Preventing Financial Crimes

Preventing Financial Crimes

The FBI: How Keeping An Eye On Cookies Can Help FIs Bust Fraud Without Alienating Users

FIs often shut down accounts at the first sign of fraud, but this blanket approach can alienate legitimate users and let stealthier cybercriminals slip through the cracks. In the latest Preventing Financial Crimes Playbook, PYMNTS spoke with an FBI spokesperson to examine why FIs should pay attention to users’ online cookies and other unique indicators to protect against financial crime in the digital age.

Inside The June Playbook

  • An interview with an FBI spokesperson regarding why FIs must revamp their financial crime prevention strategies to oust today’s cybercriminals
  • The latest payment fraud developments, including why U.S. lawmakers are examining whether they can apply the Bank Secrecy Act to art sales to clamp down on money laundering and why phishing attacks accounted for 33 percent of all fraud attempts in Q1 2021
  • A Deep Dive examining how implementing watchlist screening solutions can help banks ward against digital-first crime more effectively

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