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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 Corporate Fraud On Levels Grand And Small, While Internet Crime Costs $1.4B
 Corporate Fraud On Levels Grand And Small, While Internet Crime Costs $1.4B
May 09, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Phishing, whaling and the tried-and-true methods of stealing money from companies via internal pilfering all made headlines this week. The FBI gave us a high-level...

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India Investigating $90M Loan Fraud At IDBI Bank
India Investigating $90M Loan Fraud At IDBI Bank
April 27, 2018  |  Cybersecurity

India might be dealing with more illegal activity at a bank. This time, it’s an alleged 6 billion rupee ($90 million) case of loan fraud...

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Australia’s AUSTRAC To Regulate Crypto Firms
Australia’s AUSTRAC To Regulate Crypto Firms
April 11, 2018  |  Cryptocurrency

In Australia, cryptocurrencies are getting more scrutiny from regulators. Reuters reports that the country has moved oversight of digital currency providers to its financial intelligence...

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Iceland Needs To Do More To Fight Money Laundering, Terrorism Financing
Iceland Needs To Do More To Fight Money Laundering, Terrorism Financing
April 09, 2018  |  Cybersecurity

Iceland’s efforts over the last decade to focus on crimes that were associated with the financial crisis around the globe has hurt its law enforcement of...

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South Korea Detains Head Of Coinnest, Other Crypt Exchange For Embezzlement
South Korea Detains Head Of Coinnest, Other Crypt Exchange For Embezzlement
April 06, 2018  |  Cross-border Payments

The head of two cryptocurrency exchanges in South Korea were detained by law enforcement for allegations they embezzled the assets of customers. According to news...

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India Police Tap Central Bank Officials To Help With PNB Inquiry
India Police Tap Central Bank Officials To Help With PNB Inquiry
April 06, 2018  |  Cross-border Payments

Investigators in India are questioning four senior central bank officials as part of its investigation into the $2 billion fraud case at Punjab National Bank...

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In Invoice Financial Fraud, Blockchain Can’t Conquer Security Alone
In Invoice Financial Fraud, Blockchain Can’t Conquer Security Alone
April 05, 2018  |  B2B Payments

India today is a leader in blockchain innovation and experimentation. With a strong community of innovators at home, foreign FinTechs’ entrance into the Indian market...

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SEC Charges Founder Of Mozido With Defrauding Investors
SEC Charges Founder Of Mozido With Defrauding Investors
April 02, 2018  |  Legal & Regulation

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced news on Monday (April 2) that it charged Michael Liberty, the founder of Mozido, the FinTech startup, with scamming...

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UK Cracks Down On Bank Misconduct
UK Cracks Down On Bank Misconduct
March 23, 2018  |  Bank Regulation

The U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is taking a zero-tolerance stance on misconduct at banks. The regulator in charge of policing this has promised to...

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