Financial Crime

Financial crime is defined as crime that is specifically committed against property. These crimes are almost always committed for the personal benefit of the criminal, and they involve an illegal conversion of ownership of the property that is involved.

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Swedish Lenders Shore Up Defenses Against Fraud

Swedish Lenders Shore Up Defenses Against Fraud
Swedish Lenders Shore Up Defenses Against Fraud
February 13, 2024  |  Cybersecurity

Amid growing fraud attacks by organized crime rings, Swedish lenders are moving to adjust product offerings and increase surveillance. Fraud has grown to become the...

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PortX, Hummingbird Partner to Fight Financial Crime
PortX, Hummingbird Partner to Fight Financial Crime
February 06, 2024  |  Partnerships

PortX, an integration technology company for financial institutions (FIs), has teamed with compliance platform Hummingbird. The collaboration is designed to make it easier for FIs to use...

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Cybera and Chainalysis Partner to Help Organizations Prevent Financial Cybercrime
Cybera and Chainalysis Partner to Help Organizations Prevent Financial Cybercrime
February 05, 2024  |  Cybersecurity

Cybera, a provider of advanced reporting and prevention tools, has launched a strategic integration with Chainalysis, a blockchain data platform, to equip government agencies and compliance...

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Iran Reportedly Used UK Banking Giants to Avoid Sanctions
Iran Reportedly Used UK Banking Giants to Avoid Sanctions
February 04, 2024  |  Bank Regulation

Iran reportedly used two of Great Britain’s largest banks to get around sanctions. Santander UK and Lloyds provided accounts to front companies owned by sanctioned Iranian petrochemical companies, the...

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Banks and CFOs Need Data-Sharing Plans to Fight Fraud
Banks and CFOs Need Data-Sharing Plans to Fight Fraud
February 02, 2024  |  Fraud Prevention

The fraudsters are wily, determined, acting in packs and probing for weaknesses. The best defense might be a collaborative approach — one where CFOs and...

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AI’s Role in Helping Banks Fight Fraud and Financial Crimes
AI’s Role in Helping Banks Fight Fraud and Financial Crimes
February 01, 2024  |  Cybersecurity

Easy money attracts bad actors.  In today’s increasingly digitized and borderless business landscape, the threat of attack has only grown more pointed. That’s why it...

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Ransomware Attacks Spotlight Need for FIs to Gauge Third-Party Risk 
Ransomware Attacks Spotlight Need for FIs to Gauge Third-Party Risk 
January 24, 2024  |  Cybersecurity

The fraudsters grow ever-wilier, the attacks more brazen. And effective. A blog post this week from the Atlanta Federal Reserve noted that “at least” 60 credit...

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Court Orders Independent Bankruptcy Examiner to Investigate FTX Collapse 
Court Orders Independent Bankruptcy Examiner to Investigate FTX Collapse 
January 19, 2024  |  Legal & Regulation

A federal appeals court has ordered an investigation into the collapse of bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX.  The court agreed with a government watchdog’s argument that appointing...

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