All FinCrime World Forum articles
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FeatureEmerging Threats Within Bribery, Corruption, & AML
Even with strategies and processes designed at mitigating bribery and corruption, these threats appear to be continuously emerging as individuals throughout the organization can and will find ways to sneak past these safeguards and utilize resources for their own personal gain.
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NewsMexico’s surge in ecommerce fraud attacks calls for cutting-edge response
Mexico experienced a 220% increase in attempted ecommerce fraud attacks during its pandemic peak, calling for new strategies from public and private sectors through 2022.
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NewsRussian oligarch yachts finding sanction shelter in Maldives
Barely 24 hours after Russian billionaire Andrey Melnichenko found himself on an EU economic sanctions list, his mega-yacht ceased broadcasting its location data from Maldive’s waters.
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NewsRussia readies roubles for bondholders as debt default looms
Russia moved closer to defaulting on international debts this week, prompting a move to hoard roubles to pay international bond holders that need to be repaid in dollars.
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NewsFinancial 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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NewsEurope to toughen up on crypto transfers to close net on financial criminals
The European Union is making moves to shore up security around the transfers of cryptocurrency as part of a programme of measures designed to enhance governance and control in the rapidly evolving crypto sector.
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NewsManual 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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NewsFinancial 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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NewsUS 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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NewsUS 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.