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OpinionMeet the expert: Dr. Vasileios Karagiannopoulos to speak at #RISK London
We are delighted to reveal that cybercrime leader, Dr. Vasileios Karagiannopoulos will speak at #RISK London, opening tomorrow.
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NewsID theft fraud up by almost 100% through 2022
Throughout last year, levels of ID theft almost doubled in the UK, according to new research.
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NewsID theft hits USA’s southern states most through 2022
New research has revealed that citizens in the southern states of the US suffered most from ID theft in 2022 compared with the rest of the country, with millennials most likely to be the victims.
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EventFinCrime: Regional Focus with Exterro
FinCrime: Regional Focus with Exterro is a one-day livestream event, taking place on 24th November 2022, which will untangle the global financial crime landscape, focusing in on seven key regions.
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FeatureCrypto Service Sanctioned In a Complex and Evolving Risk Landscape
Image Source: Imgur - The US Treasury Department has sanctioned a “virtual currency mixer” for failing to prevent money laundering by foreign cybercriminals. The developer behind the project was arrested in Amsterdam two days after the sanction was announced.
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VideoThe human element: Fixing the behaviors that lead to breaches
Cybercriminals continue to launch increasingly sophisticated social engineering attacks. Coupled with a rise in human error, it’s no surprise that 85% of today’s security breaches involve a human element.
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FeatureESG is Becoming a Magnet for Financial Crime
When policy is in the process of shifting from a broad principle-based concept to rules-based law it often becomes an open window of opportunity for criminality.
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VideoAML Transaction Monitoring: Creating a Strong Governance Framework
A strong AML transaction monitoring framework is vital in today’s anti-financial crime environment. But there are many challenges to navigate, including meeting regulators’ expectations, measuring effectiveness and acheiving consistency across multiple jurisdictions.
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VideoHow Behaviour is Solving a Growing Money Mules Problem
In this session Kate Fox, Theat Analytics EMEA, BioCatch will explore how behaviour is helping solve a growing worldwide problem, Money Mules.
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VideoOutlook for FinCrime, Fraud and AML in 2022: What You Need To Know
With financial institutions still reeling from Brexit and COVID, the Russian invasion of Ukraine has added unprecedented complexity into an already uncertain financial crime landscape.
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VideoGetting to Grips With The Complex Web of Financial Crime
The modern financial crime landscape is complex, international and evolving.
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FeatureAI, AML regulations and AML monitoring centre stage at FinCrime Focus: Anti-Money Laundering
FinCrime Focus: Anti-Money Laundering delivered expert insight and guidance for financial leaders and senior practitioners working within financial crime.
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FeatureMeet the expert: Shawki Ahwash on the panel at FinCrime Anti-Money Laundering
We are delighted to announce that Shawki Ahwash will be putting his views forward on a panel debate at FinCrime Anti-Money Laundering next month.
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VideoConnecting the dots: How OSINT can improve outcomes in financial crime investigations
In this session we explore the kinds of open source data that might be useful to financial institutions and the OSINT best practices for furthering financial crime investigations.
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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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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.
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NewsFATF 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.