a step towards eliminating all financial crime risks across Enfuce-processed card transactions. Thats why were raising the bar higher than ever with the Fortitude Pledge.

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