All Financial Crime articles – Page 3
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News
Financial crime landscape remaining volatile as pandemic recovery continues
Suspicious activity reports (SARS) and cybercrime fears are among chief concerns for businesses on the financial crime landscape, specialists say.
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Manual processes in financial sector push up fraud risk
Inefficiencies in financial departments across the UK and US are slowing down business, new research finds, with four-in-five finance leaders admitting that their accounts payable (AP) function is not fit to enable continued growth.
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Financial crimes see former Nicaragua presidential candidate held for eight years
Nicaraguan politician Cristiana Chamorro was sentenced to eight years detention earlier this week for her involvement in financial crimes.
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US companies report a surge in suspicious loan applications
Levels of attempted vehicle loan fraud skyrocketed through 2021, a trend that experts fear may continue throughout this year.
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US Departments of Treasury and Justice launch oligarch whistleblower programme
The US Department of Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network has created a new whistleblower programme that will pay more than $5 million to any whistleblower with original information that helps them seize assets of Russian elites seeking to evade US sanctions.
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FATF puts UAE on “grey” money laundering list
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has placed the United Arab Emirates on a list of zones that require more monitoring over money laundering activity.
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SARs topping concerns on financial crime landscape
Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) have been cited as a key worry for IT leaders as organisations bolster defences against financial criminals.
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Feature
What’s on the financial crime threat landscape for 2022?
A new report is shedding light on the financial crime threats that compliance teams can expect to face through the months ahead.
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Webinar
Terrorism financing: How to assess, investigate and report on TF risks
In this webinar we will explore the changing nature of terrorism financing and the ways in which violent extremist groups are raising, using and moving their funds.
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A Discussion of Current Developments in the US AML/CFT Regime
What should financial institutions do in response to the AML/CTF priorities
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Regulator Rhetoric, Tech Realities
A discussion of how well regulators are actually doing - beyond the rhetoric - in terms of supporting and promoting regtech solutions, and how the private sector would engage with regulators on the topic.
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The Compliance Shield: A Digital Solution
RegTech “shields” can and do integrate with existing processes and materially improve time and cost efficiencies, security and compliance quality.
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Deploying AML RegTech to Protect the System: What Are the Data, AI/ML Success Stories and What RegTech/SupTech Relief is on The Horizon for Firms?
This session takes along at AML data challenges, what these are and what the future holds.
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Video
Developing an Effective Regulatory Change Management Framework
Heavily regulated and complex organisations, including those with a vast legal entity global footprint, are challenged more than ever to understand and manage regulatory requirements.
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Video
The State of Crypto Regulations 2022 and Beyond
According to statistics, global cryptocurrency use has increased by over 880 percent in the last year. For the first time in a year, China and the United States have dropped in the rankings.The number of individuals resorting to cryptocurrencies to safeguard their assets in the face of rising prices has fueled growth in emerging nations.
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Video
Crypto Crime and Risks to the Financial Sector
Pressured by sanctions, some governments have turned to an unexpected outlet to generate funds and move money – theft of cryptocurrencies. Cybercrime groups with ties to these governments have targeted cryptocurrency exchanges in recent years, with considerable success.
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Video
Who is Winning the Race to Regulate Crypto?
As with any investment, it is crucial to assess Crypto potential role within a portfolio – such as diversification benefits and return enhancement – versus the risks, which include volatility, liquidity, and regulation, among others.
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Video
How Has the Explosion in eCommerce Created Multiple New Opportunities for Fraudsters and Launderers
Is ecommerce fraud easy to detect? That depends on the skill and ingenuity of the cyber-criminal. That said, there are many common signs of fraud that you and your staff should know about and continually.
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Analysing the Development of KYC Utilities and Data Sharing Prospects
KYC utilities raise significant concerns for banks about privacy and data sharing.
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Feature
Day two of FinCrime Global puts crypto scams and AML RegTech under the microscope
On day two of FinCrime Global, experts delved into the world of crypto-currency and regulation technology (RegTech) in anti-money laundering.